I Got Hired After Harvard’s CS50 | My Self Taught Software Developer Story

[@washingtonlgois]

Congratulations man, you deserve it! I fell so inspired from you as I'm doing CS50 as well, but the course is really tough and I have a full time job here in Brazil, so I kind lack of time and energy, but I'll not give up. I'm at week 7 right now, can't wait to change my career too. Let's keep going, hope some day I can tell my story here too! 😀

[@jathebest2835]

Bro, keep it up! Sending support from Korea!

[@zhongjinlu]

let's go man

[@washingtonlgois]

@@jathebest2835 Thank you, we can do it!

[@alexanderlopez7659]

​@@washingtonlgois Update?

[@washingtonlgois]

@@alexanderlopez7659 Finishing homepage problem set from week 8. I decided to take other courses on Udemy about web development to get conversant with HTML, CSS, JavaScript and DOM syntax. But now, CS50 2023 had a BIG upgrade with new sections between lesson and assessments, so you can improve your skills and learn more before taking the problems. Let’s keep going!

[@edus82]

Oh my gosh it was such a relief to hear how long you took on some coursework material as I do too and I feel so stupid for taking so long. Everyone is saying it is hard yet they excel at it, so when I see an example that is closer to my experience it makes me feel so much more optimistic about being able to finish and understand better. Thanks for sharing

[@designnimbus]

Your career change journey is truly motivating, and it gives me the feeling that I can achieve something significant. I am grateful for your candid sharing of your experiences.

[@alexjbriiones]

I think you are a brilliant guy. And your persistence reminds me of what Einstein felt when he was told he would never amount to anything. You just turn that anger and make it your calling to do great things. Your path is inspirational. Thanks.

[@alexanderkraina]

Recently started watching your videos and honestly? Love your content. I've been dabbling with different courses on and off, done some Python, JS, HTML, CSS here and there and floated around. ButThanks to you, I'm doing the CS50 Python, which is a great refresher on Python Fundamentals and the teaching style is AMAZING! I too find so many of most challenges pretty tricky, especially the Harvard ones! But now after seeing this video, once I have completed this course, I'll 100% go onto the CS50x course for sure! Thanks for the inspiration bud, great to see your success, keep it up! =D

[@realKombina]

Wishing you the best! Keep us updated on your progress

[@JohnMohn]

Thanks for sharing this. I'm currently watching the Harvard CS50 on freeCodeCamp's YT channel. The professor is so upbeat I realized how lucky Harvard students are irl. I wish to finish this course as well and see what will happen next.

[@realKombina]

Glad it was helpful!

[@avi7278]

That last part hit hard. I've never had an interview where I wasn't offered there job. Not to tout my own horn but this is because i project a certain comfort level when speaking with people. I'm a breath of fresh air. I know this now because its me doing the hiring and i see the exact same thing. You can generally tell who is a decent human being and even if they lack skills vs another candidate you will automatically justify hitting them over the more qualified person who just seems a bit off.

[@laughingthrushmusic5269]

Their *

[@AbderrahmanFodili]

finally ! I'm working in the final project of CS50 now. and I'm 90% in the foundation course of the Odin Project. I used to be an ESL teacher and I got a lot of rejection from companies because of my beard. I would ace the interview with the teacher trainer but HR people are always the problem. congratulations on your success. hopefully we'll follow soon

[@AhmadShehanshah]

Odin course is hard AF but that's how it is.

[@realKombina]

Hey how's it going? Did you finish CS50?

[@AbderrahmanFodili]

@@realKombina not yet. I know a bit of PHP and Laravel and I started freelancing using only those two and that's taking most of my time

[@fandedeto4603]

@@AhmadShehanshah ez

[@Blspeek-ag]

​@@realKombinahey kombina is it easy to get a job i am from india

[@suzanneladue5828]

Thank You for the video. I'm in it now ☺️. It is amazing and I always watch the lectures twice.

[@hv6411]

So awesome and inspiring! Currently doing CS50 and yes I agree with you it's a challenging course but it's a great foundation. True, soft skills are so important😀

[@realKombina]

How's it going? Did you manage to finish CS50?

