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Don't waste your time on a portfolio website

Oct 20, 2020

First of all, sorry for the clickbaity title. But give me a minute and hear me out. You can see it all the time: new developers spending a lot of time trying to get their portfolio websites right. In the hope to land a great job, they put in hour after hour building custom layouts that are supposed…

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Failing job interviews? No feedback to improve? Here's a technique to learn from rejections

Jun 01, 2020

You invested so much time and effort into learning to code. You forced all this knowledge about HTML, CSS, JS, and React in your brain. You implemented practice projects and built a portfolio. You're really close to achieving your goal: becoming a professional software developer. But landing your…

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Frustrating job search? 5 tips to better prepare for interviews

Mar 09, 2020

For most people job interviews are scary. You never really know what to expect. You might feel like going to your own trial. Will this be a nice chat? Or will it be more a cross-examination-style of an interview? Lots of unknowns, a lot can go wrong. Wouldn't it be great to feel well-prepared at…

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Frustrating job search? My #1 tip for outstanding portfolio projects

Feb 14, 2020

Applying for jobs can be a frustrating experience. Especially if you don't have professional experience yet. You apply and apply but rarely even get replies. Every job posting requires experience. But how are you supposed to get it if nobody wants to hire you? At the same time, you hear a lot of…

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Frustrating job search? 12 tips for outstanding portfolio projects

Jan 24, 2020

Getting your first dev job can be depressing. Especially without professional experience. You send out application after application but get no replies. Every company wants experienced people but how to gain experience without a job? A classic hen egg problem... This is where your personal projects…

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