Where are you based out of? React devs are in high demand. If you're Boston-based shoot me an email ian at schwartz.world
How much does mid/senior get paid?
Ask HN: Out of IT for 3 years. How to get back in after working for self?
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Re: Ask HN: Out of IT for 3 years. How to get back in after working for self?
#12Can you give more details? What area are you looking in? What experience level? Remote/in person? Do you have any networks?
I'm in Melbourne, Australia. Land of the lockdown. Currently building the obligatory todo list as a pure javascript web-based application and ios/android app for it using flutter. Probably do a React app as well to build up. I'm not a beginner but I'm rusty so I'm refreshing knowledge as I go.
React in AU is the in demand software job. The market looks to be going crazy for React devs more than anything else. Start looking now before the borders open again and salaries go down.
Take a contract, when I was job hunting I was frequently seeing React as the highest paying/in demand roles available.
Re: Ask HN: Out of IT for 3 years. How to get back in after working for self?
#13Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm in Melbourne, Australia. Land of the lockdown. Currently building the obligatory todo list as a pure javascript web-based application and ios/android app for it using flutter. Probably do a React app as well to build up. I'm not a beginner but I'm rusty so I'm refreshing knowledge as I go.
Sup anon, I'm from the same area and work in the same niche. If you have passable React skills and any past experience, you should be employable now. I wouldn't bother with the todo app. It's too generic on a resume to gauge anything relevant (since more tutorials are copy/paste and don't show any major problem solving). Just start applying on Seek. There are tons of short term gigs that will take anyone. That's a gr…
Thanks. I'll finish off the apps but just put in for short contracts as you say. The "years of experience" thing is putting me off though.
The apps I'm building aren't from tutorials. They are solving my problems and those around me.