[@hv6411]

@@realKombina Finished! Currently doing CS50WEB🤩

[@okanisiert]

​@@hv6411İ have a question. Do you think İ would be able to land a job after completing CS50 online free course degree? Or is it not enough?

[@Tiffany_388]

Im still in university with language major but it's not suitable for me so Now i start to learn about Python but im kinda stuck because my English is not good and i cant buy a Python's course due to financial problem. But now KZbin recommends your video and it's so motivated and helpful for me. I really appreciate your videos and i'll try my best to study❤

[@prasadramasamy904]

hey, I don't think you should need to spend money on this free course. This channel has a video on how to get a free certificate. Hope you find it useful.

[@MistarWick1318]

Wow this one is just perfect after the lecture, I was a bit sceptical in my ability for the lab1 b of the first lab but 30 min into this one and I really start to understand the syntax and how to use a bit of the huge ammount of theory which I took time to digest in a few days. Amazing that I can follow this in Canada at home

[@realKombina]

Nice!

[@bisdelish]

Thanks for sharing your experience, it was inspiring for me, i've watched 3 of your videos in a row and now i have some hope to continue to learn coding by myself, really appreciate it man, i'm really grateful, so tks a lot, wish the best for you :)

[@realKombina]

Much success! Keep me updated in your progress.

[@Layla-yr5ef]

Thank you. And congratulations!

[@elr05]

Hello! I appreciate your videos and your personality so much. I have watched several of your videos now because I want to transition to IT from a different career, so you’ve inspired me to look at CS50. There are only 10 weeks left of 2023 so I will wait January 1st 2024 to enroll in the class because I think, just like you, it will take me twenty weeks to finish it. No shame there ;) I want to do CS50P and CS50X after watching your videos and reading from other people, too. Best of luck to all of us 😊

[@irinamurmur]

Gongratulations. At the same time I can imagine how difficult was this first job for you. Impostor syndrome should be overwhelming. And burning out could be fast. Maybe you even have a video about this. If not - do this video. It's not a joke to take such responsibility without appropriate knowledge. I'm a self taughted c# developer. Started directly from .Net and c#. Got a job and have the same situation as you. It was hard and long way.

[@KenSherman]

4:00 The way the industry is now, I generally don't listen to people tell me I cannot get a job based of a specific credential(s). Every employer is not the same; mainly now you just have to know how to market/sell yoursef. I hear too many stories where "unqualified" candidates get the job offers due to mastering social intelligence and/or business acumen and/or executive presence etc resulting in a cultural, environmental, professional, personal developmental fit among other things. Like you referenced in 7:35 - . 5:55 Saying something is really simple can be subjective, especially, if you're already familiar with it but I get from at least a software pro standpoint what you're saying. I find it rather interesting when I hear individuals finish a project, bootcamp, some form of education...without interacting with recruiters that the recruiters reach out to potential candidates. Is it A.I. cookies activating? Or Facebook prying into your personal info unbeknownst to us. What's with that? 🤨

[@cherubeast]

Congratulation and good luck with your new job. You only completed cs50 then you're now already in a tier 3 position. That's pretty good. CS50 is indeed powerful and handy.

[@realKombina]

Thank you for such a nice comment. Wishing you much success!

[@Dinckelburg]

This was really encouraging, thank you

[@jayhu6075]

I think that not only technical skills is important , but you behavior as human person. Many thanks to share this.

[@f4cksoss]

I'm finishing CS50x and I'll come back some months later to talk about my progress

[@realKombina]

Just keep going

[@chop8557]

Congrats ! always great to see someone being hired based on their skills and not whether someone can show up and do minimum at a university.

[@magician2020]

Great analysis on what companies are looking for. Although limited in the number of jobs since graduating from high school over 40 years ago. I always asked my hiring manager why I was selected for the position, because HR will typically send them technically qualified candidates. Most recently the reason given was that it was my people skills and customer management capabilities that got me the job, not my technical skills.

[@lukasrodriguezlondono3083]

I praised the lord that i saw your video . I have enter the program thanks to your videos !!!

[@greatkhalfu]

Thanks for inspiring me... I am 43 and thinking of changing my career... I am learning CS50 and hopefully I too will find something

[@realKombina]

Much success! How's it going?

