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When I was in Brazil I was already planning to immigrate to Canada. Because of that, I did all the courses and took the certifications I mentioned in the article. I don't think I was called to the hiring event exclusively because of those alone but due to the combined experiences and knowledge, I detailed at my resume.
Nowadays, I would focus on getting a bachelor degree in CS or display similar knowledge through projects, portfolio, bootcamp. I would practice CS fundamentals through problems at sites like freecodecamp and codewars. Finally, I would keep applying not only for the US but for other countries "easier" to get a VISA like Canada, Ireland or Germany. One mistake I did back in 2014 was that I didn't consider myself good enough to apply to companies outside of Brazil. Amazon showed me I was wrong. Maybe, if I had applied I could already be there in 2013 or sooner!
Cheers,
Hugo
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When I was in Brazil I was already planning to immigrate to Canada. Because of that, I did all the courses and took the certifications I mentioned in the article. I don't think I was called to the hiring event exclusively because of those alone but due to the combined experiences and knowledge, I detailed at my resume.
Nowadays, I would focus on getting a bachelor degree in CS or display similar knowledge through projects, portfolio, bootcamp. I would practice CS fundamentals through problems at sites like freecodecamp and codewars. Finally, I would keep applying not only for the US but for other countries "easier" to get a VISA like Canada, Ireland or Germany. One mistake I did back in 2014 was that I didn't consider myself good enough to apply to companies outside of Brazil. Amazon showed me I was wrong. Maybe, if I had applied I could already be there in 2013 or sooner!
Cheers,
Hugo