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Discussion on: How did you kickstart your career?

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Zaynaib (Ola) Giwa

Congrats on getting your CS degree! It might take several months before you get an interview. My suggestion is to network, network, and network. The quickest way to a job interview is through a referral. You can expand your network by going to conferences, joining slack groups, blogging, and joining meetup groups. If you want a concrete plan on getting interviews checkout Cracking the Code Interview by Gayle Laakmann McDowell and Softskills for Software Developers by John Sonmez. Also, be specific when you are asking for help. I guess what I'm trying is have an elevator pitch ready. Hi my name is Amine, I graduated from this school and I specialize in these languages. I'm looking for a web dev job. Keep the course. I hope my advice helps.

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Amine

Thank you for your advice, I'll make sure to read the softskills book and also improve my networking skills.