[@familia_brasil_canada]

Here I am trying to change my career, currently I m working as operator sawmill but I’m 40 years and I still believe that I can do it, I have no experience but let’s go

[@entertainment4508]

keep in mind the pros say 70% of programming is googling, so dont worry about trying to learn the whole dictionary of everything programming

[@firstborns8590]

I love you man I'm also doing this course I'm enjoying the challenge

[@4Mulator]

Congrats! I hope it works out. How was your first day at work?

[@NaveedAhd]

I need a job

[@realKombina]

Thank you! The first day was confusing - but with time I started to pick it up. Now I'm like anyone else there.

[@realKombina]

Please put together a CV. Finish CS50 and look for a job in your local area job boards

[@fuzzylogics139]

Wow, this is good to hear! For me personally especially the honesty at the beginning. Now, I feel like it's not all that bad that I need double the time as well haha. For scratch the homework eventually took me a week, because I also have a job and basically, I was enjoying making the game so much at some point that I just kept adding to it. I'm in week 1 now and at the point of making the homework assignments. I had to watch the lectures up till now 2 or 3 times. and pause a lot to take notes.. Oh boy I opened up the first llama population assignment today and I was like: 👀??? Then I found the "section"- class and now I'm well on my way. I hope: lol! Thank you so much for being open and honest, you've really helped me to not feel bad about my slow pace. I mean I was expelled from school before I was 16 y/o and I have not had much of an education. But always regretted it. It's such a blessing we have the internet now a days where you can pretty much learn anything. Be well!

[@realKombina]

Wow what an inspiring story you have. Wishing you much success!

[@fuzzylogics139]

@@realKombina Thank you sir, finished lab1, which was a heck of a struggle because arithmetic/ math was always the weakest subject for me. I mean the main thing i learned during math-class in school was how to stealthily hide behind the person in front of me.. so sometimes I wonder "what the heck am I doing?!!' while following the course. But I am actually hoping to create some neuro-pathways that will make my thinking more linear as I am by nature very 'Fuzzy'.. the 'Hello' is done too so now it's time to get to the Mario and Cash or Credit (or both) assignments. Wish me luck. Thank you very much for your reply!

[@realKombina]

@@fuzzylogics139Best wishes. Let me know when you finish the course!

[@nathansterrett3054]

I'm struggling with the lamas badly! What do you mean the "section class"?

[@AnEngineerHuman]

​@@fuzzylogics139Completed the course...?

[@code_mode]

Hey kombina I saw your video how to make resume and I just put my cs50 web programming course and c.i.t course on education section of my resume and I got lot of offer from the companies after that so thank you very much

[@realKombina]

Wishing you much success! Did you get hired?

[@code_mode]

@@realKombina So basically Im from pakistan Karachi and in karachi there high demand of WordPress developer but im not WordPress developer I just gave a interview for the MERN stack developer and I hope I will get hired in this month and again Thanks for helping me. May allah(Yahweh) will give you the higher rank in this field.

[@mobarekmehad4094]

mashallah.Can I contact with you?

[@NaveedAhd]

Currently im doing Cs50 thank you for the motivation brother really helps

[@realKombina]

You got this!

[@NetBandit70]

Take's CS50, gets a Project Manager position. Strange coincidence.

[@moomanao2376]

not even close or related

[@westernpigeon]

he’s living in israel so it’s easier to get hired in tech there

[@tadakuniyasuda8214]

I really like how you made yourself as "not just technical", but communication skilled, reliable, healthy (non-healthy), trust-worthy, open to criticism, and a decent human being when I get rejected for my lack of experience, and other bulllshit reasons. Welcome to life I guess. Anyways, you gave me a good thing to pounder upon. thank you and have a beautiful day.

[@realKombina]

Much success! How are you doing?

[@JoeyThomason]

Most people say you can’t get something it’s only because they don’t have it.

[@derek5634]

Hi mate. Thanks so much for sharing your story.

[@apes2426]

Hey Kombina, I just wanna say thank you. Your content is the most honest content, you let your viewers and audience to know your process after getting harvard to applying jobs and facing tons of failure which in my pov is reality that we need to see. I am currently also undertaking CS50 as my course and would love to connect with you and chat more about it if you'd like to connect. Kudos' to you. You are one of the best content creator.

[@realKombina]

I appreciate that! Wishing you much success. How is it going? Are you making progress with CS50?

