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by sherm8n 5120 days ago
How much coding experience do you have? Are you able to list all the projects you've worked on and what you did for them?

If you're looking for a corporate job of course they will screen you out because you don't have a cs degree. This is one of the reasons they're terrible at hiring.

I have done lots of resume reviews, phone interviews, in-person interviews, and hiring for a big company. When you're looking at a stack of 500 resumes your goal is figure out how to filter that down to maybe 20 or so of the best looking resumes. It's dumb I know.

The most effective way of getting noticed is through a strong referral. Otherwise, you have to figure out how to really stand out. Do you have a portfolio to show projects you've done?