3 Self-Taught Programmer Tips for Landing a Job

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    0. Intro: (0:00)
    1. It's not about what you know...: (1:09)
    2. How to network without college: (3:13)
    3. Udemy (Sponsor): (4:45)
    4. Why you should use a recruiter: (5:54)
    5. The most important piece of advice of them all: (9:47)
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  • @gundy3842
    @gundy3842 Рік тому +12

    Another awe-inspiring video by KLG IV.
    Doing the thing that scares you, walking thru the fear === Courage!
    Love it!
    In this 10 min video Kenny’s is sharing strong game for success.
    For anyone looking to break thru and get established in the Tech world, who has the passion and is willing to put in work, he lays out a recipe for triumph.
    Get out and execute this plan, give it your best shot, do not sell yourself short and ‘half ass it’, and in a short time you will reap the benefits of a lucrative career as a Boss Software Developer.
    Thank you Kenny !

  • @carsongutierrez7072
    @carsongutierrez7072 Рік тому

    Great, great new post mate! Need to watch this.

  • @michaeljohnsonpuyod5482
    @michaeljohnsonpuyod5482 Рік тому +1

    I love your channel, new subscribed here, looking forward to it and thank you for this video tips of your.

  • @ibukunokunoye4795
    @ibukunokunoye4795 Рік тому +1

    Kenny dropping a banger once again!

  • @carsongutierrez155
    @carsongutierrez155 Рік тому

    Well done on this mate!

  • @LearnAvecAmeen
    @LearnAvecAmeen Рік тому

    Great analysis,
    Keep up the good work.

  • @ashharkausar413
    @ashharkausar413 Рік тому

    Instructive video. Thanks man.

  • @totfosk
    @totfosk Рік тому

    this is gold! thank you!

  • @mariegunderman8596
    @mariegunderman8596 Рік тому

    Love this Kenny

  • @YourRival777
    @YourRival777 Рік тому +1

    Awesome tips for any industry. 💪

  • @virtual-adam
    @virtual-adam Рік тому +1

    Solid positive video 👍

  • @mohamedaityoussef9965
    @mohamedaityoussef9965 Рік тому

    I needed this

  • @conorcoder7196
    @conorcoder7196 Рік тому +1

    That's some great advice. As someone who is currently learning to code (doing The Odin Project) , I'm gonna need all the advice I can get!

    • @jermainemyrn19
      @jermainemyrn19 Рік тому +1

      That's projects based right?

    • @conorcoder7196
      @conorcoder7196 Рік тому

      @@jermainemyrn19 yes , I've completed 11 projects already since last April. It's a great course.

    • @conorcoder7196
      @conorcoder7196 Рік тому +1

      @@JegErN0rsk Almost nearing the end now. Doing the backend section 👍

  • @jesseburstrom5920
    @jesseburstrom5920 Рік тому

    Got the job now, high intelligence industry place!!! I am happy will redo resume!

  • @maazshariff7976
    @maazshariff7976 Рік тому +1

    Too useful mate , thanks for tis video

  • @DMizanin1
    @DMizanin1 Рік тому

    Hey, never expected Sir Criston Cole to have a UA-cam channel and make videos about coding

  • @mariafetutorsantavlogs2099
    @mariafetutorsantavlogs2099 Рік тому

    Woow very informative your video watching from saudi arabia🇸🇦

  • @skjoldgames
    @skjoldgames Рік тому

    Agreed about Udemy, it's a great resource to scratch the surface of multiple CS skills and figure out what you want to do. The classes are inexpensive enough that you can experiment a little without paying a king's ransom to a University. I changed my major five times and managed to escape with only $35k of student loan debt, but I've taken courses in network infrastructure, cpp, Python, Blender, Unreal Engine, etc... without spending more than a few hundred dollars. I love using Udemy. Thanks for all the advice on social networking too. I have a meetup group and I'm part of several Discord communities, but I really need to go to GDC or Pax.

  • @DrPythonCode
    @DrPythonCode Рік тому +24

    You know I was amazed at this industry. When your looking for a job it doesn't always require a cs degree. Mostly what you can do and a good portfolio can get you by in most cases. Especially entry level jobs. P.s good video!

  • @jobhernandez3174
    @jobhernandez3174 Рік тому

    good tips!

  • @codefallacy
    @codefallacy Рік тому +4

    networking > cold applying. its hard to understand how you can build a network when starting out but it will happen if you just continue to push yourself to reach out to people either through linkedin, meetup groups, and even stackoverflow as weird as that sounds. the first few times i was reaching out to people my anxiety went through the roof but it only gets easier from then on.

  • @ibukunokunoye4795
    @ibukunokunoye4795 Рік тому

    Patience is really the thing holding me through now fr

  • @Landon_Hughes
    @Landon_Hughes Рік тому +4

    Angela Yu has some great courses! Highly recommend!
    I followed her iOS dev course, web dev course, and I have her newish Python course as well!
    While I don’t rely on courses any more, the short form content is very easy to digest if I need to revisit or brush up on a certain topic.

