Leverage your life experience. Make a portfolio. Don't be intimidated by "X years of experience". Show that you can do the job. Brace yourself for rejections. Be confident in yourself.
Great tips and advice, Tim! Great reminders for adding talking points during interviews about past non-IT working experiences and try to relate to getting the work done all the time. I am confident now!
I mostly struggle with lack of confidence, because I don't have any real-life projects under my belt, and have no idea what they would be like or how they work. So at one point (having the luxury of having a paid job), I decided to just create one for myself. I started working on software that I've always wanted to build, just a few hours a week. Just starting to do the work has boosted my confidence immensely. And I've run into a few issues, which will make nice portfolio entries once I figure them out :)
Tim, I agree with you 100%. Industry knowledge is invaluable! Sometimes more valuable than what might be considered "proper" code because it's purpose built. Great advice!
Those lists of "requirements" are usually made by human resources / recruiters. Experience taught me that if you are honest in interviews and say: "I can't say I had a lot of experience with technology X but I'm a quick learner" - 9 out 10 times you'll get at least a trial period. Being a software developer IS constant learning throughout your career. Also, as Tim said in this video, life experience matters more than you think.
Well said, thanks for sharing. Great reminder that interviews are actually meant to focus on what you know. Remember that and keep it as your focus of conversation. "I have familiarity with that tool but my strength is with XXX which does most of the same functions. I am sure I can leverage that experience to get up to speed on your tool very quickly."
After 14 years working in an office, I decided to make my dream of becoming an software developer come true. Because of no portfolio the only way in my country was starting a vocational training that takes 4 years. When I started, I worried, if this was a good decision, because I'll turn 37 years old, when I'm done with that kind of education. BUT I'm only 1 month in now, the company is nice, the colleagues are too and although I work as a tester at the beginning, I already commited a few tasks. And like Tim said, every experience counts: my big advantage over my 10 years younger, freshly graduated, colleagues, is my 14 years office experience. I know, what our costumers need for their employees and how a software should look like to work best with it. I love my job and learned so much during the last month nearly without help of my colleagues or my boss, thanks to my experience and you, Tim!
Good luck in your studies. Keep leveraging your prior experiences and outside training like Tim's. It is what will give you the advantage in the market place.
I find that a CS degree is more of a plus when the economy is down. I was lucky that I earned my CS degree while I was a credit manager then went to work for an accounting software company after graduation.
I can second that. Finding your niche is a really good way to be confidend in interviews. I studied IT when I got 30 and worked before that as a Fitness- and MMA-Trainer. The part I always point out in CVs and interviews is my ability to deal with all kinds of people through my work as fitness trainer and my enormous stress resistance through mma training. Good communication skills are a key ability not many programmers have, so that helped me a lot in interviews. If I was able to find something helpfull for IT in something so different like the sports business I am pretty sure everybody can find helpfull abilities he learned through his previous work to point out in interviews an CVs.
If you are going to work for yourself, don't worry about qualifications. Learn on line and change the world! If you are going to work for a company - get some certifications in the field you want to work. You can become a Microsoft cloud or AI developer for less than £150 (they provide the documentation, you just have to pass the exam). These are more useful than a degree. There will be some industries that require a degree (many financial institutions will) so don't waste your time applying for those jobs.
In Addition some trick from experience: Look for smaller companies, because in bigger ones they often use automatic filter / or hard filter, especially before even some actual Developer etc looks at your cv (for example many bigger companies in germany filter for grades in english or math, and sort out everybody who has worse grades automatically). In smaller companies your cv and portfolio is usually read direct by the team leader or at least an actual human being with connection to the work...
Hey mr. Corey. I am a c# developer with 5 years of experience but every time i work on a project i get insecure because i know all the beginner and intermediate practices, but i feel like im still a newbie and my code does not run as efficiently as i would like (you can say i have impostor syndrome). I know i am still young, i am currently 24 years old, but do you have any advice that could help me take my coding skills to the next level?
I recently got told by a company that they wouldn't even talk to me because I only had an Associates Degree. Got my first IT job while in college and was doing good so I didn't finish pursuing my 4 year degree. This was in 1997. So my 24 years of IT / Software Development experience didn't mean anything to them. I was like WTF? But if that company is like that I'm probably better off without working for them anyway :)
Well I have a CS Degree and does not make any difference. Where I live they don't care what a degree you have, what they care is what you can do! Experience is what matters! Thanks Tim.
Hi, Tim! I have a question. I have created a MVC Application with Individual User Authentication. If i want to create a new account, i can`t find in code where my data is introduced in database. May you help me, please ?
Hi, Tim, greetings from Brazil. Great content, as always. I've started learning C# recently, and your channel has been very helpful, I really like your approach to teaching. I went to the website and it says the monthly enrollment is now closed, sadly. Any plans on opening it again? Thanks!
Tim opens it only periodically. Unfortunately it was being abused by a few folks. The annual option is now open all the time for purchase, if that is possible. Watch the newsletter for announcements of the next window for Monthly purchase options.
