i get your point, but i dont feel like i haven't started life am 23, finished my degree, worked at a few startups, even tutored students, worked in shop too in early days
just looking for something a bit more stable and meaningful now
I already worked at 3 local startups and for a few clients. now i just want some stability good pay, good team, good people, and room to learn and build
i’m not in the US and can’t relocate right now i do apply to remote roles when i see them but haven’t had much luck. currently an OSS maintainer for a US based org but the pay isn’t enough so still looking
i did pretty well on every startup in some of them i was the only frontend dev build end to end features integrated apis enhance ux. i was never kicked out on any of them though in some projects got completed in some i already did 8 months work and still they don't increase my pay so i left i also build end to fullstack app of a client on upwork delivered working mvp in just one months but in the end due to serious health i couldn't continue
thing is that i don't really take connections seriously that time i was in college i focus on building more and more everything was new for me
yes i am trying for full-time as an entry level
1. well does building for startups, building for clients doesn't count in real world experience?? only building for company counts??
in my college i just keep doing internships and stuff and if got time i learned a bit and do some entertainment yes i did personal projects later and also building now. i never take any bootcamp
2. i did approach some not replied some say learn DSA some say master what you have done till now
3. i tried lots of yc companies i applied and talked and dming many founder most not replied some replied but they not hire remotely or from my country
4. if they pay me i am willing to relocated but i think all the skills i get now is not valued anymore in tech.
i know things changed a lot still i build everyday i am trying
my financial position is not good now. i have only this year left. i already taken time off recently i got a disease so.
i do know that i like coding and i will continue in this field only. the only thing is that like most of my internships were in frontend and two are fullstack
i tried to connect with people but i don't know if i am connecting with right people i am unable to put myself i hesitant on my skills
how to find people? in my college time most of my time went on doing works for internships trying to earn from here and there and now i don't have proper connection with anyone.
my college is average it had a job placement office but in the final year due to some issues i couldn't able to sit any of the placements
i don't know about alumni association but there are some people from the college who are at good position but what is the right way to approach them also when i talked with some recent college senior working in a company they only say me like master your skill try learning this
why this is happening though i know am not that kind of genius but i had build stuffs i can get things done
how to approach people correctly do i directly say i need job hire me
i apply to jobs mainly through linkedin, yc, emails, and company career pages, sometimes even dming people on linkedin.
in the last month i’ve applied to over 100+ jobs, including some random ones not really based on location, and i also try to talk to people directly.
in the interview process, many times i make it to the final round, sometimes not.
I haven't worked with any recruiters mostly local startups with small teams.
i've already done 5+ internships and 2 fullstack client projects, so i'm wondering if i should focus on applying for more internships in frontend, or just focus on full-time roles now?
thanks, i understand and really want to get a job too, but it’s been hard.
earlier at least my resume got me interviews with real people, but now sometimes nothing comes, and if it does, ai often screens me first. i know i can do the work, but i struggle to express my thoughts clearly and put my points across in interviews.
how would you suggest improving in this—any tips for communicating better or making it through ai screening?
i took a break earlier due to health issues and missed placements, and now i’m doing open source as a maintainer, but it doesn’t pay enough. i feel a bit stuck because with ai moving so fast, i’m not sure what to focus on or if learning something new will take too long. i only have about three months or the rest of this year to figure things out, so maybe it’s better to focus on finding roles related to what i already know.
would you suggest trying something new, or sticking to my current skills to get a job faster?