So right off the bat, you should not compare your journey to someone else's. It'll only drive you mad and not help your mental state. I know some devs who got their first job 3 months out of bootcamp and others that have degrees and it took them 2 years. There is no expected timeframe. Having said that, here are my thoughts:
1) Have you tested your resume against an ATS site? I'd try to keep your resume as basic and straight forward as possible for readability and to pass ATS.
2) Networking is key! I see you're posting articles and are active on LinkedIn but are you making connections and actively building relationships? This will help you get more eyes on you and your portfolio.
3) Are you getting interviews but just not landing the role? If so, it might be your soft skills that need work and not necessarily your technical and vice versa.
4) Lastly, I know you said you apply to all jobs but have you considered expanding your scope? I see some devs hyperfocus on a certain industry and ignore others. A lot of different industries (construction, retail, hospitality, healthcare, non-profits, etc) all have a web presence and internal tools they use. It might help to search for roles in these fields as well.
Thank you for taking your time to answer me! The only thing that I struggle is making connections cause I hyper focus on creating content I don't pass much time taking to people. I will take your advice!
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So right off the bat, you should not compare your journey to someone else's. It'll only drive you mad and not help your mental state. I know some devs who got their first job 3 months out of bootcamp and others that have degrees and it took them 2 years. There is no expected timeframe. Having said that, here are my thoughts:
1) Have you tested your resume against an ATS site? I'd try to keep your resume as basic and straight forward as possible for readability and to pass ATS.
2) Networking is key! I see you're posting articles and are active on LinkedIn but are you making connections and actively building relationships? This will help you get more eyes on you and your portfolio.
3) Are you getting interviews but just not landing the role? If so, it might be your soft skills that need work and not necessarily your technical and vice versa.
4) Lastly, I know you said you apply to all jobs but have you considered expanding your scope? I see some devs hyperfocus on a certain industry and ignore others. A lot of different industries (construction, retail, hospitality, healthcare, non-profits, etc) all have a web presence and internal tools they use. It might help to search for roles in these fields as well.
Best of luck, Jose!
Thank you for taking your time to answer me! The only thing that I struggle is making connections cause I hyper focus on creating content I don't pass much time taking to people. I will take your advice!