Learning to Program

[Kevin Morris]

thanks will make that part of my strategy...I do a lot of work on my own, guess I need to market skills..

> Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2007 10:59:08 -0400
> From: talexb-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org
> To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org
> Subject: Re: [TLUG]: Learning to Program
> 
> 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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