I feel almost guilty to admit that it's taken me just shy of 3 weeks to write this post. If you've followed my developer journey so far, you've rea...
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Love this so much 👏🏻 Getting a job is essentially a numbers game. Like sales, you're going to hear no a lot, but that doesn't matter because eventually someone will say yes. And that's all you need. Perseverance is key!
Yes Allison! I'm in it to win it 😁 Thank you for your support 🤗
For me, and many of the places I worked at, what we looked for in candidates were those who were passionate about learning and discussing what they know. Quite a few times I have found self-learners to be more excited about learning and trying new things than someone who has gone through the degree process. There are many on both sides, but no need to cut yourself short. I can find just as many CS grads who think they know all and don't put in the time to learn anymore more than they need, as I can those who are grads and those who are self-taught that will spend the time necessary to keep their skills up.
Sometimes the rejection can be a blessing so you can learn from it, I had plenty of rejections before getting a sure foot on my path. You just keep trying and learning and as you get better you will be more in demand.
Awesome encouragement Michael, thank you for your support 💖
Interesting read, ty!
This is a very important thing to do for bootcamp grads and other self taught people. It's more difficult to wow without experience or degrees. Even having a crap load of side projects won't necessary do the trick. I've noticed that most recruiters will not take the time to go through side projects to acknowledge the potential quality there. This of course doesn't mean that there should not be side projects in github/bitbucket/other.
One way to demonstrate skill and understanding is to screen capture a coding session with live commentary. Solve a problem in one side project and record it to youtube. I think that doing this played a part in landing my current job.
These are good times to start a career in software development. The demand is so huge. Best of luck to you!
Aleksi thanks so much! This advice is money:
Thank you for posting this. I'm in a similar situation and feel a range of emotions from self-doubt to anger to disappointment. But I've made it this far and have no choice but to keep pushing through. Like others have mentioned in the comments, I will get a lot of No's but eventually I get a Yes. Good luck in your job search process, I am sure you will find the right company soon enough!
Amen Mabel! I'm glad my post helped encourage you :) Which technologies/stacks/frame works are you learning? Maybe we can connect and chat sometime?
Everyone started like that. It's a matter of luck and persistence. Here is what I suggest:
Theofanis these are great suggestions!
Yup this is what I'm doing, though not every hiring manager or recruiter is as forthcoming.
Yes I have a number of personal projects on my GitHub and I'm adding more.
This is a bit tricky for me as I have 2 young children 🤗 and many meetups are at evening hours. However I have a few fantastic dev mentors who have guided my journey greatly.
Ooh you know I DONT mention my opensource activity in my resume. I always assumed people would see it in my github lol. I'll do this 👍
You can put links on your commit history for each project so the recruiter can jump into the code.
You’re well on your way to a long and productive career!
Amen! Thank you for your support Ben ✊
Yes! It's also very frustrating if the first interview is with a person who cannot be convinced with technical knowledge. They may be focused on (lack of) formal education and work experience. Why even bother to interview if this could be already seen from CV?
Thank you for sharing your journey! I know the disappointment in being turned down for a job that you thought you had wrapped up, so you're not alone!
Thanks so much John 🙏🏾