devildeluxxe
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Just try to learn as much as possible and show companies the best results what you have learned and what you can do.
How did you get your first job in programming?
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I was going to college and at the same time working as a part time math teacher within a highschool, teaching calculus. The school had some issues regarding schedules and class planning so I was really getting annoyed using excel for every teacher, so it got stucked very often so I decided to use server backend programming. One day I started doing a central spot within a database and a couple years later I was hired at an Injection Plastic Company to code an ERP.
Well done! And math teaching. Are you still teaching calculus?dinaspertanian
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2006, I work in media office as graphic designer ... and my boss ask me to publish the article in internet, so I learn to build website
My experience has been peculiar; I have never directly applied for any tech (including programming) jobs; I have always been called/invited to the job.
To answer your question directly, it all started when I did a multimedia project which required specific hardware/software. Through networking I managed to get access to the resources needed. Years later when that company required developing a similar application, they called me in. And thus started a "snowball" of similar situations that has led to me having a non-tech job with tech projects from referrals.
PS. I do not have an IT background, which makes applying to IT jobs directly nearly impossible with what you say regarding "continuous" experience in specific fields/technologies.
To answer your question directly, it all started when I did a multimedia project which required specific hardware/software. Through networking I managed to get access to the resources needed. Years later when that company required developing a similar application, they called me in. And thus started a "snowball" of similar situations that has led to me having a non-tech job with tech projects from referrals.
PS. I do not have an IT background, which makes applying to IT jobs directly nearly impossible with what you say regarding "continuous" experience in specific fields/technologies.
tbelldesignco
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I started playing with code when I was in middle school and Habbo retros were a huge thing and that is where I got the bulk of my knowledge, but also how to code and maintain the emulators we needed for our game clients. Then move to high school and I was in a web design class and I had a teacher who really liked my work and what I was able to do just from the class and past experiences, so she had me build her a website and I got paid for it. Flash forward to now, I was working on an ergonomic evaluation system and my company liked the work that I was doing, so they moved me into a full time design and coding position where I now create custom content management systems for corporations and I've been dipping my toe into iOS and Android apps so there is more integration in the long run.
CoderGirl85
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