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Not sure if I'm choosing the right career

  • 05-08-2020 5:38pm
    #1
    cartman1990
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5 ✭


    So i'll keep this as short as possible, I'm trying to get into web development but I'm struggling with sitting down and doing some personal projects. I've been unemployed for over 6 months and I find myself procrastinating more and more.

    Some days I can sit down and work on them and some days I can't. I don't know if I'm trying to convince myself its what I want to do or if I'm just struggling with learning new aspects of web development. I feel like I don't have many projects to show over the last few months which is very embarrassing.

    I don't know if I'm getting overwhelmed with what employers require in job applications and with so many different technologies to learn. I feel I have to make really big projects to get noticed in this industry when all I want is to get my foot in the door.

    Maybe I'm just going down the wrong career path and I don't have the concentration for this type of work :(

    Any advice would be helpful! Thanks


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  • #2
    Rimmy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 76 ✭✭Rimmy


    Your probably better off going down the Springboard route which is free college courses that you can do. A lot of them are done online and can be done during office hours and are Level 7/Level 8/Level 9 courses.

    Otherways around is it is to get a certification in Python, Java, C++, PHP etc. Pick a programming language and concentrate on it. Oracle have Java certifications.

    Are you stone wall set on Programming. There are so many options in IT available its not even funny like system administrator (Windows,Linux), Network engineer,(Cisco) Database engineer(SQL Server, Oracle), Cloud engineer(AWS, Azure, hot at the moment fo employment). You could get some AWS or Azure qualifications and should land a job from them. All the training materials are online and you just pay 130 quid yourself to sit the exam.

    Even Desktop Support roles pay 25-35K in most places starting out where a windows 10 exam would probably be enough along with a comptia exam.


  • #3
    cartman1990
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5 ✭cartman1990


    I've done some online courses on Udemy and did enjoy it but I maybe it's more to do with getting overwhelmed with so many frameworks and languages.

    I don't know, I was doing IT support before but I really did not enjoy it. It's basically a customer service job which I find draining.


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