How does one gain real experience, given that they can’t get a job? I just graduated and have a few months before really having to stress about getting a job, of course I would rather have one as soon as possible, but I lack experience. Real experience.
I went to university so throughout it I’ve had to make projects, but the issue is you’re kind of limited to your own knowledge. The project is mine, or with a group of people I know, so its easy to navigate our projects and make code that works and does what it’s supposed to, but the issue is there’s no guarantee that our code is scaleable or follows any kind of good practice whatsoever. Since there’s no level of mentorship I always feel there’s a gap between me and the industry.
I am fine with working for a lower salary if I can guarantee that I will get experience, or if there’s some other solution I am missing I would like to hear it.
Also note, I have looked into freelancing, but the competition is insane and the platforms (like upwork) are horrible. I’ve also looked into open source contributions, but I get completely lost; hence, emphasizing my point on me feeling I have a gap in my knowledge.
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r/cscareerquestions How does one gain real experience, given that they can’t get a job? I just graduated and have a few months before really having to stress about getting a job, of course I would rather have one as soon as possible, but I lack experience. Real experience. I went to university so throughout it I’ve had to make projects, but the issue is you’re kind of limited to your own knowledge. The project is mine, or with a group of people I know, so its easy to navigate our projects and make code that works and does what it’s supposed to, but the issue is there’s no guarantee that our code is scaleable or follows any kind of good practice whatsoever. Since there’s no level of mentorship I always feel there’s a gap between me and the industry. I am fine with working for a lower salary if I can guarantee that I will get experience, or if there’s some other solution I am missing I would like to hear it. Also note, I have looked into freelancing, but the competition is insane and the platforms (like upwork) are horrible. I’ve also looked into open source contributions, but I get completely lost; hence, emphasizing my point on me feeling I have a gap in my knowledge. submitted by /u/RecommendationBoy [link] [comments]
How does one gain real experience, given that they can’t get a job? I just graduated and have a few months before really having to stress about getting a job, of course I would rather have one as soon as possible, but I lack experience. Real experience.
I went to university so throughout it I’ve had to make projects, but the issue is you’re kind of limited to your own knowledge. The project is mine, or with a group of people I know, so its easy to navigate our projects and make code that works and does what it’s supposed to, but the issue is there’s no guarantee that our code is scaleable or follows any kind of good practice whatsoever. Since there’s no level of mentorship I always feel there’s a gap between me and the industry.
I am fine with working for a lower salary if I can guarantee that I will get experience, or if there’s some other solution I am missing I would like to hear it.
Also note, I have looked into freelancing, but the competition is insane and the platforms (like upwork) are horrible. I’ve also looked into open source contributions, but I get completely lost; hence, emphasizing my point on me feeling I have a gap in my knowledge.
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