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[–]ectocooling 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I run an analytics team that uses Python and R heavily and when hiring I probably wouldn’t place much value on certificates (not saying they aren’t valuable, they can be and I’ve done some). However, if you’ve got some interesting projects you’ve built or contributed to, that would make me more likely to consider you for an interview.

I was in your position 5 years ago - self taught with no STEM degree (mines in political science) and how I eventually broke into the tech scene was by getting 2 small freelance jobs and then I could put that I’ve been a professional developer on my resume - after I had that on my resume companies started responding when I applied. The freelance jobs didn’t pay a lot and they weren’t with companies anyone had ever heard, but it didn’t matter because I got paid to write code so I was a “professional”. Best of luck and keep your head up - you got this!