Hey guys, so a couple months ago I got my front end certificate, since then I’ve been learning React (I think I’m finally starting to understand it enough to start completing the projects), But I’ve also made a resume and applied at well over 100 junior/front end jobs, I live just out if San Francis…

How do you go about finding a recruiter that handles this? To everyone else, I know I need to work on a lot, and that’s what’s I’m doing now :slight_smile:

Personally I worked with this company Robert Half , here in Seattle. I loved working with them. Though I will say that it was my recruiter and her team I enjoyed more than the company they represented. Spend the time(if you have it) to find a recruiter you have a good fit with. Be honest with them a…

I come from the UK, so our situations are probably a bit different but hopefully you will find my advice helpful. Firstly, don’t push these certificates you get here on to employers. Don’t even mention FreeCodeCamp. It looks much better that you completed these projects off your own back. The emplo…

Your advice is probably the most logical place to start. If I were him, I would get some code review on stack exchange or reddit. Because most people cannot criticize their own work.

Difficult to really “diagnose” these things without 1-on-1 work. Couple of things from my personal experience: Most companies probably aren’t pouring over your code/projects until after they decide to bother interviewing you–it’s just too much time investment. Not that you shouldn’t make them as c…

[image] Discouraged by everything Career Advice Background: I’ve done a full stack web application which is pretty good IMO and original instead of a clone. Link here . Got front and back end certificate. MERN stack + Redux and webpack. Unique(but shitty?) looking portfol…

[image] kennethlumalicay: I’m in the same boat. I’m probably over 100 applications now as well but couldn’t even get a single call. Based on your other post, you’re in NYC right? Happy to get coffee some time, let me know if you’re interested. :slight_smile:

I came across a quote from http://www.alexbanayan.com/ while reading a blog entry by https://haseebq.com/farewell-app-academy-hello-airbnb-part-i/ (Great blog btw. Haseeb is a super inspiring guy). The quote basically states how all successful people treat life like a nightclub. You either go throug…

Sure, do you attend meetups? There’s an upcoming ReactNYC meetup in manhattan. The bronx FCC fb group also meet up from time to time.

It is very hard to get a job with just a front end certificate, especially in the Bay Area. I would start learning a framework and/or build some full stack applications so you know how the front and back ends work together. Join the next Chingu Voyage cohort. Doing a team project through there will…

Applied at over 100 jobs, no interview

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kennethlumalicay January 22, 2018, 4:08pm 21

I’m in the same boat. I’m probably over 100 applications now as well but couldn’t even get a single call.

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