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Udacity: Career Advice for Online Learners
Jared Probst of Palo Alto Staffing Udacity’s mission is to empower students through free online education to advance their careers in tech. Many Udacity students have no formal programming background and are able to use our courses to kick start their careers in tech. We’re asking tech recruiters to tailor their career advice to online learners, and are excited to share their expertise! Jared Probst, Manager of Business Development for technical contracting at Palo Alto Staffing, interacts with hiring managers from Bay Area companies daily. Jared’s advice boils down to pursuing projects, developing a portfolio, specializing, and being a team player. 1. Projects Any candidate without a formal CS degree will want to find and accept work in any way possible. This can include unpaid internships, volunteer work, open source projects and short term paid work. You will want to give yourself as many opportunities as possible to prove yourself as capable and to develop r…