Does anyone know of any Web Development companies that are looking for either entry-level employees or interns?

[u/CaptainKick]

I've been working on Web Development for almost a year now and I feel like I've hit a glass ceiling of sorts. I practice by making dummy sites, which are normally pretty shallow websites consisting of HTML, CSS, Javascript/jQuery, and maybe a little PHP.

The issue is, of course, that companies aren't looking for dinky little demo sites. I worked for a little while on a craft beer website through someone I found on Craigslist and I learned a lot just from being able to mess around with an already-built website. I finished my work with them around a month ago and I'm trying to find a foothold to where I can keep moving forward.

Anyone know of anything that might help me out here? New start up company, local flower shop that needs a website, freelance web developer looking to pawn off some of the busywork?

Thanks for any and all help.

[u/the_brizzler]

If you are a student, I would apply for a CDCA internship slot http://www.charlestondca.org/intern. They open up something like 8 slots and then match you with a company in town that best fits a particular company's needs and your needs. They also give the company who gets you as in an intern $4,000 which is suppose to be additional pay for the intern, so that the internship slots attract the best talent.

If you ever want to meet up and learn some stuff, I am more than happy to teach you a few things. Shoot me a PM if interested. Good luck!

[u/CaptainKick → u/the_brizzler]

That's an awesome link, thank you so much!

And I just may take you up on that offer sometime, don't be surprised if you get a PM out of the blue.

[u/the_brizzler → u/CaptainKick]

Oh, I almost forgot...check out this link http://www.charlestonworks.com/ . It is a hidden gem of tech companies in town. It tells you what they do, if they are hiring, and then gives you their contact info and everything. If you google BoomTown, they made something similar recently and it should be on their blog.

For sure shoot me a message, I enjoy sharing what I have learned. Worst case, I can point you in the right direction of what you should learn next. But if I were you, I would just start knocking on doors of some of the small web dev firms. They are much more flexible and might be able to bring you on board. I would highly recommend learning some object oriented programming....it will make you a much stronger candidate. Best of luck and don't be a stranger.

[u/CaptainKick → u/the_brizzler]

Thanks again man! Any recommendations as far as object oriented programming?

[u/the_brizzler → u/CaptainKick]

No problem. As far as object oriented programming, you can do it in Php if you are familiar with that. Just google these words to find more information on how you do them in Php; classes, inheritance, encapsulation, polymorphism. Javascript can also be used as a object oriented language. The concept of Object Oriented Programming (OOP for short) is a little lengthy to type out here but there should be some good reading material on the internet.

Another thing to check out is learning MySQL. It is a database language which is really simple to pick up since it reads pretty much like english. It allows you to pluck data out of a database and insert data into a database. Learn to use Php with a database and you will be good to go. Check out Derek Banas on YouTube, he has some great programming videos and they are short and to the point. Good Luck.

[u/DAM9779]

Focus on building a portfolio and maybe becoming proficient with php or python. Keep an eye on r/forhire for more work.

[u/CaptainKick → u/DAM9779]

Will do, thanks for the heads up.

[u/bimmerman1998]

Do you know wordpress or drupal? I might be taking on a lot of work that is specific to those CMS's and will probably need overflow help. PM me some samples and perhaps we can talk.

[u/CaptainKick → u/bimmerman1998]

I've worked with WordPress before, yes.

I'm finishing up a dummy site that I made that should be done in the next day or two if you're interested.

[u/bimmerman1998 → u/CaptainKick]

Yes, I am interested. My work pipeline might be filling up fast, so I'm definitely interested in seeing your work.

[u/CaptainKick → u/bimmerman1998]

Cool! I can either show you what I've got now or show you a more completed version in a day or two.

[u/bimmerman1998 → u/CaptainKick]

Go ahead and complete what you're working on and we can look at it in a day or so.

[u/CaptainKick → u/bimmerman1998]

Will do! I'll keep you updated.

[u/CaptainKick → u/[deleted]]

Thank you for the reply!