Hi Tim! I am obligated to make a short movie like maximum 2 minutes about a programmer to pass my university exam. I would like to present some information about you and programming c#. Can you tell me some common facts about you? 1. How long have you been programming? 2. What is your hobby? 3. How do you relax after programming? 4. Moreover, can I use your youtube profile picture and a short part of your youtube video to show your face in my movie? I am so thankful for your help :).
Sure, that's fine by me. 1. I've been a programmer professionally since 1996 (25 years). 2. When I'm not programming, I enjoy playing video games and woodworking. 3. I relax by spending time with my family, swimming in the pool, and hanging out with friends. 4. Yes, you can use my profile picture and a short part of a video.
I've been in the industry for over 10 years and never been asked for a degree. The demand is so high that a degree doesn't matter for the majority of jobs.
Hello Tim. thanks for this great video. Great as always but ... I have another problem. let's be honest here. I'm just a student. and I love programming but I don't have any job experience. do I need to get a degree? or there's a self-taught way here too? how can I talk about my skills? how can I present it? I know I don't have those skills yet but I can get them. please help me here
Hi !! Good Day .. your tutorials help me a lot .. I know this might be out of the topic ... but have you ever tried to use MyBatis sql? if ever you have ..can you make tutorials for that on how to implement in .NET Core ? .. because to me LINQ/EF does not make sense if SQL is very complicated .. I have to think on how to make this very complicated SQL then after that I have to think again on how to implement in LINQ/EF .. well maybe its not for me .. have a good day !!!
Leverage your life experience.
Make a portfolio.
Don't be intimidated by "X years of experience".
Show that you can do the job.
Brace yourself for rejections.
Be confident in yourself.
Wow, excellent and concise. Thanks for sharing
Great tips and advice, Tim!
Great reminders for adding talking points during interviews about past non-IT working experiences and try to relate to getting the work done all the time. I am confident now!
Glad it was helpful!
thank you, Tim. That was amazing!
You are welcome.
I mostly struggle with lack of confidence, because I don't have any real-life projects under my belt, and have no idea what they would be like or how they work. So at one point (having the luxury of having a paid job), I decided to just create one for myself. I started working on software that I've always wanted to build, just a few hours a week. Just starting to do the work has boosted my confidence immensely. And I've run into a few issues, which will make nice portfolio entries once I figure them out :)
Excellent!
Tim, I agree with you 100%. Industry knowledge is invaluable! Sometimes more valuable than what might be considered "proper" code because it's purpose built. Great advice!
Thanks!
Those lists of "requirements" are usually made by human resources / recruiters. Experience taught me that if you are honest in interviews and say: "I can't say I had a lot of experience with technology X but I'm a quick learner" - 9 out 10 times you'll get at least a trial period. Being a software developer IS constant learning throughout your career. Also, as Tim said in this video, life experience matters more than you think.
Well said, thanks for sharing. Great reminder that interviews are actually meant to focus on what you know. Remember that and keep it as your focus of conversation. "I have familiarity with that tool but my strength is with XXX which does most of the same functions. I am sure I can leverage that experience to get up to speed on your tool very quickly."
After 14 years working in an office, I decided to make my dream of becoming an software developer come true. Because of no portfolio the only way in my country was starting a vocational training that takes 4 years. When I started, I worried, if this was a good decision, because I'll turn 37 years old, when I'm done with that kind of education. BUT I'm only 1 month in now, the company is nice, the colleagues are too and although I work as a tester at the beginning, I already commited a few tasks. And like Tim said, every experience counts: my big advantage over my 10 years younger, freshly graduated, colleagues, is my 14 years office experience. I know, what our costumers need for their employees and how a software should look like to work best with it. I love my job and learned so much during the last month nearly without help of my colleagues or my boss, thanks to my experience and you, Tim!
Good luck in your studies. Keep leveraging your prior experiences and outside training like Tim's. It is what will give you the advantage in the market place.
I find that a CS degree is more of a plus when the economy is down. I was lucky that I earned my CS degree while I was a credit manager then went to work for an accounting software company after graduation.
Bill, Thanks for sharing you experience with the community.
I can second that. Finding your niche is a really good way to be confidend in interviews.
I studied IT when I got 30 and worked before that as a Fitness- and MMA-Trainer.
The part I always point out in CVs and interviews is my ability to deal with all kinds of people through my work as fitness trainer and my enormous stress resistance through mma training. Good communication skills are a key ability not many programmers have, so that helped me a lot in interviews.
If I was able to find something helpfull for IT in something so different like the sports business I am pretty sure everybody can find helpfull abilities he learned through his previous work to point out in interviews an CVs.
GREAT examples and point well made. Thanks for sharing.
perfect as usual , very useful thank you so much.
We appreciate your spending the time with Tim.
If you are going to work for yourself, don't worry about qualifications. Learn on line and change the world!
If you are going to work for a company - get some certifications in the field you want to work. You can become a Microsoft cloud or AI developer for less than £150 (they provide the documentation, you just have to pass the exam). These are more useful than a degree.
There will be some industries that require a degree (many financial institutions will) so don't waste your time applying for those jobs.
Thanks for sharing that advice and experience.
Precisely the situation I am in right now. Great ideas Tim, excellent timing too :-)
Many of us face this at some point. I wish you the best which ever way you choose.
