Ask HN: Is there hope for a beginner without a degree in web dev today? (EU)
Duplicate due to HN failing the submission.
See here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32475422
See here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32475422
Most companies don't care about what degree you have or don't have, what they care about is: 1) Do you have experience? 2) Do you have the skills?
For a profile like your partner, the hard part will be 1). Companies won't even want to offer her an interview because she has no experience, and it's not something she can get unless a company is willing to hire her. So how do you get out of this?
The solution I've seen work the best to solve this issue: her/your network. Y'all need to ask a friend/acquaintance at a company that is hiring to bypass that "do you have 2+ years exp" filter to interview her. And since it seem she has the 2) figured out, she might get the job.
Do you solve this as a coding school by cooperating with specific companies and recommending candidates?
At a school level, we would do this by having a network of mentors; industry-professional who are interested in coaching the next generation of software engineers. A lot of them would recommend students for interviews and internships. We would also have relations with companies and send resumés to them. Some companies were so eager to hire our students that they would interview any of those who wanted to apply.