What’s Your Value When Everyone Else Is Also a Self-Taught Developer?
Or maybe they’ve got a degree
Everyone starts somewhere, but sometimes it seems like the market is saturated with others just like you.
The 2–3 years of relevant experience for an entry role is no longer an anomaly. Rather it is an industry standard, especially when it comes to technology-related fields. It’s our current reality, so the only way out is to accept it for what it is and do something about it.
With the doom and gloom of another impending recession, the incoming storm of automation, and the influx of everyone becoming developers — whether it be self-taught or school-taught — when applying to jobs, the focus shouldn’t be on who your competition is but rather … what is your value?
Degrees Are Just a Gateway
The thing with computer-science and software-engineering degrees is that they’re just one of the many entry pathways into a technology-based career. It’s not like the medical sector, where institutional training is required to become a doctor or a nurse.
In these cases, you’d want your doctor to hold a relevant degree in medicine from a reputable place. But for software development, there is a widespread myth among many that you need a degree to work…
