Remember, This Is Your Job Market
As a coding school graduate, you have positioned yourself to succeed today and tomorrow. With cloud apps, smartphone apps, the IoT and other emerging technology, the coding job market is rapidly growing – and by 2020, nearly one million coding jobs will be unfulfilled, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That means that the odds are in your favor, but there are no freebies in the professional world. Your coding skills are the start, but by following these tips, you will build the foundation for a lucrative and fulfilling future.
–Written by Harsh Patel
Harsh Patel has been involved in education and technology for most of his career. After graduating with a degree in biomedical engineering, he joined Teach For America and taught middle school in South Chicago. From there, Harsh co-founded Portfoliyo, a web-software service that enables teachers to communicate with students and parents over text messaging. After participating in a coding bootcamp in New York City, Harsh founded MakerSquare in January 2013. MakerSquare has locations in Austin, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.
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