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The problem is some of these skills that employers want are esoteric and there are few places where you can gain said experience without having the experience. Could you build out the experience in your garage, such as if they want welding, you just watch videos and then start welding on scrap until you get it down?
To use this example, I can weld. But that doesn't make me a welder. I can stick two bits of metal together. Real welders create a thing of function and beauty.
To use this example, I can weld. But that doesn't make me a welder. I can stick two bits of metal together. Real welders create a thing of function and beauty.
In theory you could become that good on your off time in your garage though. Just because its not a paid position does not mean its not real experience.
I'm amazed at how backwards some of the responses in this thread are.
While big gaps in employment are obviously not ideal, watching relevant youtube videos for educational experience absolutely is better than nothing.
I wouldn't really call it "experience", but you could probably get away with calling it "education".
Still far better than saying you flipped burgers at McDonalds, folded sweaters at Kohls, or driven for Uber. It seems like this thread leans towards profession-line of work, of which your typical HM won't care about if they're looking for an electrician, software developer, lawyer, accountant, nurse, etc. Speaking of which...
@OP,
YouTube can be a way to supplement your knowledge and skills that you wouldn't be able to otherwise, but it alone won't be enough. To take sample professions already brought up...
Electrician
You need to be certified in order to do this. Take classes that are accredited (make sure the tech school or college has this), become an apprentice, get your license, and earn your cert. YouTube could probably help you on the way
. Software Developer
You can use this for tutorials, discussions, panels, animated clips of its related topics. However, short of experience, you'll need to demonstrate you're "up to snuff". For example, you can answer tech questions. You've written decent code (learn to use GitHub, and they even have you write sample code at an interview). To get to THAT point, you'll need to be able to code by practicing.
Still far better than saying you flipped burgers at McDonalds, folded sweaters at Kohls, or driven for Uber. It seems like this thread leans towards profession-line of work, of which your typical HM won't care about if they're looking for an electrician, software developer, lawyer, accountant, nurse, etc. Speaking of which...
@OP,
YouTube can be a way to supplement your knowledge and skills that you wouldn't be able to otherwise, but it alone won't be enough. To take sample professions already brought up...
Electrician
You need to be certified in order to do this. Take classes that are accredited (make sure the tech school or college has this), become an apprentice, get your license, and earn your cert. YouTube could probably help you on the way
. Software Developer
You can use this for tutorials, discussions, panels, animated clips of its related topics. However, short of experience, you'll need to demonstrate you're "up to snuff". For example, you can answer tech questions. You've written decent code (learn to use GitHub, and they even have you write sample code at an interview). To get to THAT point, you'll need to be able to code by practicing.
Do you need to take accredited classes or can you just find an electrician buddy who signs you off to rewire your house or something else that you own to get your experience to sit for the exam? For coding couldnt I just make up my own projects and then sit for the certs and supplement with youtube videos?
I guess what I am asking is why does the work have to be for hire or paid work to get the certs/knowlage?
I doubt YouTube watching "word smither" is high on many employers' list of desirable skills. I guess if you're applying to be a fake news editor it might work.
Is it legitimate to fill in specific employment gaps in knowledge by either taking a class or watching a bunch of YouTube videos and then word smithing that you now have experience.
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Nowhere that I ever worked.
An online degree doesn't come from Youtube. They don't offer degrees .
Seriously, there is a lot of misinformation of Youtube
Some people are just completely missing the point. Nobody is saying every video on youtube is educational.
But there are literally hundreds of thousands of hours of high quality instructional videos available on a massive amount of material that does have real world utility available.
You can easily watch 50 organic chemistry lectures given by a good university professor and learn a lot. To pretend otherwise is absurd. This is just one example of thousands.
Some people are just completely missing the point. Nobody is saying every video on youtube is educational.
But there are literally hundreds of thousands of hours of high quality instructional videos available on a massive amount of material that does have real world utility available.
You can easily watch 50 organic chemistry lectures given by a good university professor and learn a lot. To pretend otherwise is absurd. This is just one example of thousands.
Yep, our professor is supplementing their class with a youtube series and it is VERY good. Then there is Khan academy, MIT open course ware. You can watch a whole semester on graduate level thermodynamics.
Based on how scathing some of these replys are people must be watching some really weird youtube content.
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