Just taking a glance at your portfolio, I'd recommend trying to get some "real" projects under your belt. Have you tried freelancing at all while you're trying to land a gig? The apps you have are for sure cool, but they do come off as quick side-projects for the sake of having things in your portfolio, if that makes any sense.
One other critique I have is that they all have a very similar aesthetic (Material UI). Especially if you're selling yourself as a full stack, that includes front-end and companies wants to see that you can implement custom designs without a design-opinionated framework.
The hard part is getting that kind of work into your portfolio is hard without that first job or an internship unless you're picking up freelance projects. That's my advice, at least. I think your work is awesome by the way, best of luck to you!
Thank you for both your kind words and feedback about my projects.
I have not tried freelancing yet, and it is something I definitely want to explore. I guess a little bit of "imposter syndrome" has crept in in terms of putting myself out there, offering my services in an official capacity. But freelancing would definitely push me to level up my skills and, like you mentioned, showcase "real" projects in my portfolio.
As far as using Material UI, I hear you! My first few projects were styled with my limited CSS skills. Someone suggested intergrating something like Bootstrap, Tailwind, etc. and I really liked the Material UI documentation and community support.
Now that I've used Material UI successfully a few times, I have improved my design and styling chops to the point where I can implement my own CSS ideas and skills.
Thank you again for your feedback and I am so grateful to you and everyone who replied with their insight!
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Just taking a glance at your portfolio, I'd recommend trying to get some "real" projects under your belt. Have you tried freelancing at all while you're trying to land a gig? The apps you have are for sure cool, but they do come off as quick side-projects for the sake of having things in your portfolio, if that makes any sense.
One other critique I have is that they all have a very similar aesthetic (Material UI). Especially if you're selling yourself as a full stack, that includes front-end and companies wants to see that you can implement custom designs without a design-opinionated framework.
The hard part is getting that kind of work into your portfolio is hard without that first job or an internship unless you're picking up freelance projects. That's my advice, at least. I think your work is awesome by the way, best of luck to you!
Sebastian,
Thank you for both your kind words and feedback about my projects.
I have not tried freelancing yet, and it is something I definitely want to explore. I guess a little bit of "imposter syndrome" has crept in in terms of putting myself out there, offering my services in an official capacity. But freelancing would definitely push me to level up my skills and, like you mentioned, showcase "real" projects in my portfolio.
As far as using Material UI, I hear you! My first few projects were styled with my limited CSS skills. Someone suggested intergrating something like Bootstrap, Tailwind, etc. and I really liked the Material UI documentation and community support.
Now that I've used Material UI successfully a few times, I have improved my design and styling chops to the point where I can implement my own CSS ideas and skills.
Thank you again for your feedback and I am so grateful to you and everyone who replied with their insight!