7 Ways to Stand Out as a Junior Developer
Summary
With fewer jobs to go around, entry-level developers need to focus on separating themselves from others with similar skills and experience, both during the hiring process and when they ultimately land a new position. Balance Self-Sufficiency with Realizing When to Ask for Help The first thing that shows high potential in a junior developer is how they approach a task or problem they’ve never seen before, explained Dave Anderson, former Amazon GM and tech director, now author of the Scarlet Ink Newsletter. But the junior developers who are viewed as “good hires” aren’t afraid to speak up in meetings or seek advice from senior team members. “Don’t just iterate on meaningless side projects to put on your resume, because that won’t move the needle,” advised Erik Andersen, software engineer and content creator. Witek agrees: “I’ve seen ‘a movie recommendation app’ in so many resumes that I rarely even look at them anymore, they’re all the same.” Get experience that matters by executing a complete project for a small business and delivering a solution that solves a real problem.