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Why I won't get hired or my skills used?

#1
This sounds silly but I've been trying to find a remote "job", or something just to gain experience in the web development field (js, html, css ) but it seems to be hard as hell to get someone interested, I've sent resumes and nobody replied. It's starting to become a depressing situation and to kill my desire to become a programmer.

Re: Why I won't get hired or my skills used?

#5
Join a hacker or builder club (note, these are experimenters and builders and steal nothing) Network with people, build stuff and improve yourself to the point where you have marketable skills. People at the entry level are not hired for work on projects. They need to learn active program creation and debugging etc

Re: Why I won't get hired or my skills used?

#6
I feel like its easier to get hired for a remote job if you've already worked remotely previously. See if you can whip up a few non-trivial projects of your own and build up a small portfolio, if you haven't already. Then the first step might be taking on a manageable project like building an MVP for someone.

Even taking a project that you worked on in a tutorial, extending it and being able to speak intelligently about your design decisions will help you get a foot in the door on many small projects.

Re: Why I won't get hired or my skills used?

#7
Second the resume,

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     First-name lastname
            Address
          Phone number
              Email
Summary/skills - x years of experience in x - strong knowledge in/of x - advanced knowledge of x - work traits - merits - positive character traits

Professional experience

Company name Street address City, state/province, zipcode Country

Job title/role | startdate-end

- responsibilities -responsibilities -responsibilities

Company name Street address City, state/province, zipcode Country

Job title/role | startdate-end

- responsibilities -responsibilities -responsibilities

Company name Street address City, state/province, zipcode Country

Job title/role | startdate-end

- responsibilities -responsibilities -responsibilities

Education

Schoolname [highschool], state/province/or city/country Diploma name | year achieved

Collegename [college/univ.] state/province/or city/country Degree name | Year achieved

Certifications

Cert 1 Cert 2 Cert 3

References

Reference name Title Company Address Phone number Email Website

Reference name Title Company Address Phone number Email Website

Reference name Title Company Address Phone number Email Website

Reference name Title Company Address Phone number Email Website

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Large clear font for headings Double spaced company info under professional experience 1.25-1.5 spacing in responsibilities[1.25 spacing in summary/skills]

1.25-1.5 spacing under other sections except references

Center your contact information Left align the rest Use bullet points instead of dashes

Try to focus on listing relevant work experience in most recent first to oldest

Re: Why I won't get hired or my skills used?

#8
People don't want to be negative, but you will find it hard and maybe impossible.

People honestly do not want to hire someone for a remote position that needs to "gain experience". You should be employed for 2+ years as a programmer, before trying to find a remote job. Maybe you have?

Re: Why I won't get hired or my skills used?

#10
Web development tech is like singing. Everyone can do it. Few can do it well. When you do it well, it sells itself.

Think of something cool to do, do it to the best of your ability, keep improving it, and before you know it they will come to you.

You should never run out of things to improve. If you think you have something that is "perfect," it means you either need better feedback or you need to read more or both, because there is always room for improvement. That last 10% is what makes people stand out.

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