[Tutor] Python jobs with no work experience

[Oscar Benjamin]

On Mon, 18 Apr 2022 at 10:12, david savage via Tutor <tutor at python.org> wrote:
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> Hi...thank you for this ability to ask questions.  I have dabbled with Python (Windows), but have never had the opportunity to use Python in a job.  I have been a PL/B programmer for the past 28 years, and recently got laid off from my job.  Because of the scarcity of open positions in this programming field, I'd like to get an entry-level position with a company that utilizes Python.  Someplace where I can actually increase my understanding of Python & therefore put it to good use...in an actual productive environment, but I'm not aware of any company that is willing to take on a programmer who doesn't have actual work experience using Python.

Many companies will employ someone based on their experience in
contributing to open source software. That's a way that you can build
skills in something like Python as well as being helped to develop
your skills and the results are publicly visible for any potential
employer.

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Oscar