  • @Vonveron
    @Vonveron Рік тому

    I would love to hear some best tips for people outside of the USA/ Europe who may not have meetups / conventions to go to.

  • @ShredzZ
    @ShredzZ Рік тому +2

    Hi, do you think iOS development is good choice for freelancing? Lot of ppl saying web is best option.

  • @jesseburstrom5920
    @jesseburstrom5920 Рік тому

    true next week i start job at 50 but then i know so many, slow process, like attitude how much to do every day, then next day, through 3 month internship super process. And now just continue, but true get in get them close do it!

  • @GetawayJamie
    @GetawayJamie Рік тому

    I really liked the recruiter's name at 6:12. Carly Rae Jepsen!😂

  • @Theremster1
    @Theremster1 Рік тому

    Hey Kenny, thanks for all your information, I'm at pretty much day one, I start visual basic in Ms Excel and I became pretty confident with it. All was self thought, my company was amazed by the efficiency of my document, mainly for financial purposes! Still working a my job, I was very lucky that they accept that I take a break of my manager job and concentrate on Power App from Microsoft to build them a mobile app. I don't want to stop there, I would like to begin my journey in coding (which I don't know much)...where do I start? I have the same interest that you have once with android studio...but my knowledge is very limited. Any suggestions for me to start as a self thought programmer? You inspired me already!!

  • @user-rp6bi5qj1n
    @user-rp6bi5qj1n Рік тому +1

    Hello, I also want to become a software engineer, please tell me in what order and what programming languages me need to learn and advise software engineer courses from scratch

  • @OmoruyiOmofonmwan
    @OmoruyiOmofonmwan Рік тому

    The reason I trash recruiters is because of the grimy shit some of them do.
    Being contacted about a position, told to apply because my resume or LinkedIn looked good, after I apply they immediately reply and tell me I am not a good fit for the job......then why did you contact me in the first place?
    Being ghosted on MULTIPLE occasions. Especially after an interview where I was promised I would get a response either way.
    I got sent to an interview for the wrong position, it was super embarrassing.
    Despite all this I still would advise to take every recruiter seriously because you never know which are legit or not but I am always cautious and expect the worst when interacting with them.

  • @WAVY.Y
    @WAVY.Y Рік тому

    Kenny, I have a dumb question ; can you suggest me a coding career path that I can through it learning programming and get a job within 1 year!

  • @BneiAnusim
    @BneiAnusim Рік тому

    All universities are not "created equal" they only gave me the tools. Everything I know I learned by experience! So, knowing what I know now I wouldn't have gone to college at all. Harvard's CS curriculum is online for free. In my opinion, THE most important thing when you are learning is having a mentor. It can cut your learning curve/time by more than 50%. Beginners waste lots of time because they don't know how things work, which is completely normal. It is not about the goals you have but the SYSTEM to achieve them.
    "You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems." - Atomic Habits

  • @AlexMartinez-qx7vo
    @AlexMartinez-qx7vo Рік тому

    Kenny, which Udemy course do you recommend to learn android development?

  • @tonynasaofficial
    @tonynasaofficial Рік тому

    I'd only consider the job if they have lanyard ID badges

  • @sciuresci1403
    @sciuresci1403 Рік тому +2

    Angela Yu's course is great for getting introduced to webdev but it's outdated. She recommends using atom text editor which will be not be supported in future. She still teaches jQuery and her React section is 4+ years old. The tutorial titles are updated automatically by Udemy to the latest year.

    • @kennygunderman
      @kennygunderman  Рік тому +2

      Thanks for letting me know

    • @warrenb6280
      @warrenb6280 Рік тому

      I’m just starting her course on frontend. So you’re saying it’s not that right route and it’s outdated ?

    • @sciuresci1403
      @sciuresci1403 Рік тому +1

      @@warrenb6280 I'd honestly avoid most video tutorials. They're hard to update and maintain by authors and they attract a less dedicated crowd/community, which means you'll have to spend more time finding answers when you're stuck.
      My suggestion is stick with angela yu up until jquery module and use vscode instead of atom. It takes around 1.5 weeks if you can dedicate 3-4 hours each day. It's a comfortable way to getting started and seeing what web development is about. At that point if you're certain you wanna become a web developer switch to the odin project. I know it's scary to do a 99% text tutorial but it's worth it. You get used to reading documentation and articles which is what professional developers do on job every day. It is open source and updated regularly so it will never have deprecated concepts, programs. Projects on odin are more demanding especially because you're not "spoonfed" the way video tutorials do. You'll have to actually google stuff instead of going back to previous lessons. Community is awesome too.
      Of course it has some downsides as well. You might have to spend a day setting up linux. Since it is managed by professional developers for free, it refers to jargon heavy, bloated articles every now and then. They don't always have time to take the most relevant and useful parts from docs and articles like the video tutorial authors do. Projects may get a little too difficult and discouraging. I'm sure many people abandoned odin at certain projects especially because there isn't a solution provided directly unlike the video tutorials. Give it a shot, worst case scenario you go back to a video tutorial.

