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christopher walsh
7,272 Pointsjob search(basic steps)?
Looking on indeed and Craigslist, I don't see any jobs that don't require a degree as well as knowing a ridiculous amount of frameworks and technologies.
How and where are treehouse students finding the self-taught-programmer jobs?
If it helps, I live in Chicago which has a pretty decent tech job sector. But I don't see postings where you don't need a degree.
2 Answers
stjarnan
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 56,488 PointsHi Christopher!
My advice would be to ignore the degree requirement entirely, if you have the skills needed they won't turn you down for missing a degree.
It's also rather normal that companies list <b>everything</b> they want a developer to know. A developer who can check all of those boxes would clearly be a great canditate for the job, right? But the thing is they will rarely find someone who can check all of those boxes, so if you can check more than 50% of them, go ahead and apply!
Good luck!
jrs0801
259 PointsExactly. Understand that so much of their "requirements" are a simple wish list.