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Posted on 16 Aug 2022, this text provides information on Job Search Queries related to Career Talk. Please note that while accuracy is prioritized, the data presented might not be entirely correct or up-to-date. This information is offered for general knowledge and informational purposes only, and should not be considered as a substitute for professional advice.
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I am a construction worker that has been learning how to code on my free time for years. I am pretty comfortable with OOP and can build a website from scratch.
The problem is I don't have any experience nor a degree. I get rejection letters truly the next day after submitting, and most don't get back to me.
I've made a couple websites myself, devstudents.net and gomobile411.us. DevStudents.Net is an unbuntu server I learned how to get running myself with node.
I have experience with remote teams and have made a few school projects completely remote. I made this game with a few friends I met in school 100% remote.
I tried making a fancy resume, I've responded to every single junior/entry level job in my area and have been declined for each. I see people on twitter with tech jobs that don't even know Javascript or es6 and get paid to learn it.
The only thing I can think of is that I don't have a good enough github (github.com/levyadams) or my resume needs to be a T-resume. The only responses I get for are jobs in California or New York (I live in Michigan).
I feel like I am being turned away from the cool kids table. All of my projects I was a lead on after a week or two and really help other people. In school I did better than most of my class mates. Not sure where I need to go from here to get my foot in the door. The only thing I can think is an unpaid internship which I get zero results for on google in my area.
I know this is kind of generic, just wondering where I am going wrong. Everything I read said to learn javascript and make a couple of websites to show people you are driven and interested. My github has a bunch of frameworks for automated tooling that I see people struggle with the basics of.
My wife is pregnant and I am at the end of my rope. I took some time off hoping I would secure a job in the tech field and not be stuck breaking my back for the rest of my life. I feel like after the last 3 years of learning were a total waste and I'll just retire at 60 broken and crippled because I didn't pay a bunch of bunch of money to get a degree. I like programming in my free time but I get an hour into it before the 8 hour labor day wears on my mind and I stare blankly at the screen while beating myself up for not pushing harder and learning more to get a junior dev job.
edit - Thank you everyone!
Try to find a recruiter to help you. They are paid for landing jobs to people so they should have a good market overview, know what technologies are the best for SW newcomers, help with your CV and motivational letters etc.
Also if it would cut it for you - maybe it will be easier to get the first job in tech in a different field - for example testing. It's not programming but it's in the SW field and you will get a good look how the software is actually developed (you might even get an access to source repository). - Later you might start writing tests which actually is a programming even though not as complicated and during that you can still learn and support your family at the same time.
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