I saw that this forum says its for things that "don't fit into other categories" so I figured that this is the best place to post this. And this is related to coding. I would like to ask you guys about jobs. Specifically, the realistic qualifications needed to land a job, programming in Python language. I'm currently roughly 50% finished with the Python course over at CodeAcademy. And over at CodeAcademy, they say that if you finish their course, which includes tests and projects, that you will then be prepared to take the official Python certification test and be able to pass it. Which is what I plan to do, to get that certification.
But once I do that, will I be able to find a job? Is that enough? Or will I need to go and pay a college $35k for a computer science degree? Surely a certificate from the Official Python organization would be enough to land me an entry level programming job, right? Or wrong? I'll be a fresh faced newb at that point, with little to no experience. But you hear things about programmers that got hired with absolutely no qualifications. They got hired, because they could program. Is this still true? Do you think I'd be able to find a job with only a Python certificate?
(I realize there's a jobs subforum but this question wouldn't fit there because I am not offering a job, or seeking a job at this time.)
But once I do that, will I be able to find a job? Is that enough? Or will I need to go and pay a college $35k for a computer science degree? Surely a certificate from the Official Python organization would be enough to land me an entry level programming job, right? Or wrong? I'll be a fresh faced newb at that point, with little to no experience. But you hear things about programmers that got hired with absolutely no qualifications. They got hired, because they could program. Is this still true? Do you think I'd be able to find a job with only a Python certificate?
(I realize there's a jobs subforum but this question wouldn't fit there because I am not offering a job, or seeking a job at this time.)