On Wed, 2009-09-02 at 08:31 -0700, JonathanB wrote: > I am a self-taught Python programmer with a liberal arts degree > (Cross-cultural studies). I have been programming for several years > now and would like to get a job as a python programmer. Unfortunately > most of the job posts I have seen are for CS Majors or people with > experience. > > Is there a place I can look for job posts for entry level positions > requiring no experience? For the hiring managers, if the job post said > "CS Major" in the requirements, would you consider a liberal arts > major at all?
Definately not without any experience - but "experience" doesn't have to come from paid work - coding as a hobby in your free time is what's made all the best developers I know. Some things I personally would expect (and find more important than a CS background) - in order of importance: * Experience (e.g. open source / hobby projects / work) - several years worth. * Problem solving ability * A good comprehension of C, machine code, or something where you have to care about pointers/references. * Basic maths skills. Tim -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
