How To Get Your First Programming Job No Degree Required
What you'll learn
- Successfully land your very first programming job, with or without a college degree.
- How to find a software development job thats right for you
- How to nail your programming interviews
- How to dress for success on your first onsite interview
- How to level up your skill sets
- How to identify the right skills to develop and hone
- How to start working in tech almost immediately
Requirements
- Have basic programming and/or web development skills
- Positive Attitude
- Open Mind
- Strong Work Ethic
Description
You Don't NEED Computer Science Degree - Land Your First Programming Job In Few Months!
My name is John Williams and I’ve obtained my first developer job in 2006.
Since then not only have I applied to and obtained several software developer jobs but I’ve also had to interview and hire software developer candidates.
Join me as I share with you everything I’ve learned over the years on how to find, apply, interview and negotiate software or web development jobs.
Learn not only from my personal successes and setbacks but also from the successes and setbacks of my former coworkers and colleagues.
No Computer Science Degree? No Problem!
Learn how to
Find the software development job thats right for you
How to nail your programming interviews
How to dress for success on your first onsite interview
How to impress potential employers
How to shore up your skill set
How to parlay past accomplishments into future success
How to get your first programming job even if you don’t have a computer science degree or a degree at all
And you don’t just learn by listening to me.
This course contains exercises to help you test and retain your knowledge.
You also have access to me personally for follow up questions and feedback as well as access to a community of other software development job seekers, who may come in handy as you network your way to your first programming job (see course section on the power of networking)
Complete this course and you will not only receive valuable, real world information but you will also have opportunity to meet new friends and co-creators who can help you start the journey of one of the most rewarding, enriching, profitable and fun careers paths on the planet!
Bon Voyage and Good Luck!
Who this course is for:
- This course is for job seekers, with or without computer science or any college degree at all, looking to land their very first software or web development job
- Those Looking For Career Change
- High School Graduates
- College Students
- College Graduates with No CS Degree
- Recent CS Graduates
Course content
- Preview01:46
- Preview03:29
- Preview04:27
- 1 questionCreate a List of Jobs that Interest You
- Preview00:56
- 1 questionDiscover Skills you need to Develop, Hone and Market
- 1 questionRank Skill Interest and Level
- 02:06Level up your skills
- 05:00How to Practice
- 1 questionSchedule your Coding Practice Time
- 02:47Open Source and Freelancing
- 03:04Social Skills are Important Too!
- 01:32Salesmanship
- 01:44Portfolio Projects and Sample Code
- 01:07Test Driven Development
- 01:25Resume
- 02:58Building Your Network
- 01:59LinkedIn and Meetups
- 1 questionCreate a LinkedIn Profile
- 01:25Where to Find Jobs & Remote Jobs
- 04:58Recruiters
- 1 questionCreate a GitHub Account
- 02:08Prepare for Interviews
- 03:13How to Dress for Developer Interview
- 06:53Interviews
- 02:57Coding and Technical Interviews
- 01:01Create and Take Your Own Tests
- 00:48Follow Up and Get Feedback!
- 02:32Time Management and Organization
- 02:15Consistency, Persistence and Improvement!
- 02:47Getting and Accepting Offers!
- 01:22Good Luck and Share Results Here
- 4 questionsQuiz 1
Instructor
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- 3.9 Instructor Rating
- 271 Reviews
- 28,894 Students
- 4 Courses
Hailing from Atlanta, Georgia, John cut his business teeth in the Atlanta independent music scene in his early twenties, acquiring many hard earned lessons.
John has walked many paths over the years, from traveling country with platinum recording artists, to selling cds and dvds out of his car, to working on a cattle ranch outside Houston and organic farm in Northern California to attempting to bootstrap his own media start-up from the heart of San Francisco.
After many adventures, John now leads a quiet life as a software developer in Austin, Texas, studying machine learning and practicing, competing and occasionally coaching Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
John is a passionate student of Software Development, Computer Science, A.I, Machine Learning, The Mind, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, the Occult, loves cats and Horror Fiction.