Intern without higher education?

Question

Career in IT

Good day.
I wanted to ask people working in IT - how important is higher education?
Perhaps this is a question that you have already heard a hundred times, but YOUR opinion on this matter is very important to me.

You can often see in trainee vacancies that senior students or just students are required. Does this mean that I will definitely be rejected for this vacancy? Is it worth it to try to pass an interview and get a job as an intern without having a higher education (HE)? Which areas are more accessible and loyal (no VO requirement) to enter the profession. I would like to learn C#, but I also have a good basic knowledge of the frontend. Is it enough to have good knowledge of algorithms, C# technologies and the presence of several pet-projects for a trainee to work in some company?

Thanks in advance everyone.

Answer 1

The question is asked all the time.
IT DOES NOT MATTER what programming language, si, php, zhs - it's all ONE question.
And you need to ask it not on the toaster, but to the potential employer.
Because on the toaster, someone will tell you that the tower is not needed.
You go to 10 interviews and they will tell you what you need and they won’t take you.
Who will blame you or someone on the toaster?
On the toaster they will tell you that you need a tower.
You graduate from high school, start to get settled, but they won’t take you because you actually don’t know anything. Or they will take it, and there will be 4 more mids nearby, who have climbed here from the juniors for 4 years without a tower.
And again, who will be to blame?
Go to employers in your city where you really plan to work and ask them directly.

Answer 2

Keys are indicated in the vacancies, for example, "we have a young, energetic team" or obviously "we are waiting for guys of 4-5 courses of such and such universities." It is recruiters who make it clear that they are hiring young, inexperienced people who will be driven from 8 am to 00 am and on weekends, that there will be parties and low wages. An adult person, with experience, his own vision, requirements, for the most part, simply does not join such teams, despite his knowledge.
There are videos on YouTube about parsing such keys, resumes and age. Look for companies that suit your profile, large corporations, large companies 10+ years old.
Fuck the age. Do pet projects, solve problems. Send resume, call. Call!
Nobody answered me for a long time. Once they wrote: "Aren't you too old for this?", And I'm 36 and have experience in programming, a programmer's education. They answered me, called to ask why they didn’t answer me. The recruiter said that I had overskill and thought that I was not suitable, that I would demand a high salary. We talked and she invited me to social services. In the end, they took me on the same day.
Sometimes these recruiters want to strangle. Like an extra link in a chain. Who thought something in her mind and how the queen made the decision "to be you or not to be." By the way, the girl was fired, and I continued to work. :)
For those who read my comment. I have 16 years of experience, had 2 own IT businesses, visited both sides of the barricades. There are many companies, each company has dozens and hundreds of resumes, there is a turnover for various reasons. Those who want to get some vacancies reach 600-1000 responses per month in each company (everyone is spamming). It turns out that some cannot find employees, others cannot get a job. The problem is in communication, in the details of paperwork (vacancies / resumes / requirements), in accordance with skills, in ... stupidity on both sides. There are many factors.
Write, call, they will answer 100-1000 requests. On refusals, put the bolt, as if you had not hit the ball into the ring from 10 meters. Take the ball and throw it until you hit it.
And when you get a job, do not abandon the search for a new one. Update your portfolio and resume.

Answer 3

Search the toaster - the question has already been asked, and those from whom you ask for opinions have already answered too.

Answer 4

I have an 11th grade education. I have been working successfully for the 6th year, only now I went to study remotely, and then only for myself. But shh, it's a secret. In the frontend, nothing is needed at all in my opinion.

Answer 5

The following situation is on your own mind.
It seems to one that the other does not fumble, everyone suffers.
For example, from my experience: the recruiting manager called, we talked nicely and everything seemed to be fine, but she is like that, you know, it seems to me that this vacancy will not suit you, but another one like this will do.
On what I said, I don’t have this stack, I didn’t plan to work in this direction. If you don't know the ford, don't go into the water.
Bottom line: she said she understood everything. and after a couple of days she sends a test task for the vacancy for which it seemed to her that I would be a better fit, despite the fact that I do not absolutely own this stack.
Or yesterday they called me themselves and offered an internship, but when they found out that I did not have a specialized education, they immediately merged me.
Tony described everything in some detail and is true in this direction.
Mess.
We must try.
First of all, teach for yourself for the soul.
I started learning python not so long ago and I liked it so much, I began to get high. from him, he is at the hobby level. Since there is a main job related to PC, but not related to IT, at some point, I realized that I like it more and want to further develop in this direction. That's why I started looking for internships, participating in hackathons (although there is only one hackathon behind my back, we reached the final)))) not so much experience, but I teach steadily almost every day or I repeat) One thing you write for yourself with a full flight of fancy or by company standards that use a particular stack. on the one hand it's interesting and cool, on the other hand, teamwork is a real experience. what I'm aiming for)