I recently decided to go back to school and get a job in the tech industry. I’m looking at cyber security but I’m not looked into that decision.
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What degree would you recommend someone to pursue?
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What field would you recommend after graduating?
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What would you tell someone to avoid at all cost?
- A good GitHub/GitLab code project portfolio will get you a job in software without paying for a degree. My degrees are in biological sciences and I’ve worked with people who haven’t gone to university or have liberal arts degrees (esp English and philosophy)
- The first gig is the hardest step. Companies hate hiring folks without professional software experience. Sometimes you gotta take that shitty, short, and low-paying contract
- IMHO the best advice from boot camps is to attend local tech meetups, ask for informational interviews, and assemble a portfolio of personal projects
- A good recruiter is gold; unfortunately, most are a combination of confabulation, idiocy, and chicanery
- if you’re driven and sharp, QA/support can be good entry points to engineering