kestrelhawk

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   by kestrelhawk 8y ago

   I'm also in Ireland and I've also found that a majority of jobs are as you say -- Java, .NET and frontend roles. I work primarily with PHP (three years industry experience) but there are only a fraction of positions available for
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   by kestrelhawk 8y ago

   Thanks for responding. Yeah I’ve heard mixed things about obtaining certificates — in this case it’s considered a “degree” despite having the ‘Certificate...’ label. Nonetheless, I know what you’re saying. I’ve decided to do the one year co
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   by kestrelhawk 8y ago

   Coincidentally I was chatting to someone involved in HR who’s been involved in the tech industry since posting this and they mentioned the same; that they never primarily considered degrees during the hiring process. Thanks for confirming t
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   by kestrelhawk 8y ago

   I hadn’t considered the networking part of it so thank you for that insight. Despite studying online I’ll probably have a chance to meet some people during labs which I need to attend in person.
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   Ask HN: Returning to university as an experienced developer

   10 points by kestrelhawk 8y ago|14 comments
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   by kestrelhawk 10y ago

   I've recently been attempting to gradually liberate my data from reliance on Google's services, not just for being more privacy conscious but by a means of exploring new services offered by other companies/developers and to d
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   by kestrelhawk 10y ago

   I used to work for a company that provided support for Google Apps for Business (including Outlook through the Google Apps Sync tool), and a lot of the most common requests we received were as follows: - Ability to forward multiple emails a