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Discussion on: What steps do you need to take as an aspiring web developer in order to increase your chances of landing a job?

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John Jacob

Good tips — to add to it:

Write something in Readme's in your Github Projects
I can't tell you how many Github's I get sent or linked on resume's that just are full of empty or template readmes. Even just a paragraph or a few bullet points on what the project is and interesting parts, it goes a long way.

Build real projects for real people
It makes a huge difference if your experience and portfolio isn't just a bunch of tutorials that we've all seen a thousand times. Build things for real people. Seek out nonprofits or hackathons or indie hackers and build something for real users. Goes a long way in your credibility and experience.

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JC Smiley

Wow, awesome advise.