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I recently finished my qualification part time (took a few years, but finally done). I've been working in the IT industry as a Technician for a few years now. Enjoyed it a lot, but my time has come to move on.

Here is my question: how can I get into a software development position? I want to be a software developer, or business analyst, but I don't have the experience needed. I applied for internships, but I get rejected (presumably because I have other experience already). I applied for junior positions, but never hear back. I assume it's because of me having no experience in the field.

How can I get noticed out there?
 
1234567 said:
I recently finished my qualification part time (took a few years, but finally done). I've been working in the IT industry as a Technician for a few years now. Enjoyed it a lot, but my time has come to move on.

Here is my question: how can I get into a software development position? I want to be a software developer, or business analyst, but I don't have the experience needed. I applied for internships, but I get rejected (presumably because I have other experience already). I applied for junior positions, but never hear back. I assume it's because of me having no experience in the field.

How can I get noticed out there?
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Hey
Kinda in the same boat as yourself.
What I found out was to build a portfolio so that you can demonstrate that you are able to do the work.
So I have got involved with family friends business and assisting them with little things.

For example:-
This one friend of my father wants his reps to have tablets to look at stock and pricing, so I'm assisting him with that and not asking for money.

I have heard people looking for other dev's to assist their projects but I always get discouraged as personally I feel too noob and would feel intimidated if they asked something and I don't know the answer.

Subbing as I dont know if what I'm doing will work or mean anything if applying to jobs.
 
koeksGHT said:
Write your own software that gets noticed
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I've read that playing around with open source software and contributing to it also helps. Some organisations wants to see a github profile. Not sure what to think of that though.
 
1234567 said:
I've read that playing around with open source software and contributing to it also helps. Some organisations wants to see a github profile. Not sure what to think of that though.
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Yes, anything that shows you can do something useful. I got hired(no software degree) on the fact I had some products running and they bought me out last year.
 
What qualification did you get?

Also being a developer and being a BA are 2 fairly different roles. Decided which one you want to do first...
 
Necropolis said:
What qualification did you get?

Also being a developer and being a BA are 2 fairly different roles. Decided which one you want to do first...
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Wait a sec. If you want to be an IT BA then definitely be an effective developer first.\

Too many BAs enter the field from the top and they really do more harm than good. Just punt straight for a position as PM if that's what you want to do to IT projects.
 
1234567 said:
I want to be a software developer, or business analyst, but I don't have the experience needed
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First step, pick one of these? In your studies did you excel with the development? i.e. top or near to top of your class?

These are not the same!
 
I'd much rather prefer being a business analyst. I usually got destinctions for programming modules, but having a full time job, I never tried to continue programming.
 
1234567 said:
I'd much rather prefer being a business analyst. I usually got destinctions for programming modules, but having a full time job, I never tried to continue programming.
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That says something; don't know many programmers who don't write code every day.

Distinctions for modules isn't a validation on its own re I know of too many varsity students who did well with modules but don't know how to program; the programs you develop on your own count far more than varsity work that could have easily been copied from the Internet e.g. github repositories.

Programming can easily be practiced in private, and you can enhance both your experience and knowledge in isolation, by reading research articles, and employing this in your own code; the more you write the better you become. Also learning additional languages helps; highly skilled developers are usually able to program in more than one. Developing working apps and publishing this is another big plus for your CV.

Getting experience as a Business Analyst is not so easy in isolation; you typically need to find a way into a company's IT department (junior something) and then work your way up to this position; generally nobody hires straight out of varsity into this role.
 
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