Ask HN: Is it time to give up?
So, I've been trying to get a developer job for months now, but just can't do it. I lack a degree, but have about two years of freelance work behind me. I've been looking all over the U.S. and at first, got some leads, along with a few interviews. However, its been over a year since I've done any sort of work related to IT, and the number of job leads I'm getting is shrinking.
I currently have one job I interviewed at a month ago telling me they're working on the "SOW" still, and another one I interviewed at month ago telling me they are still deciding.
I don't see anyway out. Should I give up and pursue something else?
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[ 3.1 ms ] story [ 21.3 ms ] threadWhether or not the degree (or lack thereof) matters depends a lot on where you're applying, and who there is doing the hiring.
I don't really look at that, but it's important to some people, and there are things you'll tend to learn in a CS program that you'll tend not to learn if you're just doing relatively simple work (e.g., simple websites).
If you have decent work history, and demonstrable programming skills, it seems like there are enough jobs out there--but that depends a lot on location as well (e.g., I'm on the US east coast near NYC and there are more jobs than qualified applicants AFAICT).
Doing what? Demonstrating what skills? In what domain? Front-end? Back-end? Big-iron? Embedded? Languages?
Also, why do you not have contact details in your profile page? Why is there no CV? No link to GitHub? No personal web site?
How are you trying to find leads?