Finding

I always heard it gets easier finding a job once you have some experience, but I’ve always had some doubt about how easy it was. I started off from a useless BA and did a coding boot camp in 2016, and subsequently submitted about 1000 applications in NorCal/SoCal across 7-8 months where I got less than 10 phone screens and 1 offer for a crappy position. Fast forward 1.5 years after that first job and I started applying again. Submitted about 70 applications and got a few phone screens and 1 offer I couldn’t refuse at an early stage startup in about 2 weeks. Definitely an improvement. Today, 1 year later (2.5 yrs of exp now), I’ve been on the hunt for less than a week, sent out a little over 100 applications, and I already have 20+ phone screens and some onsites from places that seem great to work at. The point of this is that it definitely gets easier finding a job once you get more experience under your belt, even without a formal CS education. To everyone still trying to get their foot in the door, just stay disciplined and keep going. Edit: during this job search I sent 150+ applications over the span of a month, did 30-40 phone screens for frontend and fullstack roles, moved on to 10-15 onsites with multiple offers in the midst of the COVID outbreak. If you’re motivated to learn and bring value and you have some experience, I think there’s always a place for you.