Once you've learned web development and you have a good understanding of the languages, it's time. Time to start using your new skills to start a n...
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This is a great post. My general advice in terms of mindset is that it is their job to disqualify you, not yours. Don't delay getting out there and applying!
Embrace How Random the Programming Interview Is
Ben Halpern ・ Mar 4 '17 ・ 2 min read
It's an awesome article, one thing that I personally can think of to get your first web developer job is to never give up.
It's hard starting out and rejections can feel bad but focus on becoming better after each and every interview.
Whenever you face rejections think it in a way that it is their loss on hiring you not the other way round.
Live to fight another day this time, smarter than you were previously.
A quick note about your advice to build a pro-bono website, e.g. for a nonprofit or small business:
What I found in my attempts to do just that is that, for the most part, they tend to not be too worried about the initial site build. The growing perception, rightly or wrongly, is that building a site now is easy thanks to tools like Squarespace and WordPress themes that include page builders.
What I found a greater concern for was maintenance and upkeep of the website once it's built. Offering to build something was all well and good, but without the willingness to provide ongoing maintenance very few people would even consider it.
That requires one to think about what one's time is worth and whether it's a winning proposition to offer to maintain the site for a certain period of time given that by offering to build it for free one has already reduced the perceived value of one's work so negotiating a fair payment for ongoing maintenance becomes more difficult.
That doesn't mean it's not still possible to build a site pro bono for one's portfolio, but it's an added wrinkle that may come up in the process.
These tips are awesome! I read another great article awhile ago on how to create a portfolio with no experience, I hope it's okay to share:
hackernoon.com/remote-freelance-we...
I'm in a similar role as you, and I have to stress your #1 and #2 points. Well put. I've had a lot of success hiring inexperience with great potential over experienced boorish folks that seem unenthused.
Thanks Milecia, your article really motivated me to don't give up find job as webdev. I have a lot of rejected by my job application.
I'm a novice #QuarantineCoder and the isolation coupled with my particular demographics(black, queer, non-binary, no relatable peers) vis-a-vis the social landscape of the industry had me feeling a bit discouraged. The points in this article remind me that I'm actually a way more well rounded candidate than I give myself credit for. Thanks for the confidence boost!
I would also recommend creating a LinkedIn profile and posting your portfolio there. I live in a small agricultural town where tech is basically non-existent, and just by posting on LinkedIn all my stuff and announcing that I was looking for a web development job, I was offered my first front end developer job at a local startup! So try all avenues when job hunting. You never know what could happen. :)
What worked for me was networking, which is weird for a shy guy, but it worked. The job I ended up getting was in a small company, owned by one of the founders of a meetup I attended.
This is great advice for someone like me who doesn't know much about the process but will be starting the job search/career change within the next year. Thank you!
Good article and I am also mentoring friends on starting their first projects to get exposure working on web applications.
Hi milecia, I am a fresher and don't know how to create a website and run it on server please help me out if you can.