True sad true.

If you're a dev it's easy to get experience, create something, build something. In my case, I contacted my local church to ask them if they have some sort of problem that can be resolve by building software on it. They ask me to build a computerized attendance monitoring system. So I build it. Then I managed to put it on github so I can show it in my future interviews. I got my first job because I managed to show my interviewer a proof of my experience. And everything is history, I'm now have 4+ years of experience and the money is flowing like a flood.

Sorry for my English guys. Oh, and that's another thing I need to improve.

I myself got my first job through Open Source work. Did spend half a year on an Open Source pet project and so had some work to show my programming skills, my team work capacity and my willingsness to stick. I am on that very OSS today still.

On the other side, you could get a job as an intern. May be the faster path to paid work.

Good old Catch 22! 🔁

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