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Building a Portfolio Pt 1.

So quick story, you've probably heard it.
I've applied to numerous "entry level" positions and received numerous rejections and zero feedback.

I'm also interested in starting my own business (possibly freelance or consulting) because as some of you may know, businesses aren't really paying too well.

To be efficient as I like to be, I've decided to start posting my progress (however terrifying that may be).

a(href="https://swansonquotes-one.herokuapp.com/")|Ron Swanson Quotes (Node.js, Express, CSS, HTML) - Heroku
div(class="col")
h3|Desktop/Enterprise Projects
ul(class="projects")
li
a(href="https://github.com/CharleeBrown/Data-Entry-Form-Java-")|Data Entry Form (Java, Swing(UI), MongoDB) - Github
ul(class="projects")
li
a(href="https://github.com/CharleeBrown/RefFinder")| " (Java, Swing(UI), MongoDB) - Github

I'm currently building a portfolio site, its very barebones right now, and I might keep it that way. Above is a snippet of the front page.
My skills lie more in the backend rather than the front, so design is not my forte and I'd be lying in saying I'm interested in learning.

But

I've seen the advice, warning?, that entrepreneurs wear many hats, at least at the beginning. So I'm learning React to become more modern in my frontend skills.

Will he succeed, or drag his psyche further away from reality as the CSS haunts him in his sleep?

Find out next time on Dragon Ball C-SS

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