From Doghouses to Skyscrapers

From Doghouses to Skyscrapers: Preparing for a Career in IT Bryan Bibat Freelance Software Engineer

#1 Ask yourself: “ Why am I in IT?”

SPOILER:

The Hold-Up Dilemma: Your Money, Or Your Life?

Your Life?

Reason #2 “ I'm in it for the money” = $ vs. “ I'm in it because I love IT” = $$$$$

Developer A

Developer B

vs. Developer A

#2 Build a Portfolio (to get a job) Developer A

git NoSQL REST virtualization ssh OAuth functional programming

Experience will help you prove that you can “ walk the walk”

Establish a presence in the local communities Establish a presence in the local communities

Building your own .com website is optional, but it helps get the word out.

(it's not that expensive) Registering YOURNAME.com : ~P500 / yr Basic web hosting package : ~P1,000 /yr E-mail : free! Getting the first hit at Google: priceless

My advice: #1: Know your purpose. #2: Build a portfolio.

Thank you for listening! my site: http://www.bryanbibat.net

From Doghouses to Skyscrapers

by bryanbibat on Sep 15, 2010

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