How Patrick FINALLY Got His First Developer Position

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After graduating a coding bootcamp, it took Patrick 8 frustrating months to finally get his first developer position. He shared his whole job search journey. We dove into his day to day; job search strategy - what worked and what didn't; his frustrating interview experiences; and what finally helped him stand out from the rest of the applicants to FINALLY get his first developer position. Congrats Patrick! Can you relate to his frustrations?

Questions and Topics:
0:00 - Who is this guest?
1:03 - What was your job search like after you graduated from a coding bootcamp?
5:34 - How many positions did you apply to before you heard back from anyone?
9:02 - What did your day to day look like in trying to continue to build your skills and find a job?
13:14 - Did you work on any large, complex projects during your job search?
16:35 - What was your most frustrating experience with the job search?
22:13 - For your first full-time position, what was your interview like?
30:15 - Final piece of advice for aspiring developers
32:20 - Where you can reach Patrick

Host and Guest:
Don Hansen -   / donthedeveloper  
Patrick Shushereba -   / pshushereba