You're putting a great point on the table: accumulate valuable experience in your free time.
This is even more impactful for juniors. You can easily build an industry-standard "2 years of experience" within 6 months just by grinding several side projects by yourself.
Off topic: Your content on tech writing is amazing, btw. I'm on your newsletter already, getting a lot of value. Keep it up!
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You're putting a great point on the table: accumulate valuable experience in your free time.
This is even more impactful for juniors. You can easily build an industry-standard "2 years of experience" within 6 months just by grinding several side projects by yourself.
Off topic: Your content on tech writing is amazing, btw. I'm on your newsletter already, getting a lot of value. Keep it up!
"Accumulate valuable experience in your free time"—yes, this!
Haha and thank you so much, that means a lot! Followed you on here. Thanks for sparking such a great discussion!