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Timothy Merritt • Edited

I’m Tim, 33 year old single dad making a career change into development. I’ve been studying coding for a while now, and over the last year I’ve been deep diving into learning all I can about the front end. I love helping anyone I can with the things I’ve learned so far, and I’m currently trying to land my first coding job! I’ve been a lurker on DEV for a while now, but I’m trying to actively engage more with the community :)

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Jared Mathis

How's the job search going?

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Timothy Merritt

I’ve applied to a few places, but only really started sending out resumes this last week, so it’s still early days. I know the general consensus is to start applying a little before you think you’re actually ready, so that’s what I’m doing. I feel like I have a strong grasp of the basics, I’ve built a few projects, and I try to practice as much as possible.

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Michael Zinoviev • Edited

Good luck bro with finding the job :)

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rowaa

Hi Timothy, hope you good luck :)

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Andrew Pronkin

Hey, good luck man ^^

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Timothy Merritt

Thanks!

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Stephan B. R. Langenau

deep respect for this achievement. I wish you the best of luck that you find a great job. And btw. Greetings from Germany 😅

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Timothy Merritt

Vielen Dank! Ich wahr geboren im Deutschland, und meine Mutter’s Seite der Familie ist Deutsch, aber meine Grammatik ist nicht so gut ;).

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Daniel Zardo

Hello Timothy! I can relate to your situation at a certain level. Success in your journey!

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Nathaniel Louis Tisuela

mad respect for you! I can only imagine the friction that is going against you, keep it up!

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Timothy Merritt

Thanks! It’s certainly a lot to deal with, but I’m really passionate about development (particularly the accessibility side of things), and I’m committed to the career change, so I’m doing my best.