About to graduate with non-CS degree and low GPA. How do I break into tech? Like the title says, I am about to graduate with a non CS degree. I have some programming experience from making my own projects but nothing worth showing off. How can I use the next 8 mos. to set myself up for a job in tech? |
That will help a lot, if you fail in a couple of programming questions they can relay on your ability to learn and get things set up and running as your previous projects.
Then you've got experience, not just a degree. You've proven that you can walk the walk, not just talk the talk. Leverage that into a "real" tech job.
I've spent ~6 years doing PM work for different software projects and the number of sub-areas within "tech" can include:
- Actual project dev work, like requirements gathering, Wireframing, UI/UX design, front/back-end development, usability testing, Quality Assurance
- Managing IT infrastructure. Databases, writing process documentation, running IT controls audits
- CRM/Marketing Automation/Conversion Optimization
- Business Intelligence
The rabbit hole goes pretty deep in any of these sub-areas, and the list above is definitely not comprehensive.
I suggest going to meetups in your community to learn from people about what roles they are in, what their day to day looks like, and if it's something you could see yourself doing.