Learning to Program
Alex Beamish
talexb-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org
Tue Oct 2 14:59:08 UTC 2007
On 10/2/07, Kevin Morris <kevjmorris-PkbjNfxxIARBDgjK7y7TUQ at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> You are a self-taught programmer, so how did you get your first programming gig? as
> I am finding that most jobs require a minimum of 1-2 years experience. Any suggestions!
Um, get experience? :)
But seriously .. if you're passionate about something, just start
doing whatever it is as a hobby, and then start showing your stuff
around, or talking it up. This works if you're keen on pretty well
anything.
Do that enough, tell people you're looking for work in the field, and
pretty soon you'll have work.
The reasons this strategy might fail would be if you're not really
that passionate about what you do; you don't work hard enough at your
craft; you don't tell enough people that you're looking for work; or
you're telling the wrong people.
The most powerful kind of advertising is word-of-mouth.
So come up with a 30 second pitch for the kind of work you do, and
tell everyone you know, and everyone you come across. If enough people
know what you do, opportunities should present themselves to you.
Alex
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