Wojak Codes retweetledi
At my last job, they were looking for a senior React Native + Rust dev with 5 years of professional experience
I had never developed in React Native. I'd never touched Rust before. Completely underqualified.
The only reason why I got an interview is because I met and talked to one of the company's employees in-person.
Despite being a junior with less than a year of professional experience (I had just turned 18), I was hired full-time.
I was thrown into the deep end. I went from making small web PRs to diving into the React Native codebase. I didn't really touch the Rust code but I read a lot of it.
By the time tech layoffs hit, I was the second-to-top contributor of all time (despite writing 95% of my code by hand) and had helped to lead the development of countless major projects.
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Unlike what they say nowadays, you don't need to lie on your resume. Just send it in.
What you really need is someone who is willing to invest in you, who can get you past the recruiters.
The best way to do that is to meet up with people and talk to them in-person.
If I hadn't gone to that in-person tech conference three years ago, I wouldn't have had that job.
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Despite having done frontend/mobile for my whole career, I'm currently interviewing for a few roles that I'm completely underqualified for, including a Senior DevOps role that requires prior experience.
Deja Vu.
I talked to someone at a tech conference.
They connected me to someone who got me past the recruiters.
Removing the middle man and the barriers between you and the job market is that easy.
Go forth, my unemployed brothers; meet people, talk to people, and show them what you're capable of.
Shah💤aman@shahzamannn_
Normal people: "I don't have knowledge/ experience/can't do" Meanwhile devs:
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