Jobs in Javascript
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Topic: Jobs in Javascript
Posted By: Tony0930
Subject: Jobs in Javascript
Date Posted: 27 September 2008 at 8:43am
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I can consider myself a coder now that I’m almost done with school but where can I find a job? How and when does a coder usually start working? Please help!! |
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Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 27 September 2008 at 10:04am
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I spent 7 years at college and university learning computers and coding and have to say that they only taught me the basics. You don't really start learning till you get out in the real world and without experience you may find it hard getting a job. The best thing to do is to contact local web development companies and ask them if they take on any trainees. You may also want to build a web site showing some of your skills which you can refer them too to show them your skills. I know from past experience I have taken on people without experience but claim they are experts in computers to find that they had next to no skills at all. So many companies would need you to show them your skills. One lad who was a 22 year old who claimed he was an expert in computers asked me after a week of talking him through all the hosting servers why I had a male server and did I have a female server (he was talking about the mail server!!!) ------------- https://www.webwiz.net/web-wiz-forums/forum-hosting.htm" rel="nofollow - Web Wiz Forums Hosting https://www.webwiz.net/web-hosting/windows-web-hosting.htm" rel="nofollow - ASP.NET Web Hosting |
Posted By: iSec
Date Posted: 27 September 2008 at 4:38pm
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WebWiz-Bruce wrote:Posted By: Tony0930
Date Posted: 08 October 2008 at 8:49am
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Posted By: chicatx
Date Posted: 05 November 2008 at 5:37pm
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Have you thought about Freelancing? With the way the economy is right now, not many people are hiring full-timers, but they do seem to still be interested in getting contract workers.
I did a quick search on the web for javascript designers and got a hit at #5 for http://www.odesk.com/trends/javascript - oDesk . It goes to some kind of trends page, but that looks promising. I am sure there are some other freelance websites out there as well.
The cool thing is you could probably work from home which would save on gas. I got laid off recently and I work from home now. It is so nice not to worry about traffic either!
Hope this helps you out!
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Posted By: MortiOli
Date Posted: 06 November 2008 at 2:23pm
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Speaking from experience... When I left school after A-levels, I decided not to go Uni, and went looking for a job instead. Unfortunately, due to having no "commercial experience", I couldn't get a job in Web Design / Development, and instead, took a 6 month job as a Data Entry Administrator. 6 months later, I looked for other work, and was offered a job at Egg, but the company I was with offered me a job internally...which I took. 2.5 years later, I eventually got into the ICT Helpdesk department of the company, after being turned away due to...no commercial experience. They took me on secondment, and after about 6 months, I'd shown what I was worth, and ended up as the Senior Engineer (looking after 30+ servers, and the whole infrastructure), in the £250 million company! 5.5 years after starting with the company, I knew it was time to leave, and applied for a job as a Web Developer elsewhere. After pushing and pushing for the job (they took their time deciding who to employ after interviews), they gave me the job, and the rest is history! In the interview, I basically told them the honest truth...I had no commercial experience as such (apart from personal websites and the odd ecommerce shop for small local businesses), and just needed someone to give me a chance, so I could show them what I could do (like in my previous company). 6 months down the line, and I plan to be here for a while, as it's perfect! Moral of the story...get as much experience as possible. Even if it's creating websites for nothing. Put them down on your CV and online portfolio and badger companies to give you a chance! I didn't pull my finger out until I was sick to death with the first company I worked for, and after bouts of depression, I knew I had to kick myself into gear and get a portfolio together. Hope it helps!
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Posted By: chicatx
Date Posted: 06 November 2008 at 5:05pm
| That is great advice! I actually don't have a degree in Computer Engineering, but I have about 14 years of experience building websites. Regardless of what you do (temp work, contract work, etc.) keep track of everything and put it on your resume. Sometimes, it is better to hire the person with experience rather than the person fresh out of school who has none. |
Posted By: reba75
Date Posted: 17 November 2008 at 10:48pm
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Hi! I'm not sure if you're looking for freelance work or a regular 9-5er, but if you're considering freelancing I would recommend checking out the oConomy on oDesk and looking at some of their http://www.odesk.com/jobs - Javascript jobs . I'm a freelancer there and have found a number of good jobs through the system that actually pay without any hassle. Looks like there are plenty of openings for Javascript.
Good luck!
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Posted By: sherone
Date Posted: 24 November 2008 at 8:44am
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can you show me your projects?
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Posted By: alemcherry
Date Posted: 31 January 2009 at 7:18am
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Your title says jobs in javascript, which may be hard to find. Better look for something on the server side, like PHP, .net etc. Most small companies do only basic javascript which will most likely be more of copy paste work. Even biggies that deal on Ajax, may look for more than just javascript experience. I dont know the exact situation is US, but you may have to live in a big city yo have access to IT companies like accenture, IBM etc. to make it big in IT. Most small IT companies won;t give you any experince in million$ projects, you will end up doing small sites and getting avergae salaries. |