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Ask HN: Approaching 40 and trying to get a foothold into Software Engineering

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Re: Ask HN: Approaching 40 and trying to get a foothold into Software Engineering

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Ooh your site's fancy. Summary could use some rewording. Maybe something like > Full stack web dev with experience completing projects on time and under budget and working with other teams. For my next opportunity I’m looking for ... Skills goes up top, under summary. You want people to know your areas of expertise sooner so they know the rest is worth reading. Keep education at the bottom. Since you're coming from a…

Thank you for the helpful tips. I'm going to make all of these changes today.

Re: Ask HN: Approaching 40 and trying to get a foothold into Software Engineering

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Have you considered going to meetups, attending networking events or applying to internships?

I feel like right now it’s more of a who you know situation and less of a what you know. You’re in Oakland, CA, which is the land of networking. Good ops to squeeze into some role. Don’t be too picky and you can morph into whatever you find passion for.

Btw, neat projects!

Re: Ask HN: Approaching 40 and trying to get a foothold into Software Engineering

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Have you considered going to meetups, attending networking events or applying to internships? I feel like right now it’s more of a who you know situation and less of a what you know. You’re in Oakland, CA, which is the land of networking. Good ops to squeeze into some role. Don’t be too picky and you can morph into whatever you find passion for. Btw, neat projects!

I have considered going to meetups, but I haven't really found an in with that yet. I think pre-covid this would have been a lot easier. I spend a lot of time in discord communities, which is how I ended up here. It's been incredibly helpful. I felt like I was flying blind before.

I haven't been picky at all. I have no expectations of getting an insane salary out of the gate. I'd be happy with anything that moves my career forward.

As far as internships go, I do look at them, but more often than not they are only looking at recent college grads.

Thanks for you input!!

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