Get a Job in Tech With NO Experience

[@svenbtb]

I wish you were my hiring manager lol... I feel like I'm constantly getting written off because I only have experience working in retail, but I HAVE put in the time to learn programming on my own, make stuff, improve myself, demonstrate on cover letters how I've learned leadership, teamwork, communication, problem solving, solving-customer-requests, all that good stuff. But I feel like people (or let's be honest an AI looking for certain buzzwords) just see "English Degree, Retail retail retail" on my resume and chuck it out. It's so frustrating never being given a chance. Appreciate your videos, still very helpful and I'll take what you said to heart!

[@carlistlezheng1940]

I'm a full-stack engineer and many of my BEST and most talented colleagues are from non-tech background. You can be successful in tech no matter what your background is, as long as you want to put in the effort

[@colinmaharaj]

Hi Tiff, hope you are well. One of the things I've seen are those who want to make a break through in the industry but they haven't had a chance in a long while. What I suggest they do is work on open source projects, or let them network (talk to people) and find out what kind of projects they can work on and hopefully they can start something for real. What I am suggesting is not just tell a potential employer that you are willing to learn , but like a super model :) have a portfolio, but a portfolio of projects that they have successfully contributed to. This will increase the odds of being hired.

[@lisameyer549]

I just graduated from a bootcamp as well and more time that passes from graduating, the more unsure I feel about my skills and ability to be a productive member of a team. I haven't stopped coding and I haven't stopped learning, but I still feel like my skills are going stale. Any advice for how to combat that?

[@michelchaghoury9629]

i applied to many jobs i am graduate computer engineer i learned a lot at my own, i was able to pass 2 hard technical interviews but still got rejected, and not receiving an update from manyyyy job applications, it is so frustrating i m passionate about what i do but still i has been 4 years of searching and applying i am soo depressed

[@calvincalvin3132]

Wtf this gonna be me in a year 😭😭😭

[@michelchaghoury9629]

@@calvincalvin3132 do not worry maybe for me it is difference because of my country's situation (Lebanon) for you it must be different

[@Zaqhry]

thanks for this vid 😊

[@TiffInTech]

Forsure!!

[@universecode1101]

Good tips as always Tiff ✌🏻 what a intro 😜

[@TiffInTech]

Thank you! Haha trying some fun things

[@DusanAcimovic]

My experience was that I graduated as an IT bachelor and then 3 months later i got my first work within a company. I had no connections. I sent my resume openly saying that i have no experience working within the company but i had experience in certain things from the studies and some freelancing. What they wanted to ask me, and i expected this, knowing i didn't have an experience, they asked me "why would you want to work within a company if you can earn good money as a freelancer?". That specific question i answered with: "I think that with my experience that is bare minimum, existing as a freelancer is really difficult for me to be on my own with the experience that I have, and working within company i think benefits both me and the team i will be working with. Because working in a team we can achieve more then i can as a solo freelancer, yet i am convinced that i am able to learn and share knowledge i have and therefore improve the result of the team and as well as my own with continual learning and sharing" I think that kind of answer made me stand out from other candidates, but now i know it's not just about a single answer. I generally think a lot about stuff that most people don't. At least the people i know. One of them thoughts that i remember i had when i had no experience was asking my self "just because i graduated...how realistic is to expect to get a super high salary? In order to get that kind of salary how realistic is to look for a job position of a Senior Developer? And what means a Senior Developer at one place and what at another?". So i went looking for Junior positions thinking to my self "well if i have no experience, and i need experience badly, I have to start somewhere. Where is that somewhere? At the beginning". No one is born experienced and filled with knowledge so i thought it was in my best interest to approach the job seeking of that way. Because it was in either way matching my experience.

[@satyavivekanandbattula1091]

thank you very much tiffany 😊.

[@TiffInTech]

💓💓💓

[@thaddeusnjuguna4289]

Thanks for the advice Tiff 👍😊

[@sukarichristian9039]

Thanks for the encouragement.

