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Somehow I can't comment on my post (maybe my score is not high enough) so I'm going to edit my original question.

A lot mid-level and senior type roles require industry experience. If I can't get this experience at my job, how can I get industry experience?

In particular, I'm interested in getting a software developer role that uses certain libraries I don't have experience with, and can't get at my job. Projects on github are fine, but that doesn't get me industry experience. I've heard of doing free work for charities, but I'm not sure how to go about that.

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You promote into it.

You're thinking you can interview from a non-midlevel job into one, but from an employer perspective, that doesn't happen.

Their thinking is, if you can't get to midlevel position at a place where you have been working already, why would you be able to do that at a completely new company?

The other case is if you got some type of degree or management specialization they want. However, those with experience will usuals be top picks over those that are academic only.

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