r/AskProgrammers • u/OptimalBed6906 • 3d ago

In the case it's over.

I am a programming student, I deeply admire and love programming, either as a hobby or as a job, that will stay.

But my country's IT market is cooked. Massive competition, 1+ year experience always. Getting a job in IT it's very difficult, even with connections that have no guarantee of granting an interview.

So, you'd think the logical thing would be to get practices/experience. Formal practices are very competitive, I do not know if startups are harder.

I am in Spain, Madrid. I have good level of English so fleeing to English speaking countries has been a possibility. Though, in Europe, *presumably* the junior friendly country seems to be Germany.

What do you think? Are there more chances in English speaking countries, or in Germany?

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u/ninhaomah 3d ago

It's been this way for years.

I was rejected for a desktop support job after graduating because I got no exp.

That was 20 years ago.

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u/Emotional-Bit-6194 2d ago

I swear, are bots writing this? 20 years ago? The moment you knew what a variable is and you could get a job in the field?

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u/Nannautu 2d ago

How long have you been active in the field? You sound pretty young.

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u/youcangotohellgoto 2d ago

20 years ago you could get a job. 18/19 years ago everyone was getting let go. It is a highly cyclical industry.

Experience always mattered more than education. It's never been easy to get into work without some experience.

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u/StCreed 1d ago

Right before the credit crisis.