one approach i've seen and used to make hiring decisions:
do a great open source project to show you have the skills w/o the experience. ideally something relevant to potential employer.
what they really want to know is if you know the shit, not how long you sat in a desk. people lie about such things so years in a job is a proxy for truth
do a great open source project to show you have the skills w/o the experience. ideally something relevant to potential employer.
what they really want to know is if you know the shit, not how long you sat in a desk. people lie about such things so years in a job is a proxy for truth