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I remember aboot 10 years ago one popular idea was register your own company create some .io domain and website for yourself and add it to linkedin or CV. Idk how well it worked tho I just opted for lying my ass off approach in my CV and interviews.
"Why yes mr capitalist sir I have 10 years of experience in C# at 18" (haven't even looked at the language) hired specifically cos boss man liked my bullshitting prowess.
I got pretty lucky and got a job when programming apprenticeships were popular so my position was basically government subsidised and i took off from there. Any grad schemes or intern style placement positions available for you? Also my approach was to just claim I know everything and figure it out on the job if ur confident enough you can learn quick.
My favorite CS professor confessed that was how he'd gotten into the field. Just straight up lied about knowing how to program for some niche system. He got the job and then taught himself as he went along.
Later went to school for it, got his PhD, and became one of the leading researchers in his field.