I found a job!

#java #career #beginners

I am so happy. It took 10 months to complete this career change from building engineering and architecture to coding.

The full stack web dev bootcamp was a great experience. So great that I resigned from my previous job (not tech related) and decided to pursue the dream full time.

After completing the bootcamp I started working there as a teaching assistant. This was a great experience to refresh and solidfy the whole experience. You learn OOP only when you try to explain it to someone who is not familiar with it.

I am now learning Java in this new company and loooking forward to post my findings.

Stay tuned!

Top comments (18)

Kristine Gusta • Feb 23 '22

You don't need to master everything before applying for a job. In fact, I think it's impossible. Don't be afraid of applying for jobs. Maybe 500 will deny you, but you only need 1 that won't . Good luck!

integervis • Mar 28 '22

Great advice! If you apply for a job where you know everything you would not learn anything, right?

CuriousDev • Mar 28 '22

Yes, it should not be unusual that a company expects people to learn.

CuriousDev • Feb 23 '22

It is hard to know without any details, but if you think it can be possible, you can try to apply and see, if you are successful or not. Maybe this is a good experience anyway.

Horace FAYOMI • Feb 25 '22

You know, you haven't really changed your career ^_^,
because in software engineering, we also create the architecture, we build the solid foundation, we put the bricks and we build something big, solid, beautiful.
Congrats and keep learning and growing.

integervis • Mar 28 '22

Thanks! Funny enough I might become later again an architect :)

integervis • Mar 28 '22

Sebastian, thanks for the comment. That's a really interesting point. I used to be very self-conscious of my english when I moved here and things improved with time. But still today some words would trigger me.
Is that the right meaning? right pronunciation?
And I am so jelous of those people who embrace their unique accents instead of feeling that their English is not enough. I think it's mainly a confidence issue and the only way to get over this is by showing up, every day. Do your thing. Start applying, do mistakes. Eventually you'll reach a point where you will be happy with your skills. Good luck!