I came across this interesting personal experience of Jeff about How to get a job as Software Developer in less than six months.
Steps outlines below are specific to finding a job as Software Developer.
At end of this article, I have outline, how you can use this to How to Find Your Dream Job in Less than 6 Months.
Here is an overview about his experience from going to ZERO programming experience to Full time Ruby Developer in 6 months.
Get Software Developer Job
- Learning to Program
- Work your ass off
- Read a shit ton:
- Join your local ruby group:
- Write a ton of code:
- Make everything public
- Blog about your challenges
- Getting The Job
- Learn to speak like a programmer
- Cast a wide net:
- Don’t underestimate your value
He finished the article with following statements
Work hard, write a lot of code, be transparent and be enthusiastic.
In February 2012 I had never written a line of code. But, as of July 11, 2012 I am employed as a full-time Ruby Developer. You can do it too
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How you can benefit
Go read this experience and start a blog and broadcast your goal.
When you broadcast the goal, you will be held accountable for your actions and progress.
Here are few tips for you to get started.
- You follow exactly the same steps followed by him.
- You need motivation and drive to code every day.
- If you spend 30 minutes to 1 hour per day for just one semester, you can get good at any programming.
- Even if you are not from computer science background, you can learn to program the right way.
- Again, the challenge is to sticking to the plan.
- Remember 10,000 hour rules from the book Outliers – The Story of Success (Amazon).
No one is saying that it will be easy. But, if you put effort every day for first couple of weeks, you will form a habit.
Once you get past that threshold required to keep going. Learning to write good code will follow automatically.
Remember, I had ZERO blogging skills when I started this blog (25 Personal things about me).
So, when are you getting started with new habit formation?
Thank You
) and remember you have to RISK it to get the BISCUIT..so if u get depressed after reading article like HARSH LIFE IN US,BE PREPEARED n CRAP CRAP …find something like this n KEEP BELIEVING IN YOURSELF … ……im planning for CE in JAN 2013 sesion ….
….after going thru so many ….articles talking abt how US will treat u n blah blah..i really like this one i think anyone can do better..all they need is FOCUS , DETERMINATION and one moe important thing MOTIVATION(i got tht from articles like this
Getting a job in <6 months also depends upon LUCK .. There are many ppl in India who has talent but no job ..
Hi………! My question is that I have a govt. job in India, yet I want to go abroad for further study as well as job. Please tell me about TFL and kind of courses to teach English in foreign countries, Universities and most important about SCHOLARSHIP(how can i get scholarship to study abroad).
Solid approach, and good article, Raghu. For me it is clear… Persistence and a strong work ethic consistently defeat genius and innate talent.
Thomas Jefferson is credited with one of my favorite quotes: “The harder I work the luckier I get.”