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<blockquote data-quote="Elsi" data-source="post: 741321" data-attributes="member: 23349"><p>That’s infuriating! Can you appeal? </p><p></p><p>If he’s interested in coding, there are a ton of courses online, some free and some that offer some kind of certification. Check Coursera. (They also have online courses from hundreds of universities on everything from philosophy to climate science. I’ve taken a bunch! They are lots of fun, for geeks like me.) also Udemy, edX, and MIT Open Courseware. </p><p></p><p>The great thing about programming, web development, graphic design, or freelance writing is no one really cares about your resume or credentials. Or what you look like, or whether you can make good small talk, or (for a lot of jobs) where you are. They care what you can do. It’s all about the portfolio. Once you break in, one job leads to another. I have not been asked for a resume for more than a decade. I do not have educational credentials in what I am doing now. Everything I am doing now is self taught. </p><p></p><p>And freelancers are a wonderfully open and accepting bunch. Many of us are rather quirky (I’m an aspie). I’ve got a great network of other creatives, in the metro area near me and across the country, that I’ve worked with for various projects. Sometimes they call me, sometimes I call them. I’m doing x for a client and they also need a y, so I thought of you. It is really not as isolating as you might think. In fact, it can’t be - if you’re isolated you don’t get leads and projects. </p><p></p><p>I hope your son finds something he would like to do that opens up whole new worlds for him!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Elsi, post: 741321, member: 23349"] That’s infuriating! Can you appeal? If he’s interested in coding, there are a ton of courses online, some free and some that offer some kind of certification. Check Coursera. (They also have online courses from hundreds of universities on everything from philosophy to climate science. I’ve taken a bunch! They are lots of fun, for geeks like me.) also Udemy, edX, and MIT Open Courseware. The great thing about programming, web development, graphic design, or freelance writing is no one really cares about your resume or credentials. Or what you look like, or whether you can make good small talk, or (for a lot of jobs) where you are. They care what you can do. It’s all about the portfolio. Once you break in, one job leads to another. I have not been asked for a resume for more than a decade. I do not have educational credentials in what I am doing now. Everything I am doing now is self taught. And freelancers are a wonderfully open and accepting bunch. Many of us are rather quirky (I’m an aspie). I’ve got a great network of other creatives, in the metro area near me and across the country, that I’ve worked with for various projects. Sometimes they call me, sometimes I call them. I’m doing x for a client and they also need a y, so I thought of you. It is really not as isolating as you might think. In fact, it can’t be - if you’re isolated you don’t get leads and projects. I hope your son finds something he would like to do that opens up whole new worlds for him! [/QUOTE]
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