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Clear explanations of natural written and spoken English. Usage explanations of natural written and spoken English. Grammar Thesaurus. Word Lists. Choose your language. My word lists. Tell us about this example sentence:. Mark Herschberg. The answer Sometimes they want overall experience. This means actual work experience, and not personal projects. Making a web site for your uncle while you're in HS probably doesn't count.
If they're asking about years of experience with a language, they may or may not count programming as a student. If they're talking about years of programming in general it's possibly but unlikely they're counting school.
They probably aren't counting summer jobs, and may count discounted jobs during the semester. In general when they say they want "X years of experience" they probably mean commercially used, i. Henry Wong. I like I agree Thank you for all the comments.
I have had summer jobs and worked on personal projects of my own, but don't have any experience in a full-time permanent position. So from most of the comments, it sounds like I should say that I have zero experience. Jesus Angeles. Any system that you did, that is not for yourself e. Unfortunately that is very minimal less than a year, all together. Perhaps I am just looking at the wrong types of jobs. Nearly everything I have found in my job searching has asked for years experience or more.
So how do I find entry level positions to apply for? Vikas Kaushik. Layne: First of all, congratulations for having 10 years of experience before finally getting the computer science degree. This is really extraordinary stuff and be happy and confident about that.
Although you have already received valuable answers from many senior ranchers yet I would like to tell you a couple of things which I think can be valuable to you. If after first degree you are doing the others as part time or through distance education and working simultaneously the work experience would be counted. You will definitely be treated separate and valuable than other candidates of your education. Moreover think and try really hard to pitch up for a position where they give value to your accomplishments so far.
There are opportunities and many startups need people like you. Remember, it is the experience which ultimately matters. I do not know how intensive your work experience is but still I am sure it would add a lot of value to your career ahead. Good Luck!! Geoffrey Chu. Hi Layne, Why not creating a Software Portfolio? You can attach it to your resume as a link to a site or as a hard-copy document. I am not sure if they will look at it, but that will give you some advantage over new applicants.
Specially in tiebreaks. You can create a website with all the different projects you did, mention the languages and concepts used design diagrams will be great. Don't forget to include snapshots of the programs. Since Companies might not even look at it, create a PDF or Word document and attach it to your resume always make your resume short. Employers want someone who has gone through a few things.
What do I mean? While the value of training and investing in a new employee can yield unforeseen benefits for the company, most organizations stick to people who have already done the work and have a track record of being pretty darn good at it.
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