Unemployed In Your 40's? Should You Learn To Code?

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  • Опубліковано 2 лис 2024

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  • @caseyspaulding
    @caseyspaulding 2 роки тому +31

    This is me. Finished 20yr Navy career now learning to code at 42. Thanks! Glad to hear

    • @CarlosWashingtonMercado
      @CarlosWashingtonMercado 2 роки тому +2

      Lucky you, you found these fellas. They know neat things about development and programming.

    • @bassguitarist2686
      @bassguitarist2686 2 роки тому +1

      Thank you for serving our country and have fun programming!

    • @kcdiazWTV
      @kcdiazWTV 2 роки тому +1

      Hooyah.

    • @ZeryusXD
      @ZeryusXD Рік тому +1

      Best of luck!

  • @newfoundland1956
    @newfoundland1956 2 роки тому +22

    i'm 61 and starting new from scratch in web dev training

    • @last_samurai6690
      @last_samurai6690 Рік тому +4

      Wow. I am 49 and feeling like old and not wanting to work any longer. I definitely need a kick in the ass

  • @CodingAfterThirty
    @CodingAfterThirty 2 роки тому +16

    I started learning to code at the ripe age of 36 and got hired at 39 all the hard work was worth it, actually life-changing. Great video.

  • @tbcfrankee
    @tbcfrankee 2 роки тому +3

    I'm not 30 yet but I'm close and I am unemployed and a career switcher. In my previous profession (medicine) I was always inspired by people who switched into it later in life. I'm one of the strange ones who switched out of medicine into something else. You have to be really humble as a career switcher. The advantage is you typically are much "wiser" than the average, eg. better work-life balance, career goals, etc, and have a lot more real-life examples to pull from for behavioral interviews.

  • @JuggernOtt81
    @JuggernOtt81 2 роки тому +1

    @bobby, thanks for this! was just contemplating CSS variables yesterday (Sass) and reading that regular CSS added them. now if CF had a lesson on how to do MVVM compared to MVC...

  • @CodingAfterThirty
    @CodingAfterThirty 2 роки тому +2

    Answer about the recession, I just asked this question, and here is the answer I got. Apply to any industry involved in food and daily need amenities, they will be hiring. Are local supermarkets HEB hiring like crazy. Whereas some other tech companies laying folks off or doing hiring freezes.

  • @jonathanjohnson2785
    @jonathanjohnson2785 Рік тому

    Thank you sir❤ Great advice

  • @badgrfan
    @badgrfan Рік тому +1

    What about someone who is trying to break into the IT sector and their 62 years old?

  • @Dt-8398
    @Dt-8398 2 роки тому +1

    I’m 47 started my career change into web dev during Covid (2020). Self teaching, have portfolio. Still applying, call backs are rare. It’s hard to break in.

    • @CoderFoundry
      @CoderFoundry  2 роки тому

      What type of projects do you have on your portfolio?

    • @Dt-8398
      @Dt-8398 2 роки тому

      Oh and I just finished a course on Wordpress and php. I need to add that to my portfolio I feel in my area a lot of companies are also using CMS either Drupal or WP.

    • @sewaksingh6189
      @sewaksingh6189 2 роки тому +1

      @@Dt-8398 i think sir you have work more on js and typescript those are so important in web development also HTML and css

  • @xyzHeart
    @xyzHeart Рік тому

    I am 42 and unemployed. I’ve many years experience in customer service. I want learn to code, I am also ready to move anywhere (I am Italian) I’ve just started by myself learning HTML and CSS. I am a absolutely beginner but I am enjoying it. I want to enroll to a full time bootcamp. Any suggestions? Italy it’s quite close-minded about that.

  • @future_teknokrat7585
    @future_teknokrat7585 2 роки тому +2

    My opinion only. My assumption is most people over 40 are not unemployed, they are most likely underemployed or never built a sustainable career. This may the last chance to switch careers, while somewhat healthy.

  • @codewordslinkydog
    @codewordslinkydog 2 роки тому

    In times of a recession companies will fire the high paid employee and higher low-paid employees

  • @shameermulji
    @shameermulji 2 роки тому +1

    If I'm doing coding just for the stable career and monetary reward, how do I hide that in an interview when asked why I switched careers?

    • @CoderFoundry
      @CoderFoundry  2 роки тому +1

      That is not a bad motivation but also make sure that you speak That you really enjoy it as well.

  • @startracer
    @startracer 10 місяців тому +1

    Unless you are good at exams, don't do it - each interview will consist of an test similar to a degree level exam, with a 100% pass requirement.

    • @CoderFoundry
      @CoderFoundry  10 місяців тому

      You absolutely can train for interviews. Don't be dismayed. People do this every day.

    • @startracer
      @startracer 10 місяців тому

      @@CoderFoundry I have 25 years dev experience, and have done at least 100 interviews- I still fail 95% of interviews

    • @CoderFoundry
      @CoderFoundry  10 місяців тому +1

      Then you must start studying the questions you are asked to improve.

  • @jprescottirl
    @jprescottirl 2 роки тому

    Im starting to learn C# with unity, is that a good career?

  • @northborneoguy
    @northborneoguy 2 роки тому

    Which one is better, learn how to trade the forex market or learn web development?

    • @CoderFoundry
      @CoderFoundry  2 роки тому +2

      Web development is more stable and predictable. I know nothing about trading in the foreign market.

    • @darkcoder5799
      @darkcoder5799 Рік тому

      Both 😃

  • @blackberry5908
    @blackberry5908 2 роки тому

    The guy in the thumbnail is 40 years old ?
    Lol I am kidding, thanks for the video man !

    • @CoderFoundry
      @CoderFoundry  2 роки тому +3

      Yeah, we meet people who feel 40 is too old to start. So we made the picture as a metaphor how people feel about 40

    • @blackberry5908
      @blackberry5908 2 роки тому

      @@CoderFoundry lol pretty clever

  • @thesnitch7
    @thesnitch7 2 роки тому

    Bizarre to have a thumbnail of an 80+ guy when talking about 40’s

    • @CoderFoundry
      @CoderFoundry  2 роки тому +2

      It's a metaphor. Some people view 40 as really old. We do not. Some people few 40 as too late to change careers or learn to code. Hence the reason for the card.

  • @dmoriasi
    @dmoriasi 2 роки тому +5

    Dude 40yr olds don't look like that bro!

  • @Oathbetrayer
    @Oathbetrayer 3 місяці тому

    No jobs

  • @easygamingwwiigamingchanne729

    Python or Javascript?))

  • @larryhatcher8927
    @larryhatcher8927 2 роки тому

    Laughing....just a big commercial

    • @CoderFoundry
      @CoderFoundry  2 роки тому +3

      Not really...we do mention we are bootcamp. But there is some good info and that is our goal is to give you some good info on our channel.