I am a developer at The Washington Post and I help build newsroom facing tools. I also am the Chair of the DC chapter of ACM and produce a podcast called DC Tech Stories.
NETWORK. All my tech jobs I got through contacts. Second - present your information in a simple clear way - contextualize your side projects or code samples, list clearly your set of skills and state what you are learning/trying to get experience in. Simplicity and easy of scanning is important :) . Good luck!! Grit through that terrible job hunting time - it SUX but there is no good answer other than grit through!
I am a developer at The Washington Post and I help build newsroom facing tools. I also am the Chair of the DC chapter of ACM and produce a podcast called DC Tech Stories.
NETWORK. All my tech jobs I got through contacts. Second - present your information in a simple clear way - contextualize your side projects or code samples, list clearly your set of skills and state what you are learning/trying to get experience in. Simplicity and easy of scanning is important :) . Good luck!! Grit through that terrible job hunting time - it SUX but there is no good answer other than grit through!
Awesome. Great answer! Really appreciate the timely and thorough response. Congrats on working for The Washington Post, by the way!
Thanks! It's quite fun here :) Good luck with your hunt!