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Originally Posted by ackmondual
Who's lying? If you're accusing me of that, then that certainly is not the case. I've been studying a couple of languages and performing exercises. What good is having the skills and knowledge if it doesn't get you an interview
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I think he was referring to the fact that you asked "how does one "bs"" To BS somebody meaning to lie or mislead.
Tech is a fast moving world, unfortunately decade old academic knowledge won't take you too far.
And while it is true that some places claim to be entry-level but require some past experience, not all companies operate that way. There are plenty that look to hire inexperienced but knowledgeable programmers. In those cases you will have two challenges:
1) Proving that your knowledge is still up to snuff with all the changes in the field
2) Explaining the gap between graduation and now