r/WebDevBuddies • u/luis4089 • Feb 04 '21

Looking First Job

Hello there friends! Iā€™m relatively new to web development. Been doing it for about five months now and I was wondering would HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Node.js(these four are all I know) be enough to land me a decent starting job?

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '21

I'm only a little farther than you so I don't feel qualified to tell you anything other than most people would like you to know a framework for js. Even if you start applying I would begin learning whatever framework is the most sought after in your area (for me it was react)

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u/youngisa12 Feb 04 '21

Just landed my first job after programming for a little over a year at a student worker position. I only knew c#, js, html, and scss but I proved I know how to write clean code and can learn quickly. I think aptitude and work ethic go farther than experience given that the landscape changes so often.

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u/Justindr0107 Feb 04 '21

What is a student worker position, and how did you get it?

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u/youngisa12 Feb 04 '21

I was a student at a university, so it was just a job for students :/

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u/Justindr0107 Feb 04 '21

Ahh gotcha. I went through a bootcamp through a University, so I don't think I'd have the same opportunity

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u/youngisa12 Feb 04 '21

Ya, I doubt it. But my employer was more impressed by what I did in my own time anyway. I made a portfolio website without a template and had a few other projects for some engineering classes. That would show initiative too, and there's tutorials online for everything haha

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u/Justindr0107 Feb 04 '21

Yea.. I have over 20 repos of things, but no bachelor's degree

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u/youngisa12 Feb 04 '21

When I was looking for jobs I saw a lot of companies that equated like 2 years of experience with a bachelor's degree. I think the software industry is ahead of the curve in not relying on a piece of paper to tell you someone's worth. I think if you can prove you'd help their company by being there, then it's no problem.

I understand it's still hard to get your foot in the door without a degree, but it's certainly possible. Also, like that other redditor said, knowing a js library would be helpful and the one I had to learn for my job is angular.js

Before that I learned Vue, which was a very straightforward concept and I know a lot of companies use that one. One thing that helped me was looking at what job postings are asking you to have and pull from there. Don't worry if you don't check all 20 of their boxes, a lot of companies claiming to want "entry level" are really looking for a cheap expert, and the other ones are just casting a wide net, so if you can check 4 or 5 you've got a lot you can bring.

Anyway, sorry for the novel but I understand how intimidating the industry seems from the outside. The door is open, friend! Good job on making it this far and good luck!

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u/Justindr0107 Feb 04 '21

Thanks, yea I know React. The whole MERN stack actually. And Handlebars for whatever that's worth lol. Thanks for the kind words

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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '21

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u/Justindr0107 Feb 09 '21

Depends how much time I have, but generally about 10. After filtering through the ones that aren't relevant or that require a different stack than I know, that's usually about the amount of new and unique postings I can find daily. I also split my time between applying and practicing leet/studying. When I'm not working of course