Hey everyone,

I'm currently navigating a bit of a crossroads and would really appreciate some input from you guys.

Background: I'm a Quereinsteiger in IT. Back in 2022 I did a short full-stack program hoping to change careers, after which I completed a CAS at ZHAW in Computer Science. I guess I was a bit lucky back then to land a job shortly afterwards, and for the last 2.5 years I've been working mostly as a frontend developer (Angular). Due to company "restructuring," I'm currently job hunting and honestly feeling the market saturation firsthand – even junior positions are resulting in rejections. And it is even harder since I know I am also competing with all the brilliant graduates from ETH etc ^^

Since I know I'm lacking some formal education, I've been looking at Weiterbildungsangebote. One that caught my eye is OST's MAS Software Engineering program: https://www.ost.ch/de/weiterbildung/weiterbildungsangebot/informatik/mas-software-engineering

Since I already did one ZHAW CAS module, I could also continue to do some of the others offered here
https://www.zhaw.ch/de/engineering/weiterbildung/nach-thema/themenbereich-informatik

But in my opinion I think the one at OST look better, content wise.

So question is:

  • Has anyone done this MAS program or any of its modules? What was your experience?
  • Would pursuing further education like this be worth it in the current market?
  • Any other advice for someone in my situation?

I'll keep applying regardless, but any insights from the community would be hugely appreciated!

Thanks guys!

by Melodic_Lab_2589

2 comments

  1. If there is no job best thing is to continue your education I guess, with a side job if you find a low percentage (saw many of them, not enough to live but enough to survive while studying); by the time you are done you should be above average on you resume and market could be better
    If you find meh positions it’s also worth taking, employers might say great you have a doctorate but we want someone with 10 years experience and then you are screwed again

  2. I am not sure for how long you have been coding, but I have the feeling that you can’t out code AI. This might sound scary at first, because that means your job is gone. But it could also mean that you can start using AI as a tool to get your job done. Setup an IDE, learn how to use the tools, learn how to use AI agent. You are still at a better position than a complete novice to understand the AI output. You might miss bugs, or the AI might use concepts that fly right over your head. Be humble and learn from it. Do the research, ask followup question to the AI and up level yourself this way.

    Good luck.

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