A popular college major has one of the highest unemployment rates
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"Every kid with a laptop thinks they're the next Zuckerberg, but most can't debug their way out of a paper bag," one expert told Newsweek.
  • jagged_circle@feddit.nlEnglish
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    6 days ago

    If you’re skilled, then you have experience. That’s the point.

    Experience doesn’t mean you need to have had a paid job. Decide to make a game in Java? You’ll have a lot of experience. Publish it on GitHub, and that’s what your interviewer is looking for

    • queermunist she/her@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      6 days ago

      And there’s no way for the interviewer to know how many years of experience that game actually represents. If it’s four instead of five, they’ll never know. That’s the trick.