Today I studied primarily on Codecademy's "Learn PHP Skill Path" and still on the basics but it's pretty easy??? Programming languages have a trend of starting off relatively the same, each having small differences.
I finished another workshop & here is my final project ✨
I was supposed to add the forecast but the JavaScript was so so hard, I need to practice it more 🥲
Oh and remember the bootcamp I was looking forward to join? The didn’t accept me after the interview but its okay I still learned a lot and I am looking forward to give it another try in the future ✨
Here is my github, feel free to follow me ✨
I need to add my previous projects but i am so lazy
My former handle used to be "leaveblackbrosalone" but @a-fox-studies gave me this new handle and I use it everywhere now, so thank you so much!
My name is Emery
I really love movies and music, I take it very seriously and I sometimes write reviews on Letterboxd.
I'm heading towards being a full-stack developer (I almost forget to add this)
Programming Languages 💻
Javascript (Primarily)
Solidity (Secondary) I'm yet to learn but eventually will when I map out a timetable for it.
Node.js too
Skills 🤹🏾♀️
Technical Writing
Graphic Design
UX/UI - I like to do everything myself so I picked this up and I'm decent with it
I have a couple of articles on my blog here I mostly like to talk about subtle nuances in tech and I will be writing more this year hopefully!
check out my GitHub here(maybe you can use some of my .README styles lol) and check out my projects too ~!
I love to build projects and hopefully I will be building more this year and sharing some of my interests and daily activities here (daily activities posts are quite tough for me but I'll figure something out)
So remember when I said I have a test for a bootcamp program and i need to pass it to start the bootcamp?
I actually passed the test BUT there is interview and depending on that interview, they will see if I am suitable or not.
C# was my first choice and I can’t wait to learn more about it.
I have been learning C# basics besides my shecodes course as a preparation for the interview these days and I will continue to day so until the day of the interview.
Wish me luck everyone 😭 hopefully they will see how passionate I am and let me join them 🥹
But then again even if they didn’t accept me, at least I learned a lot of new info that will help me later for sure ⭐️
What a good start of 2024! But what do they mean by technical assessment i am so nervous i hope i can pass 😭😭 wish i could know so i can prepare tor it
do you have a github account where you share your projects while learning? I'd love to give you a follow :)
I have heard so many thing about it yet I haven’t made an account in it 🥹 I will definitely make one soon and share it here with you AND I will follow you all of course ✨
Although I am finally done with the challenge, it’s made me sad that whenever I start a project (personal site or business site) I would stop a few lines after it.
I am lacking in so many ways, and seeing how amazing people at code pen made me feel even more lacking but that will definitely make me try even harder next year!
I am still so far away from my goal but nevertheless i am excited for next week because my new shecodes course will start 💻✨
Special thanks for @xiacodes @xiabablog for making this challenge and I can’t wait to start it all over again in 2024 ⭐️
do you have any tips for speaking to/reaching out to recruiters? i'm looking for new grad roles and ppl keep telling me to but i don't even know where to start or find any and all the articles online are so intimidating
Hiya 💗
The people are right, it's one of the best ways to put yourself out there! Oh, this is going to be a long one~!
I'll share tips from my own experience, this might help you, this might because I did it any other way but this:
I applied to a bunch of jobs: like for 5 days straight I was just apply just for the sake of it. The more jobs, the more recruiters have my CV/Resume in their database. I recommend LinkedIn the most as it's super easy to drop a message to the recruiter.
Applied to jobs that I had 50%+ chance of getting a call to: Obviously this means apply to jobs where you have the skills and the experience (work or in building projects etc). I say this because say they do call you but they ask you if you have this certain tech stack and you say no... end of call really. So, for me, I had like 2 or 3 things they were asking for in a candidate so I got through to the calling stage!
LinkedIn is actually your friend, don't be afraid: During my random job searching and whilst I was in my job, I had recruiters message me about job opportunities. Why? Because of my profile. You need to have your LinkedIn vamped up, check mine out for reference (click the LinkedIn icon). But make sure to have your skills e.g. About > Top skills, your work experience (paid or volunteer) and any certificates you have! If you're brave, not like me, start posting on there for a while.
LinkedIn again but Connections: Oh my days please follow people, even if you don't know them personally. I have 300+ connections (not to brag) but I only know like two handful of the people, the rest are of people who connect with people who I follow, I have met like 5 recruiters through this way.
Actually message the recruiters???: Okay so you followed the people, your CV/Resume is done and dusted and now you're ready to message those recruiters! In my case, I had more recruiters message me than the other way round only because I'm shy hehe so I wait for them to make the first move. They would probably send a whole message about the new job that have posted and see if you're interested and then, if you like the job, you can say "Yes please" or whatever is the appropriate reply is, and then they will send further information or arrange a phone call! If you want to message them first, I would find them more after applying for a job on LinkedIn, they usually add the recruiter in the job posting as a way for people to message them.
DO NOT FEEL AFRAID IN MESSAGING RECRUITERS: I say this because a) imagine 100 people apply for the job, only 5 would message the recruiter (I don't know if the stats are right, I just remembered that from bootcamp-) because everyone else is too afraid to do it! Missed opportunity! b) recruiters actually want people to message them. Now in terms of what to write to them? I don't know really. I would always go for the classic "don't repeat what's on your resume", they're going to read it anyways, so just talk a bit about your experience and skills A BIT like
"Hello/Hi, my name is [name]. I hope this message finds you well. I wanted to express my strong interest in the [Job Title] position at [Company Name], for which I recently submitted my application. I'm enthusiastic about the opportunity to join [Company Name] and contribute to [mention something specific you find appealing about the company or role, if possible]. I believe my skills and experience align well with the requirements of the position. Thank you for considering my application, and I look forward to the possibility of discussing my qualifications in more detail. Best regards, [name]
No hire, don't be sad: Even if they don't hire you, or go through the next stages, keep in touch by even asking questions about what's on the market/what's new, how you could do better for other jobs you want to apply to that were similar to the ones you failed at. They could point you to the right direction! One recruiter said she wanted me to have more projects I was passionate about online like on GitHub or GitLab, even if they were "silly" projects - at the time, I didn't have much projects online so it made sense! See, I took that advice and now I'm a project making machine (a bit)! Advice they give sticks forever!
Remember, reaching out to recruiters and applying for jobs is a numbers game. The more applications you submit, the better your chances of landing interviews. I really hope this helps and I didn't make too many spelling mistakes! This is all of the things I could note down from the top of my head!
I've made other posts on on my coding blog about career advices:
🌐 Tips for Landing Your First Entry-Level Developer Job
🌐 Career Services For Web Dev (could be useful to you too!)
🌐 The Talent Cloud Community: Careers Workshop
Good luck with your job search!
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