Pick a programming language that you are interested in . Practice it by developing some useful applications , you can use sites like pluralsight.com to get to know about the technology(montly subscription), Use stackoverflow.com and browse through the categories related to programming language that you picked . I particularly mention stackoverflow because, lots of developers post the difficulties that they faced during their programming job and experts provide solutions. BY going through those questions and solutions you can learn a lot about real time application development ofcourse with practise. Once you are confident, apply for the jobs related to programming language you picked , you can easily get through technical interviews.Also try freelancer.com to get some money flowing in. Happy Programming :)