I have a decade of work experience in corporate consulting and government relations for global companies.

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November 2,2023 at 5:57PM UTC

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I have a decade of work experience in corporate consulting and government relations for global companies. Recently I've committed to a career change into tech, and completed full-time software engineer immersive program. However, it seems extremely hard to find positions that are open to those that have 0-1 year of experience. I'm also trying to expand my network within tech industry - any recommendations on how I might break into the field?

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AnonymousNovember 2,2023 at 6:52PM UTC
As much as you probably don't want to hear this, help desk. This industry is hard and there are a lot of people in it. Start with a help desk role and then move up from there or go into a very small privately owned company.
Rebecca Lee VNovember 2,2023 at 8:50PM UTC
Does your program offer interships?
Joan Williams, Senior Talent Acquisition SpecialistNovember 3,2023 at 4:13AM UTC
When you say an "immersive" program, do you mean like a bootcamp?
This is a really hard time to try to transition - especially into the tech space. There are a lot of very experience, well qualified candidates on the market.
I agree with the poster below about trying help desk positions - it can be a way to break into the tech space.
I recommend you follow Raymond Gan on LinkedIn - he posts about this a lot.
AnonymousNovember 3,2023 at 6:24PM UTC
Some of this depends on your specialty in the tech field, as the tech industry is much more specialized than when I was in it in the 80s and 90s, even in the early 2000s. Most colleges have career centers, but if you did some independent program, I would go back to them to see if they have any programs for finding entry-level positions for their newly graduated technicians. That is generally where those jobs will be posted, as they know the type of students and the skills they graduate with.