Map Your Tech Career Target

This is the first lesson in the course, so we’re starting with the highest-leverage question: what kind of software job are you actually aiming for?

A vague goal like “get into tech” creates vague actions: random tutorials, random applications, random portfolio projects, and random disappointment.

A useful target gives you filters:

• Which skills matter most?
• Which jobs should you ignore?
• Which projects belong on your resume?
• Which interview style should you prepare for?
• Which companies are realistic next steps?

Later in this section, we’ll compare learning paths in Best Way to Learn Coding: CS Degree, Bootcamp, or Self Teach? and explore role types in Jobs in Coding: Types of Programmer Career Paths. For now, we’re building the map those decisions depend on.