Re: Advice for a career change...

I would agree wholeheartedly, and there a few places that do very good
online RPG training too in a fairly short timeline. I think some modern RPG
skills, allied to some newer languages, would be very much in demand by
lots of companies out there.

Thanks,
Karl.



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From: MIDRANGE-L <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Jon
Paris
Sent: Monday, January 25, 2021 1:49 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Advice for a career change...

Well there's a fair bit of demand for RPG programmers with a business
background ...

On Jan 25, 2021, at 4:21 PM, Thomas Garvey <tgarvey@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi,

I suppose this topic may be better served on another list. If so, please

advise.

I know of several young people in different industries who want to get

into software development.

They are college educated, fairly accomplished (management) and proven

in the retail industry, but seek a career change out of the retail
environment.

They foresee a long recovery with diminishing returns in retail and lack

of potential for advancement.

They have already embarked on self-education in Python but want real

world advice on what else might be required to at least gain an entry level
position in software development.

These are proven people with the ability to teach themselves subjects

outside their lanes and want advice on how to proceed.

I am too long in the tooth and removed from the human resources pursuit

to be confident in any advice I could offer.

So, I turn to this forum.

What to advise? What else besides Python can be absorbed? How to market

themselves? How to get that first job? Is now a good time?

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Best Regards,

Thomas Garvey


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