Currently, I've been almost a month out of my bootcamp, I've been applying for jobs for about 3-4 months. I've yet to get to an interview. I've pivoted recently, as most of these have been cold applications or the few warm applications I had with friends and family that haven't lead anywhere as of yet. Now I'm tapping more into my bootcamp's network of graduates and I think I've had better luck. A recent conversation led me here.
Still, money's getting dangerously tight, and I was wondering what further advice people here might be willing to share trying to break into that first job. For my background, I worked with C# and C++ in college, graduating with a major in English Lit, and two minors in Creative Writing and Game Design. From there, I took two courses with SQL, getting a certification, and then my bootcamp which focused on back end development using Ruby, the Rails framework, and more, including dipping my foot into Python. Currently, I've done some more self-study into algorithms, JavaScript, and am on a self-made project with some of the recent alumns to keep the GitHub active and keep learning.
I know there's no silver bullet or hard answer, but I'd still like to hear thoughts, experiences, and advice. I feel especially frayed as it's difficult to determine where to focus, and I can feel the sword's thread above wearing thin. Apologies for the dramatic there; I would also mention that I've found myself interested in hacking and was wondering if anyone had good resources as to where I could start looking at that?