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Discussion on: How did you land your first developer job as a self-taught programmer?

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A dev 1 position opened up at the university I attended. It helped that I really targeted my way in: I had reached out to some of the devs there via a LinkedIn premium trial and emailed a couples other. Contacted 20 people and received 2 replies about what tech stack they were using and how they landed the job there and I learned that stack. That gave me enough leverage to get myself an interview, and I usually do well with presenting myself as professional and competent using my past experiences as well, pivoting them so they apply to situations that display the good sides of my character. Even when I didn't know the tech they asked about, I always said I was willing to learn.