[@Kokurorokuko]

Damn, do I understand correctly that you're being paid 3500 EUR per month for the first software engineer job in your life? Crazy.

[@jathebest2835]

What do you mean? Is it great money or what?

[@Kokurorokuko]

@@jathebest2835 Yeah, it's a lot of money for a an inexperienced person

[@ghosthunter0950]

No offense to him, but that kind of skillset doesn't get you a tier 3 job without connections. There were either different qualifications he was hired for or he's lying or the job is the type of project manager that you would move the guy that still sucks at coding so he can just make sure everyone is finishing what was requested from the hire ups.

[@moemoe-jb2fw]

@@Kokurorokukothere’s definitely holes in his story like how is he getting interviews with no experience

[@ceciphar]

@@moemoe-jb2fwprojects. It’s that easy. Showcase you are just as qualified

[@dantecruzorozco8850]

your experience remind me a similar thing that happened me, around December 2022, I received an offer to apply to a senior position of embedded software development, at that time I was studying for CLE c programing entry level certification, and I'm also a graduated industrial robotic engineer, but the thing was I had only worked as an trainee in embedded systems and I got an offer for a senior position, las week I emailed back because I already got certified in C programing, and now I'm currently taking CS50, but it is funny to me get a senior position when I'm not even a Jr programer, but it feels great, I don't think I get the job but is a good story to tell greeting from Mexico, your experience encourage me to take CS50 and get all the way up to final week

[@accDevTrivia]

When you say cs50 you actually mean the main cs50x course right? Or you mean the entire fleet of courses. Python, web, ai, x, etc

[@luisenglish5893]

Congratulations! =)

[@realKombina]

Thank you

[@ipshitatripathy120]

I am so glad I watched this 😊

[@realKombina]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@marc-antoinesiewe7502]

Wow this IS inspiring.

[@realKombina]

good luck!

[@johnsunday6960]

Wao Congrats Sir. This is inspiring to me.

[@realKombina]

All the best

[@thomashovgaard3134]

I get what youre saying about companies requiring you to follow their workflow. Youre wrong assuming that wouldnt teach you anything. It definately will teach you to follow a certain production pipeline, deadlines and whatnot. Also as your first assignment, everything will be a lesson. Good video though and godspeed on your journey :-)

[@nro337]

Congratulations!

[@realKombina]

Thank you!

[@ExVeritateLibertas]

Thanks for this video, I was wondering about this as I am about to embark on the coding journey. From the job offer email that you showed, it appears the company is based in the US while you are based in Israel -- I'm wondering, based on your experience with applying, do you think working across borders like this is not a problem in the industry? I ask because I am also based internationally.

[@elenelenaelena8846]

I think that it is mainstream of IT industry that now even on very senior trchnicl position they hire people with VERY little technikal skills. As a result that group produce a shit monster instead of application. Time of creation that application increases 20 times from normal for team with good trchnical Lead. They hire you because technikal skills means very little in order to get developer or team lead position.

[@emmanim944]

this is the most positive person i have ever come across on the internet. i dont really give good compliment but i guess he passed my compliment test. :-D

[@Acechao111]

I have a quick question! What was it like at that first job, what did you have to do? Also how have things gone since then?

[@atlaspath5803]

Great real well done - many different skills add up to a whole package. Well worth watching.

[@realKombina]

Thank you for such a nice comment. Wishing you much success!

[@rongarza9488]

@Kombina So 11 months later, how's the job coming along? I assume you are not coding, at Level 3. I love to code, did it for 39 years, would have done it forever but didn't stay current, now trying to do that. As to managing, I did that too, I have a BBA in Mgmt. Arghh, coders are such prima donnas, super smart but most are very immature. For others, the CS50 Harvard courses are very well done; the software that checks the Project Set programs you write is good and bad.

[@realKombina]

thank you!

[@yollaifliandry495]

I am still confused about CS50 that should be taken. Did you take CS50x, CS50t or CS50w or all of it?

[@CBas-]

Big congratulations man! Thanks for sharing, which websites did you use to apply the most? And are you a US citizen? You don't have to answer if you don't want to, it would be useful to me to know. I wish you the best of luck!

