Beginnings in IT

As the first post of this blog, I thought it would be a good idea to
reflect on where/how I began my career. When talking to people who are
new to the world of computers (and who are hoping to land a job), I like
to share my story of how my career began. I don’t do this for bragging
rights or to make them envious of me. Rather it’s so that they may find
some inspiration in what I have to say and be able to see that anything
is possible once you put your mind to it.

The story begins in the summer of 2016. I’m sitting on my grandma’s swing in the backyard of her house, scrolling through job listings on Stark States job board. At the time, I was employed at Payless Shoesource as a part-time sales
associate. Having hated every minute of working in retail, and a few failed interviews for positions in IT, I was becoming desperate to find a position in IT. Scrolling through the listings, I saw one for a Software Developer Intern. Not really thinking, I clicked on it, viewed the skills required and immediately thought I would be denied. The only programming experience I had was one class and some stuff that I taught myself. Feeling frustrated I closed out of the listing.