I'm not technically a self-taught dev, as I got my job thru an internship while going to school. However, I do interact with a number of devs that are either fully self-taught, currently teaching themselves, and applying for jobs. I've followed and kept in touch with a few of those that have gotten jobs after being 100% self-taught and wanted to provide what they did to "break through".
All of them had to overcome the competition.
Some jobs they applied for had thousands of applicants.
All of them had to deal with lack of experience.
Lots had a ton of custom projects for anything and everything.
All of them applied to a TON of jobs, and were rejected A LOT
One even applied to so many the job site blocked them from applying to more during the month. Its possible this was too many, and didn't help as the applications were of lower quality.
All of them were determined to get into the industry no matter what it took
the amount of rejection all of them took is absurd, but you only need to get offered the job once.
All of them changed, and updated their approach over time after getting feedback
quality over quantity. If you don't update your approach when it doesn't work, odds are it wont ever work. Keep improving, keep applying, and keep updating how you apply.
All of them took MONTHS of learning and applying.
don't expect to be hired super quick, expect a grind, expect a marathon, just remember you only gotta get in once
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I'm not technically a self-taught dev, as I got my job thru an internship while going to school. However, I do interact with a number of devs that are either fully self-taught, currently teaching themselves, and applying for jobs. I've followed and kept in touch with a few of those that have gotten jobs after being 100% self-taught and wanted to provide what they did to "break through".