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Discussion on: How did you get your first Dev job?

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TJ Fogarty

I emailed all the digital agencies in my area (there were only a handful at the time) listing the work I can offer and what I liked about the work they did. Most said they weren't hiring, except one who ask me to come in for an interview.

They liked my CV even though there was nothing really on it. It was the design they liked, and I was given a internship that led to a job.

So the advice I have is not to send the same email to a bunch of companies - tailor the email by doing some research and compiling a list of things you like about what they do.

I've seen potential candidates immediately discarded because they had a generic email that was probably sent to 10 other companies.