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by loopbit 3875 days ago
It's not even America, look around you: Germany has great opportunities for people with developing knowledge, Netherlands, England, Ireland... On the other hand I know France is in that situation, as well as Spain, Italy...

But a part of it is definitely your attitude; move around, search for your options.

This comes from a Spaniard that dropped out of college, has lived in France (I worked for Renault, FFS), Holland and, for the last 10 years, in Ireland. And I wouldn't change a thing.
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jokoon 3875 days ago
> But a part of it is definitely your attitude; move around, search for your options.

I'm part of the population who are considered poor in france. I don't have resources to "move around", I'm on welfare, and currently can't move out of my girlfriend apartment because I don't have enough resources to get a new home, nobody will risk renting to me. Both parents are broke. I live in one of the most unemployed region of france.

I might have an attitude, but I have explored options, and they're not so good. Maybe I should take risks, and maybe I'm not inventive. I've had many interviews, and none hired me.

Not hiding my desperate situation is creeping up on my moral, but I think I would be open to any decent suggestion that don't involve me being at risk of turning homeless.

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danmaz74 3875 days ago
If you've got an internet connection and a computer you can develop on, you can try starting as a freelance developer on one of the many websites like elance or guru etc.

In the beginning you'll have to work for little money and not-great projects to compete with lots of people from poorer countries, but as you start adding completed projects and good feedbacks to your profile, you can go up the ladder and, probably find better opportunities - either by starting to work regularly for some of your online employers, or moving somewhere else.

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icebraining 3875 days ago
Assuming you're willing to relocate, have you tried remote interviews? Nowadays the first round can be done over video-conference, and even if you need to go to their offices for the final interview, many companies are willing to pay for the trip.

danmaz74's advice is good too; if you pick a niche tech that you know well, you can make 50-60€/hour on fixed-fee jobs, though you might only get two or three per month initially.

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