Posts Tagged ‘resume’

I want to get into programming but am unsure where to start. I already have a Bachelor’s (two actually) and don’t really want to fork up the money for more education (and would like to learn on my own); now that I’m OLDer, I have more discipline to study but need some help in how to go about this. More detailed questions are:

1. What programming languages should I study?
2. How do I gain programming experience so that I can build up my resume (in order to obtain a job that requires experience)?
3. Do you know of any good books I can buy to start in programming?

Thanks!

I am a sophomore computer science major currently hoping to find a job in programming when I get out of school. I know that, these days, a simple degree will likely not be sufficient to find a steady job, and that I probably ought to graduate with internships and certifications completed. Does anyone have suggestions as to which certifications would be most helpful and would look best on a resume? Also, in which order should I attempt to master these languages? My school’s program has started us in Java.

I have been a programmer using COBOL for about 4 years now. I really hated it and still do, but my biggest fault was NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT! I really like programming, and would love to continue, but not in COBOL.

I think the only upside in my case is I have also been working on Java, although not as much, for about 3 years. But most of my time I had to use COBOL. Now, if I quit and start looking for a new job, my resume would still have COBOL and I will most probably be interviewed for the same kind of jobs, right? I am really interested in web development, and try and do something in that area in my personal time.

In other words, how do I tell my future employer "Hey, I have 4 years of COBOL experience, but I just want to throw that away and start over. Please give me a job."?
More details:

Thanks for the replies guys. I know Java pretty well. I know PHP/HTML/Javascript/AJAX and all that jazz. I have my own personal PR4 website. I write programs for fun. I contribute to open source whenever I can. But since I graduated, I have been working with the same company for 4 years, and have no idea about how the job market is out there. Hell yeah, I can prove I know my stuff. But I have no *OFFICIAL, REAL WORLD* experience! For instance, I can’t say ‘I have solved the such-and-such problem in our intranet website’ or ‘I have a portfolio of clients I have made websites for’. I don’t even know if it really matters, mainly because I have never tried taking an interview or even applying for a job until now.

Thanks again!

I have seen articles on building a resume as a designer, But none as a programmer.

Are there any?

Thanks.
One last thing:What if you know programming but not 3d modeling?
Would it be best to do an internship then? as in they design you code?

First, a bit about my background.. I currently work as a Network Engineer, mainly with Cisco routers/switches and VPN devices. I am throughly familiar with Windows, both as a workstation and server, and have one more test to go to complete my MCSE. However, I have no real experience with Linux, and feel like this is both a hole in my personal knowledge and in my resume. I can do basic user stuff both from a command line and in Xwindows, but have no real command of it.

That said, I intend to rectify this. I want to start using Linux as my primary operating system on my personal PC, as I feel this is a great first step to really force myself to learn it. I need to know what distribution would be best for me to use. My concern is some of them seem to have alot of propriatary tools that are not found in other linux distros, I want to find one to learn on that will best allow me to be comfortable on any linux distro I run into in the future. Thanks much for your advice!