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Working remotely - selhar - 09-12-2016
Hello, i'm new to this forum, so i apologize if i'm breaking any rule and for any grammatical mistakes, my native language isn't english.
For personal reasons i'm unable to work on-site, so i want to start a remote career. Can any of you give me advices on how to do that? I have plenty of time to study any language or framework, so that isn't a problem. Right now i'm re-educating myself through https://github.com/open-source-society/computer-science, since my "official" education was quite poor, and contributing to an open source C project, so i can have something to show as a portfolio on my github account.
RE: Working remotely - Killpot - 09-13-2016
Well, FreeLancer is always a choice, but since you're working remotely, I'd recommend building up a very nice GitHub since that's going to be the most impressionable thing about your application. I've talked to a lot of people in the industry and even had a Google recruiter tell me that he will hire people solely based off their GitHub, even if they haven't been to college etc. As these days it doesn't matter if you have a degree, it only matters if you can code what's asked of you, and these days many people are able to code complex things (like most of us in the coding section) without any college education.
(09-12-2016, 08:48 PM)selhar Wrote: https://github.com/open-source-society/computer-science
Also, git link is dead
RE: Working remotely - selhar - 09-13-2016
(09-13-2016, 10:18 PM)Killpot Wrote: Well, FreeLancer is always a choice, but since you're working remotely, I'd recommend building up a very nice GitHub since that's going to be the most impressionable thing about your application. I've talked to a lot of people in the industry and even had a Google recruiter tell me that he will hire people solely based off their GitHub, even if they haven't been to college etc. As these days it doesn't matter if you have a degree, it only matters if you can code what's asked of you, and these days many people are able to code complex things (like most of us in the coding section) without any college education.
(09-12-2016, 08:48 PM)selhar Wrote: https://github.com/open-source-society/computer-science
Also, git link is dead
Thanks a lot, the git link is working here, otherwise just google "open source society". Currently i'm in a very small C project, i plan to continue contributing to projects in C/C++/Python. Hopefully i'll be able to find a job in a year.
RE: Working remotely - Killpot - 09-13-2016
(09-13-2016, 10:44 PM)selhar Wrote:(09-13-2016, 10:18 PM)Killpot Wrote: Well, FreeLancer is always a choice, but since you're working remotely, I'd recommend building up a very nice GitHub since that's going to be the most impressionable thing about your application. I've talked to a lot of people in the industry and even had a Google recruiter tell me that he will hire people solely based off their GitHub, even if they haven't been to college etc. As these days it doesn't matter if you have a degree, it only matters if you can code what's asked of you, and these days many people are able to code complex things (like most of us in the coding section) without any college education.
(09-12-2016, 08:48 PM)selhar Wrote: https://github.com/open-source-society/computer-science
Also, git link is dead
Thanks a lot, the git link is working here, otherwise just google "open source society". Currently i'm in a very small C project, i plan to continue contributing to projects in C/C++/Python. Hopefully i'll be able to find a job in a year.
Yeah those 3 are really marketable languages, I'd also recommend getting some knowledge in C#, it will come in handy if you need to bullshit your way into a job and learn on the spot.
RE: Working remotely - lux - 09-16-2016
I got my job via teaching myself to code and contributing to projects. A lot of decent companies allow remote applicants. I recommend brushing up your CV and just apply to jobs that accept remote. Getting a coding test/interview is only a 1/5th of the process, best of luck.