I am trying to get into the QA field and I was searching for entry level QA jobs saw that you guys were hiring a QA intern but the position was filled. Any chance that you will be hiring for QA again?
I am in the same boat. I have been working as a Web Developer for 2 years doing full-stack but PHP as the backend. Switched over to Ruby 3 months ago and the positions I did find I never heard back after applying.
I am now doing a Rails internship for free for a few weeks and then I am bumped to minimum wage while keeping my current Web dev job.
I went to my first hackathon a few weeks ago and it was very skeevy with all the idea people floating around looking for folks to build their idea for free while they watch.
Hackathons would be fun if it was all about everyone building what ever and having a good time instead a lot of them seem building a business focused.
I am currently in Code Fellows. I just started so I can't give you a graduate perspective. The advantage I would say Code Fellows has over other programs is that we work in the Techstars building alongside new startups.
I am already a developer but I am not quite there yet in terms of skill level. I'm good enough to churn out WordPress sites and do basic PHP work which is what I have been doing through out my career. But I want a more serious development role and that's the purpose of a lot of these schools they take someone that is probably 60% of the way and gives them the extra 30% to make them more employable.
I moved into one of those apodment places once I got here during the summer. It's a dorm style place that comes w/ furniture,internet,electricity,heat,and water for like $700.
I then emailed a bunch of companies in the area and landed a junior dev job. The pay is low but I am learning a lot.
I've been trying my hardest to find a Junior position. When I finally do find something that says "Junior" they want 4+ years of experience and expert level in everything or it's no where near me and they don't hire remote.
I've taken a break on freelancing for 3months to finish some personal projects I'm hoping that will get me something. /fingerscrossed
I enjoyed it, I thought the talks were very motivating. Everyone was really friendly wish I could have mingled more but late flight in and early flight out.