[@TiffInTech]

You are so welcome

[@malicia6609]

I just got my first “tech role” as an EMT. I had zero experience but I had a degree. So…. Sometimes that degree comes in handy. I want to become a UX designer and then pivot into software engineering and then settle as an UX Engineer. I don’t have the money for a software engineering boot camp, but once I get my first UX job and making decent money I’ll be able to pay for one. That’s the plan, but you never know…

[@carolg7570]

EMT? Like emergency medical tech?? I’m a nurse and also want to get into tech 😭

[@malicia6609]

@@carolg7570 No, I’m an entry level Equipment Maintenance Technician (EMT).

[@gavincoulson3900]

As a butcher former religious studies student now software dev, I can say, it is possible! Love this vid. You hit all of the important points

[@I_Lemaire]

Thanks for the video, Tiff. Got to work hard and never give up.

[@TiffInTech]

You got it!

[@karlroth7082]

As a self taught tech person, I’m curious as to your first book you bought that got you started in learning coding and programming. Could you do a video on this topic. Tiffany? Thanks.

[@cerealport2726]

It does depend on the type of experience a bit, but i would say that if a potential employer completely disregards experience in roles unrelated to tech when the applicant has demonstrated an interest in a job suiting their tech industry experience, then that may not be a company (or person) that is good to work for anyway.

[@أمادو-ذ6ف]

Thank you for this !

[@TiffInTech]

My pleasure!

[@MB-xv7er]

Most of the time you will need experience in tech. People need to stop taking their personal situation and acting as if that’s the majority

[@pathmavathij8412]

Got many good idea💡 TQ.

[@TiffInTech]

💓💓

[@SunnyKing1995]

Awesome video and can't wait to tell you I got the job 😁😊

[@TiffInTech]

Yay!!!! Sending you all the best

[@rverm1000]

not many meetups are happening in raliegh nc since covid, it sucks

[@fdeinhassan4794]

the highlight for me would be seeing ttc on the reflections😅lol

[@TiffInTech]

😆😆

[@specialist6499]

Thanks 🌟 .

[@ANewEra03]

How did your bootcamp experience prepare you for your QA role? Any tips for landing a QA role in the GTA?

[@kitcat2449]

I got an internship from a company that is more focused on hardware and I'm a software kinda girl help me god haha But I'm very excited to learn more!

[@jeklo3713]

YOU CAN DO IT

[@kitcat2449]

@@jeklo3713 you have no idea how much even simple encouragements like this lift my mood. Thank you !

[@dmitridumas8731]

Well, that alien really woke me up !!!

[@TiffInTech]

haha!

[@solarlola5953]

I work in healthcare and trying to get into tech , don’t know where to start

[@bharath2508]

Are data structures and algorithms required for a fresher React developer?

[@apbmes7690]

Thanks 🙂

[@TiffInTech]

Forsure!!

[@sbkpilot1]

you're driving in Toronto but your footage is from Montreal

[@jebaker2]

What’s you ride? 🚗 Mini Cooper?

[@jebaker2]

What’s your ride? 🚗 Mini Cooper?

[@robertmarolt9236]

You are an computer angel. You are georgious. Robert from Evrope.

[@srinidhi2452]

No EGO 😁. Love what you are doing and there is always a scope for improvement. Great message😊.

[@TiffInTech]

Yes! Thank you!

[@AyazKhan-kr6qv]

i am struggling with starting a very first job of front end so how i start a first IT job as a front end developer for university student thanks!

[@TiffInTech]

Keep on applying and building quality projects. It takes time so keep with it!

[@AyazKhan-kr6qv]

@@TiffInTech thanks sis for your honest reply

[@jaredluczynski3301]

Is it possible to get into programming and be successful as and older career changer?

[@UnderstandingCode]

9:15 9:56 Dating advice

[@kevinm5898]

You're an introvert? Could have fooled me. 🤣

[@TiffInTech]

Haha!

[@shakibahmed4193]

💝💝💝

[@muheezokunade4157]

How about you help get a job.

[@TiffInTech]

What do you need help with? It’s all about perseverance!

[@muheezokunade4157]

I need mentorship, one on one mentorship. It can really be frustrating alone.

[@kingcobra1697]

I have political science and working on history degree I wanted to get into tech/ coding but my learning disability adhd seem hinder my learning progress as soon as I learn one concepts and i forget cause I need to learn the next.

[@carlistlezheng1940]

I'm a full-stack engineer and many of my BEST and most talented colleagues are from non-tech background. You can be successful in tech no matter what your background is, as long as you want to put in the effort