Thank you the practical advice; appreciated.
You are welcome.
In Addition some trick from experience: Look for smaller companies, because in bigger ones they often use automatic filter / or hard filter, especially before even some actual Developer etc looks at your cv (for example many bigger companies in germany filter for grades in english or math, and sort out everybody who has worse grades automatically). In smaller companies your cv and portfolio is usually read direct by the team leader or at least an actual human being with connection to the work...
Interesting tips. Thanks for sharing.
Excellent topic and video. Thank you!
Thanks for sharing.
Hey mr. Corey. I am a c# developer with 5 years of experience but every time i work on a project i get insecure because i know all the beginner and intermediate practices, but i feel like im still a newbie and my code does not run as efficiently as i would like (you can say i have impostor syndrome). I know i am still young, i am currently 24 years old, but do you have any advice that could help me take my coding skills to the next level?
No wonder I can't get hired I accidentally got a CS degree instead of a C# degree. God I'm such an idiot, I literally can't do anything right.
Good thing the type of degree doesn't really matter.
I recently got told by a company that they wouldn't even talk to me because I only had an Associates Degree. Got my first IT job while in college and was doing good so I didn't finish pursuing my 4 year degree. This was in 1997. So my 24 years of IT / Software Development experience didn't mean anything to them. I was like WTF? But if that company is like that I'm probably better off without working for them anyway :)
Agreed
Truth!
I've had the same happen to me. Unfortunately, I then wasted a lot of money on pursuing a bachelor and then master degrees
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Well I have a CS Degree and does not make any difference. Where I live they don't care what a degree you have, what they care is what you can do!
Experience is what matters! Thanks Tim.
Thanks for sharing your experience. What country are you speaking of?
@@tomthelestaff-iamtimcorey7597 Austria
Great content sir. I have a question for you. Please make a video about freelancing as a c# developer.
Gone there - th-cam.com/video/4c0Emg9PU-g/w-d-xo.html
Hello Tim, I just bought your course “Foundation of C#” any recommendations where can I practice what I learned?
Here you go: th-cam.com/video/viigJ9NwJ2o/w-d-xo.html
Which is a print tool in asp.net core??
Hi, Tim!
I have a question. I have created a MVC Application with Individual User Authentication. If i want to create a new account, i can`t find in code where my data is introduced in database.
May you help me, please ?
25 years dev experience here, no degree
Great!
Hi, Tim, greetings from Brazil. Great content, as always. I've started learning C# recently, and your channel has been very helpful, I really like your approach to teaching. I went to the website and it says the monthly enrollment is now closed, sadly. Any plans on opening it again? Thanks!
Tim opens it only periodically. Unfortunately it was being abused by a few folks. The annual option is now open all the time for purchase, if that is possible. Watch the newsletter for announcements of the next window for Monthly purchase options.
Hi Tim!
I am obligated to make a short movie like maximum 2 minutes about a programmer to pass my university exam.
I would like to present some information about you and programming c#.
Can you tell me some common facts about you?
1. How long have you been programming?
2. What is your hobby?
3. How do you relax after programming?
4. Moreover, can I use your youtube profile picture and a short part of your youtube video to show your face in my movie?
I am so thankful for your help :).
Sure, that's fine by me.
1. I've been a programmer professionally since 1996 (25 years).
2. When I'm not programming, I enjoy playing video games and woodworking.
3. I relax by spending time with my family, swimming in the pool, and hanging out with friends.
4. Yes, you can use my profile picture and a short part of a video.
I've been in the industry for over 10 years and never been asked for a degree. The demand is so high that a degree doesn't matter for the majority of jobs.
The requirement varies depending on the hiring company and location, it seems.
Hello Tim. thanks for this great video. Great as always
but ... I have another problem. let's be honest here. I'm just a student. and I love programming but I don't have any job experience. do I need to get a degree? or there's a self-taught way here too? how can I talk about my skills? how can I present it? I know I don't have those skills yet but I can get them. please help me here
Here you go: th-cam.com/video/e4Aa1ZzDKTc/w-d-xo.html
Thanks!
Welcome!
Hi !! Good Day .. your tutorials help me a lot ..
I know this might be out of the topic ... but have you ever tried to use MyBatis sql? if ever you have ..can you make tutorials for that on how to implement in .NET Core ? .. because to me LINQ/EF does not make sense if SQL is very complicated ..
I have to think on how to make this very complicated SQL then after that I have to think again on how to implement in LINQ/EF .. well maybe its not for me .. have a good day !!!
That is pretty niche topic, but we appreciate the suggestion and I have added it to Tim's list.
Thank You
You're welcome
I have a computer science degree. No one has ever asked me to prove it.
Can you prove that?
@@tomthelestaff-iamtimcorey7597 I actually have a wallet-sized copy of my diploma, so yeah.... :-)
@@ScottRButler Nice!
Hi to get only followers feed in users home page like Twitter or Facebook or Instagram
I am not sure what you are asking.
@@IAmTimCorey sorry for inconvenience In home page i only show the particular data only followers feed like fb home page or Twitter home home
First LOL