    • @warrenb6280
      @warrenb6280 Рік тому

      @@sciuresci1403 Thank you for such a well informed reply. I really appreciate that. I will definitely keep this in mind moving forward. 🙏🏻

    • @sciuresci1403
      @sciuresci1403 Рік тому

      @@warrenb6280 no problem, good luck 👌🏻

  • @MattAirishMagallo
    @MattAirishMagallo Рік тому

    I consider myself lost in time and obsolete in the field, I stopped what i love (which is programming) 5 years ago as life diverted my attention to other things. Brother, If ever can you advise me where to start again. Thank you.

    • @kodyn7539
      @kodyn7539 Рік тому

      Hey man, just start!
      Life gets hard but you make time for the things that are important, just sit down and code for an hour a day every day, or even every other day.
      Slowly increase the amount of time you spend programming as you learn more. Just start programming!

  • @MyMattinthehat
    @MyMattinthehat 10 місяців тому

    Hm I’ve been ignoring recruiters for so long. Interesting pov and now I’m gonna start reaching out to them

  • @techshrek
    @techshrek Рік тому

    im 13 and learning to code im starting with python any tips?

  • @JDMorris81
    @JDMorris81 Рік тому

    I'm taking the Meta Android Developer course through coursera and part of it includes React native. Great course so far.

    • @Zero-dx6kr
      @Zero-dx6kr Рік тому

      Seems too shallow to me.

    • @JDMorris81
      @JDMorris81 Рік тому

      @@Zero-dx6kr shallow how?

    • @Zero-dx6kr
      @Zero-dx6kr Рік тому

      @@JDMorris81 not much information and it goes too fast

    • @JDMorris81
      @JDMorris81 Рік тому

      Yes, I'm only at week 3 of the first module now. I assume it will get more in depth as I progress. I hope to see more hands on projects but they've thrown a lot of information in regards to the Android studio architecture which is new to me so I'm still trying to familiarize myself with the folders and everything.

  • @StarsiteProgrammers
    @StarsiteProgrammers Рік тому

    I just realized youtube is better than school.

  • @Kevin-cy2dr
    @Kevin-cy2dr Рік тому

    Hey Kenny,the meetups near my area(India) are mostly devops and I'm into fullstack,so is it worth networking there or should i attend meetups related to fullstack? Thanks

    • @raymondmojica7621
      @raymondmojica7621 Рік тому

      Hey kev, this is my own opinion, however I'm nobody without a Software Dev job, but I would like to say "Yes" to your question. The reason is because that is what networking is. A lot of the people in their position don't get there but rather get put there. By that I mean you don't know what information they can offer you or help you get where you want to be. I hope this helps. Best of luck.

  • @Jack-hk6kl
    @Jack-hk6kl Рік тому

    How long did it take for you to get your first job? I’m going on the self taught route and now I’m about to run out savings. I’ve been applying to at minimum 10 jobs a day for a week now. Mostly getting declined and I’m starting to get really anxious

    • @aramv898
      @aramv898 Рік тому

      Yes definitely sounds like a hard position. My story is simply not far from yours but in my case, since am working on my career I managed to find a 2 days job like on Friday and Saturday and sometimes Sundays just to have regular expenses moving - but you can't just set home and learn without funds even if you rely on your family or saving at some point they will wonder what the heck are you doing because they won't understand programming all that they will see just setting and messing with your laptop or pc. So my brother just finds yourself a side job that's a must in my opinion. if you don't have that yet just drop everything and move out and look for it. good luck

    • @aramv898
      @aramv898 Рік тому +1

      And on another note no one here making a promise that you will find a web dev or software engineering job within 6 months you just never know it might be tomorrow or 2 years from now.

  • @monstermoonproductions6035
    @monstermoonproductions6035 Рік тому

    Usually "self-taught" means a person without any direct education in the subject. You technically don't fall into this category!

  • @sciuresci1403
    @sciuresci1403 Рік тому

    I live in a third world country so applying to local companies is out of question. What do you guys suggest for landing a first job abroad or remote ?

    • @allentom97
      @allentom97 Рік тому

      A company called Turing - their specific aim is recruiting remote workers for US roles.

    • @sciuresci1403
      @sciuresci1403 Рік тому

      @@allentom97 thanks 👍🏻 I'll check out their rates

  • @ramonaugusto7626
    @ramonaugusto7626 Рік тому

    I just got a negative response from my last interview. The problem is that I don't have professional exp, but even for entry levels they ask for exp. I feel like I'm stuck in a loop

    • @ademoladavid8102
      @ademoladavid8102 Рік тому

      Perhaps your Portfolio and Projects are not good enough?? If they really good, you don't have to do much to convince the h.r. team, even without experience, you should be able to get entry level jobs.