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What do I need to know to get a job, and how do I get that job? (self.cs_career_questions)

submitted 1 year ago by Decide to c/cs_career_questions

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For the past year and so many months, I've been in a front-end web developer boot camp. It's self-paced, and for the concepts I know, I feel as though I have a decent grasp on how to use them. Still, based on my failed freelancing attempt and the job requirements I see listed often, it seems like it'll be a long time until I can get a job.

What I currently know is HTML, CSS, JS. I know some basic git and node. I'm currently learning React and Typescript. I am very certain that this is not enough to land a job, and I would like to know any skills I should know by this point.

When I do have the skills, what is the best way to apply to jobs, and what should I know when applying?

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[+] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

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[–] odium 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A portfolio is a good project because you can put it on job applications and have recruiters look at it. It acts as a longer resume.

However, it's not a good project to show off your skills because most portfolios are pretty basic (no backend at all). That isn't to say you can't make a technically challenging portfolio and show off your skills, it's just that the vast majority of portfolio are easy frontend only static sites.

A month long project is a good time frame for a project.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I hope this does not make you feel worse. You probably aren't fetting a job because the market is flooded.

Companies laid off devs at all levels for a year, and now we are all scrambling to get back on our feet.

I see postings for jobs on linkedin that have over 300 applicants within 6 hours. I am a senior engineer with 30 years under my belt, and i've been looking for a job 7 months now.

One company didn't even bother interviewing me because I didn't have enough years in React. Another did the same because my 3 years of Angular is not recent enough. I shit you not.