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loukanikos wrote

Just for what it's worth, I work as a developer and I have no formal degree. I did a bootcamp a few years ago but honestly it was kind of a scam and most of what they taught me I was learning online already. I just didn't have confidence to apply to the gigs. The only thing the bootcamp really helped with was database design I think. Maybe you don't need to go back to school? There's a lot of resources around.

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grey_jedi OP wrote

Thanks for the insight!

One of the reasons I have been thinking about going to school again is because of getting past the thing I see in most job applications:

Required qualifications:

Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related field

Now I'm starting to realize that it's silly to waste years working towards a formal degree just to get past the Hiring Manager. Maybe I'll refresh my C and Python knowledge so that I can start making some projects for a portfolio or something

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Fool wrote

The thing to remember is they put up "requirements" for a preferred candidate. Often nobody matches the "requirements".

I have over 10years of experience in IT, and never been asked about a degree.

I want to make the comment, often there are two types of jobs; Experience jobs - places that pay shit, but you get heaps of exposure and experience because they can't hire people with more experience/skill.

Money jobs - places that pay well but don't provide much intellectual stimulation. There are plenty of skilled people around, and there are strict processes, so there isn't as much room for messing around and learning.

I might suggest if you want training in IT Security, maybe aim for SOC position at a big company, put yourself on some expensive training and leave once you have certs... Most countries they can't stop you from leaving even though they say they can, not so sure about US. I've known a few people to do this.

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grey_jedi OP wrote

Thank you so much for the input! I found your comment very helpful for figuring out what the hell I'm doing haha

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kore wrote

sometimes communties centered around specific languages/frameworks will have job boards/forums where you can see the user that posted the job. in that case you can message them directly and say "hi i applied for the job on your website, i'm really interested in the job, here's my resume" and that will get you flagged to skip the first filtering round.

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grey_jedi OP wrote

Thanks for the info, I honestly didn't know that was a thing. I'll see if I can find some of those communities

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kore wrote

np. of course its not a guaranteed thing but any ability to directly contact a human will help in getting a job imo

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