I had a rough initial job search, I went from studying business to wanting to do software development, then, I found myself in SF at a bootcamp tha...
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This is a wonderful post. People need to HEAR THIS! You can lead a horse to water...
We're often on both ends of this conversation. We have open times everyday to help people choose the right path - and we also reach out to our favorite 'web people' to talk to them all the time. It's crazy... but - everything is there - if you just ask for it.
Thank you so much for the kind words. I was honestly super hesitant to post this. This comment made my weekend and will continue to post things im hesitant to lol.
Excellent post! Its uncomfortable at first, but it's a great experience. Knowing the right people can get you in front of a recruiter. Also, use people in the network you already have! Check LinkedIn, I have reached out to people who graduated from the same University to get introductions to hiring managers at the companies they work for in the past.
I totally agree, it is uncomfortable, and i come up with every reason not to do it. Like this blog post. I came up with 5 reasons every hour why this isnt going to be of any value to anyone.
But sometimes, like an ice cold shower in the morning, you have to lean into the uncomfortable and great things come of it.
Thank you for your kind words and sharing your approach on Linkedin, i know someone will take your advice and implement it.
This is amazing stuff, and also bang on about the part where you mention not to waste their time. Some folks would genuinely want to help you and would spend time speaking to you, because they want to. Fortunately, I've had the pleasure of meeting people like that during the summer. But if you ask them to join a call and speak about stuff that no-value stuff when they may have put you into their schedule due to their kindness, then you need to make sure to respect that. Sorry, huge ramble. Again, great post!!
Thank you so much for the kind words Chethana.
No, dont apologize for the "ramble" that was such a great point, ramble on! Thank you for sharing and reading!
This was very insightful. Thanks Scott.
Thank you for reading! It means the world to me.
Great job on your first post on dev! dev.to/lucciddev/getting-started-w...
Keep going!
Scott, thanks for the advice, a wonderful and very instructive post 👍
Thanks Mila! I really appreciate it.
Very helpful and motivating post.
Thank you Jayesh!
This post opened my eyes to known but very underrated fact. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for the kind words Nyior, i feel that way about a lot of things. I feel like I know what I should be doing but I somehow keep avoiding it and over complicating it.
Im glad you enjoyed the post!
Great and absolutely true! My story is almost identical to yours.
To get my real job in web dev, I had to apply for 300+ vacancies.
Never give up.
Thanks for sharing Arc, more people need to hear about the struggles. Keep grinding, and like you said, never give up. Learn, change your approach, and iterate. Success will come.
Thank you for reading!
This is so useful! I have a really great mentor who goes out of his way to help, so I'll definitely be implementing these tips to make sure his time isn't wasted.
Thank you so much for reading and responding Idman!
Im so glad you found a mentor, we all benefit so much from having them!
Cold approaches can work but they take effort and confidence 😁