After a couple of years working in a trade I am looking changing careers and undertaking study in IT.
I have a few questions for those hiring in the IT sector.
I have seen from previous posts that those hiring are very interested in how you code and seeing any programs you have made on Github.
If a employer looks over a potential employees Github, how much of a influence would the choice of training institution of the potential employee have?
So you can get a idea what I'm trying to weigh up is University/Southern Institute of Technology(or similar) or a IT academy like the ones you hear advertise on the radio.
What area of programming to focus on to have good positioning for employment
Software development
App Development
Networking and Security
Embedded Systems
I enjoy designing things/systems and would like to work in the field of IoT's so I was thinking embedded systems, however while searching through the jobs and throughout day to day life I have yet to see much evidence that this field is exploding like I thought it would.
I have started learning basic c++ and also hoping to learn some java before I start studying
Any suggestions on how best to set myself up so I am a good option for a employer when I finish.
If you knew the stuff you know now when you were training how would you do it?