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Hey everyone, welcome back to my channel. If you're new here, hi! Welcome! So happy
to have you. I'm Tara and I make videos about lifestyle and also videos about
working in technology and being a software developer. Today I'm going to
share with you all some tips on how to land your first software development job.
So these tips are not going to be oriented around critiquing your resume
or like creating a portfolio, getting your GitHub up and running, having
projects, or anything like that. I will make videos about that if you are all
interested in it. But this video specifically is talking
about the job hunt and when you're actively looking for a job. So without
further ado, let's get started! Tip number one is to make yourself as visible as
possible. This includes things like sprucing up your LinkedIn, registering
for sites like AngelList and Vettery as well as removing words like a "junior" and
"entry-level" from your online profile. If you have a LinkedIn profile or even if
you don't I might recommend getting one. It's ultimately up to you but if you
have a LinkedIn profile or are thinking about getting one, follow these tips. Be
sure to put "developer" or "programmer" in your profile. There's kind of like a
summary section that you can go ahead and put that in there. Also list the
technologies that you've used and have experience with. So you can put that in
the little summary section on your LinkedIn profile and you can also add
those to the skills section. So if you know JavaScript, put JavaScript there. If
you've done work in Java or if you know some frameworks like Angular or React, if
you are familiar with things like databases and SQL, put those in there.
Put any technologies that you are familiar with and you feel that you
could actually go into a job and have some base level knowledge that would
make you useful to the company. After you've put all that information in your
LinkedIn profile go ahead and share your career interests. List the kind of jobs
you're interested, in the industry that you want to work in, locations you'd like
to work in, and types of companies you would like to work for it. I would also
recommend registering for sites like AngelList and Vettery. These are both
job boards basically where companies can find you. You create a profile, list the
technologies that you know, the things that you're interested in working for,
previous jobs you've had. I actually found my job through AngelList. The company
that I work for now reached out to me through that platform so I would highly
recommend doing it even if you don't think someone's going to reach out to
you - which was my case - go ahead and do it anyway. My second tip is to
cast a wide net. Basically, apply to as many jobs as you can. Apply to jobs that
you know you're interested in, companies you know you want to work for and then
apply to jobs for companies you haven't considered or haven't even heard of
before. Apply to jobs that are in the industry you want to work in and then
apply to jobs that are not in the industry you want to work in. So let's
say you really want to work in the tech industry. Apply to those jobs but then
go ahead and also apply to digital agencies, you know, banks, things like that
because a lot of industries now need developers though while they may not be
the driving force of a specific product or service a lot of industries still
need developers. But one thing I would recommend when applying to these jobs is
tweak your resume a little bit. Basically customize it for the job that you're
applying for. Now I know that can sound like a lot of work but it can be as
simple as highlighting skills that you have that were specifically listed in
the job posting. If it calls for experience with Redis and Mongo, JavaScript, Angular,
React, if you have any of those skills move those to the top of your resume.
Make sure whoever is reviewing your resume is going to see those bullet
points because if they see that you have a familiarity with these technologies
they're probably more likely to reach out to you than if they were buried
someplace else within your resume. I tried to keep these tips kind of like in
order of the application process but tip number three is honestly probably the
most important. And this is do not self select out of any job interview process.
If you feel that you need maybe fit 40 to 50% of the criteria for a job posting
apply to that job. Please, please, please apply to that job. Even if it's a job
position that's asking for, you know, more than a year of experience, two years,
three years of experience and you only have six months, apply to that job
anyway. If this job lists a few technologies that you don't know but
some that you do, apply to that job anyway. The best thing that you can do
for yourself is apply to these jobs. Put yourself in front of these companies and
companies will decide whether or not they are interested in you. So don't be
the person who self-selects out because the way that you're not going to get a
job is by not applying. There's a chance by you applying that maybe they will
follow up with you. Maybe you won't be a fit for this specific role but maybe in
a few months time they'll have another role that maybe you're more of a fit for.
Or maybe this company is really flexible in their requirements for this job and
will be willing to reach out to you anyway. And this is where I'm going to expand
a little bit on not using words like a "junior" or "entry-level"
or "beginner programmer" in your LinkedIn or online profile when it comes to
development. Now the reason I say that is because, like I mentioned earlier,
companies will decide whether or not to follow up with you.
Companies will decide whether or not you are an entry-level/beginner programmer
as well. They'll either do that by looking at projects that you've worked on,
looking at your resume just based on experience and job titles and things
like that, or they'll also figure that out through doing interviews with you.
There's nothing wrong with being a junior developer. Everyone's a junior
developer at some point and it's incredibly important, as you're a
developer and learning more, to maintain maybe not that junior mindset but just
the mindset of: there's always more to learn that you don't know everything and
there's always more to learn but you're willing to learn it. So go ahead and
apply jobs, you know, that say junior or entry-level programmer in the job
description but also apply to jobs that don't say that. Companies will figure out
for themselves whether or not you are a junior developer and someone they want
to follow up with. But remember it's not bad to be a junior developer. Tip number
four is to make connections. Become familiar with the development community
in your area. A lot of cities and markets have Slack groups that you can join, a
lot of them have meetups, there are a lot of networks that you can get involved in
that are nation and worldwide. I would recommend trying to make them locally or
in the region that you would like to move to if you do want to move. The
reason I recommend this is because a lot of people - a lot of developers - especially
those who care about having a healthy development ecosystem will be absolutely
thrilled to help you out in your job search. Maybe they can't take you on as
someone to mentor but they might be willing to answer a few questions for
you or they might be willing to pass on job
opportunities to you, especially if one comes up within their company. In general,
it's good to make connections, just have friends have people that you can talk to,
ask questions of, talk to about your life in general but then it's also good career
wise because these are potential opportunities. And then my last tip, tip
number 5 is to be consistent. Dedicate time to your job search every day. I know
it can be hard, I know it can be tiring, I know it can be discouraging but just set
aside you know maybe 20 to 30 minutes every day to your job search either when
you're eating breakfast or when you get home from your current job. Keep a list
of jobs that you've seen companies, you've seen that have job
open, skills and technologies that a lot of companies are looking for because if
you have a list you can get a better idea of you know what companies are
looking for and you can even you know take it upon yourself to maybe learn
some of those technologies to increase your chances of getting a job. But if
you are struggling with how to keep a list or keep track of all of these jobs
I would recommend creating a Trello board store the company and then store a
link to that job posting on a little card in Trello and then you know maybe
at the end of the week or during the weekend when you have time you can go
back and apply for that job. It keeps everything in one place for you and then
you can create little columns of jobs that you've seen, jobs that you've
applied for, jobs that you've heard back from, jobs you haven't heard back from.
It's just a really easy way to keep your job search organized and it'll be so
much easier and more helpful the more consistent you are. All right that's all
I have for these five tips. Let me know in the comments any tips that you have
for those looking for their first software development job. That's all I
have this video so I'll see you all next time. Bye!
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