[@realKombina]

Hey the best place to look for job is local job boards. (For example: www.builtinaustin.com/jobs) NOT Linkedin. Look for smaller job boards near you - and connect with your local companies

[@Jhona99]

the conclusion is to be a decent human being after failing so all these job interviews XD. very helpful video tho thanks

[@napukapu]

When the Tech Lead likes you, but HR doesn't, you won even if you didn't get hired.

[@OfoeNelson]

Microverse lasts for 1 year how did you not learn anything?

[@RodThibault-qe4hu]

Hello Hey looking for some info, Im in my mid 50's and looking to change my career. I would like to get into programming. Would this be a good course to take to see if this would be a good fit for me? is there a set time you have to complete the cs50p course? thanks for posting this vid

[@thaerenglish84]

Hello teacher...can I get cs50 course link 🔗 , please 🥺

[@alimamdouh827]

Hey, I have a question, where do I apply for jobs for, ik that there's Linkin but what else is there

[@nae-naelynn2659]

@kombina_official. I noticed you said with Senior Developer jobs, they require more of the technical side (obviously), but that the other jobs in the tech field just want a general whole package deal. What "other jobs" did you apply for? I am on my own learning path and one of things I have always wondered is, what are some of these positions even called? What would I search for/how would I word my searches when actually looking for these positions like the ones you interviewed for and the one you got hired at? I am not super verse with all of the terminology used in this field. Subbed! Thanks!

[@realKombina]

Try IT Project Manager

[@dharris6228]

I am doing cs50 but I have an accounting degree how do I tweak my resume when I start looking. Any tips for sites for remote outside of USA jobs!

[@DANIELDONALDSON-vf5go]

Out of curiosity, do you a bachelor's degree at all?

[@Th3JoeCode]

Taking it now and maan does it bring out feelings of inferiority... I don't see how those kids are able to do it in 10 weeks.

[@realKombina]

Coding is not about feelings. Just get the job done. Who cares what kids at Harvard can do?

[@azeezibnnaim]

but this isnt in america the job offer I mean

[@moemoe-jb2fw]

This doesn’t make sense how can you make a resume after you take cs50? How can you pass technical interview ?

[@cherubeast]

Watch his previous videos to understand more. He got the technical skills from cs50, which made him pass the interview. And he put stuffs like "I know C, python, js, flask (and other stuffs that cs50 teaches)" in his resume instead of "I took cs50"

[@realKombina]

I wasn't going for dev jobs. I aimed at IT.

[@davidcastillo1028]

Where able to. meet the deadlines for all the assignments?

[@realKombina]

No. I took way longer than the deadlines stated in the course page. But its ok.

[@isha7372]

Week 5 wooh

[@elliscaicedo9045]

I have one question , do You pay for the certicated? There is a way to get the certicated free?

[@realKombina]

cs50.harvard.edu/x/2023/certificate/

[@PoojaYadav-zv4mz]

very helpful

[@chiragtaluja8789]

Yeah, I never thought cs50 could help land a job!

[@realKombina]

I also didn't know - until I tried

[@krasmazov5748]

Nice hat, Bro

[@Jojo-lg5jm]

that's crazy

[@codeschema2261]

sir, on which platforms did you apply?

[@realKombina]

Try job postings from companies in your area

[@VoloInTech]

👍👍👍

[@realKombina]

Please make more videos. Wishing you much success!

[@Lp-ze1tg]

Really? I thought that CS50 is not enough.

[@realKombina]

You obviously shouldn't stop learning after finishing CS50. But to get an entry-level job (specially in IT), it is enough.

[@triviummaster]

F it you've inspired me I'll do it

[@aafimalek]

Share your cv please

[@Karuska22ps]

Or a CS degree?

[@realKombina]

Correct.

[@FikradQaado]

but congrats

[@michaelfarkash732]

kol hakavod

[@jabarhenv5933]

wait youre in Israel?

[@westernpigeon]

yup it all makes sense now

[@GrimmReaper1337]

Free Palestine!

[@a.Bader97]

Free palestine!

[@George-yh4vr]

😅 Promo'SM.

[@FikradQaado]

you are jew bro that's why

[@khanbasharat]

What?

[@westernpigeon]

ok well you’re in israel so it’s easier to get hired in israel.