The latest articles on DEV Community by James Robertson (@jamesarob). https://dev.to/jamesarob https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F950482%2F40566337-21a7-4723-93fd-73f4a4fa0a11.jpeg https://dev.to/jamesarob en James Robertson Thu, 05 Sep 2024 15:33:16 +0000 https://dev.to/jamesarob/using-my-side-project-to-get-noticed-in-this-brutal-job-market-3l0d https://dev.to/jamesarob/using-my-side-project-to-get-noticed-in-this-brutal-job-market-3l0d <p>Many of us know this now, the job market for software engineers is rough. I'm back on the hunt for a new gig. Second time in just a couple of years. It’s a grind. The ghosting, the rejections… it never gets easier.</p> <p>But earlier this week, I got a little lucky and found some inspiration. I saw a job posting that mentioned they were open to video applications. That got me thinking: why not use on of my own project to make interactive video applications? Figured it’d be a cool way to stand out, connect with the company, and show off what I can do in a more creative way.</p> <p>So, I gave it a shot and sent out a few of these interactive video applications. And so far, the response rate has been shockingly high. </p> <p>I hoping I've found the cheat codes here. Fingers crossed it keeps going like this.</p> <p>If anyone else out there is struggling with the job search and wants help setting something like this up, just hit me up. </p> <p>Hang in there, everyone—we’ll get through this.</p> <p>Example video - <a href="https://job-application-zeta.vercel.app/eleven-labs" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://job-application-zeta.vercel.app/eleven-labs</a></p> <p>reply</p> career frontend typescript opensource