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I am looking at the best way to transition into a tech-career. I have looked at certifications and coding boot camps/programs with full stack web development that require a year long commitment. Any advice would be greatly appreciated, as I am trying to make a decision on which route would be most effective/valuable? I live in Austin where tech is king!
Given you're in Sales, why not Tech SaaS sales? I have a bunch of friends in Enterprise SaaS sales that make the top TCs here look kinda weak.
I have tried applying at some companies or even had my resume reviewed and I was told that I lack the tech knowledge that they are looking for. Although I feel like I could learn that fairly quickly since I have extensive experience selling at Verizon and At&t as well as sales force experience from my own business. I guess I need to identify exactly what it is I need to get in?
Do you have a college degree? Being in Tech obviously gives you a small advantage in Tech Sales but most techies aren't cut out for sales so that's not a biggie. Try to look for SDR roles(maybe at smaller startups) and reach out directly to AEs and recruiters on LinkedIn as it will show more hustle than just applying.
Saying “I want a career in tech what should I do” is like saying “I want to do art, how do I start art”. You’re going to need to be a lot more specific as to what EXACTLY you want to do in tech.
Yes I agree I am trying to seek advice from folks that have been successful in transitioning. I have not identified exactly what position or role as I need to put in more time researching/observing/and understanding what I would like to do. But even if I identify that I will prob start out as an entry level worker. It’s nothing like wanting to do art that’s much easier but I got what your trying to say.
Art is not easy
seriously people expect to get a nursing degree to become a nurse, a mechanical engineering degree to become a mechanical engineer, then you expect to just waltz into a software engineer position with no education?
With the push by all these large tech companies to "get everyone to code"(really just a long term ploy to get a cheaper labor pool imo lol), it makes people think that engineering must be "easy."
I never said anything about being a software engineer with no education but I know that I don’t need an engineering degree to start in tech. I want to know if certifications or coding boot camps are valuable enough to get my foot in the door
Do you know what area you want to get into exactly ? If you’re not sure spend time reach out to folks in different careers, watch YouTube videos about career paths etc. You’ll definitely want to know the pros and cons of each path before you start to commit.
Exactly that’s what I am in the process of doing now. I feel like PM interests me the most so far
Leetcode
Second others advice to be more specific about what you want to do. The way to get there would probably be to start at a job that is the middle ground of your current skills and where you want to end up, and work your way from there.
Getting a master degree in a tech field may be the most efficient way to transfer to a tech career
Here's my story, Took following courses on Udemy: Intro to Java Algorithms and Data structures Databases managed to get an internship where I learnt JavaScript, Java, spring, angularjs etc. by developing web apps, helped me land a full time job at my current company, I've been working here for 3 yrs, leetcoding hard to get into FAANG.
^^love that!
get a bachelor of science in computer science