I have been hired without experience: that was how my Java career started.<p>Basically it went like this: registered with recruiting agency - got a call a few days later asking if I would like a plane ticket - met up with the company next time I crossed the mountains anyway, told them I knew next to nothing about Java, was told that I looked smart and as long as I picked it up within the next 6 months they would be happy. So I started after my summer holiday and was fixing bugs within the first week.<p>At that place everone including our designer could code because they made sure to make it easy to get started. Since then I try to do the same.<p>Edit: this is also the only time recruiting agencies hasn&#x27;t been a complete and utter waste of my time.