Is it work experience or work experiences?

“Work experience.” The plural “experiences” is generally used in the context of discrete (i.e. individual) events (particularly in the sense of insights) that occurred within your broader body of experience.

How do you list software experience on a resume?

There are two places you can mention software skills on your resume: in the skills or employment history section. Here is an example of software skills being listed in the “skills” section of a resume: Technical administrative assistant skills: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Asana, Slack, G Suite.

How do I find work experience in the technology space?

There are two general approaches to finding work experience in the technology space – and this applies for year 10 work experience and well as if you’re in year 12. The first is to track down companies in your local area and contact them. Start by thinking about which area of technology or computer science you’re most interested in.

Does academic experience count as experience for getting into programming?

Academic experience definitely counts. If you have been programming in C and Java for eight years, that’s eight years. Maybe you didn’t spend all day, every day programming. That’s fine. No one else does either.

Does academic experience count when applying for a job?

Academic experience counts – to a limit. 4 years of class-room programming is never going to match up to 4 years of actual experience in a corporate environment – so don’t waste your time and potential employers’ time thinking you meet those requirements.

Is 5 years of Java experience enough to get a job?

Experience demands on job postings are pretty loose anyway. When a job posting asks for “5 years of Java experience”, what it really says is “We don’t want to train an average new graduate, and we want to pay about average for programmers five years out of school.” Was it experience? Did you spend time learning or exercising a particular skill?