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Learn How to Find a Programming Job

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Meet Your Instructor
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Lane Wagner

Instructor

Lane is a back-end engineer and the lead instructor of Boot.dev. He has taught over one million students worldwide, on Boot.dev, FreeCodeCamp, YouTube and the Backend Banter podcast. Lane worked as a backend engineer writing Go, Python and TypeScript, then moved into engineering management and a couple of years later left to build Boot.dev full-time.

12 hours

Completion

Certificate included

Format

Interactive coding

Freemium

What You'll Learn

Build a standout portfolio and GitHub profile

Create an effective technical resume

Master job application strategies

Network effectively in the tech industry

Prepare for technical interviews

Overview

Learn how to find a job as a software engineer. This course will walk you through polishing up your portfolio projects, creating a resume, networking, interviewing, and even thinking about relocation. If you're nervous about starting your job search, this course will get you started on the right foot.

Table of Contents
1
Strategy

Learn how we think about job searching and how to get your head in the right place

2
Projects

Learn how to polish up your portfolio projects and make them stand out

3
GitHub Profile

Learn how to get your GitHub profile up to snuff and make it stand out

4
LinkedIn Profile

Get your LinkedIn profile into a place you're proud of

5
Resume

Learn how to write a resume that won't get thrown in the trash

6
Applying

Learn how to apply to jobs and get your resume in front of the right people

7
Networking

Start going to local meetups and networking events to meet people in the industry

8
Interviewing

Learn about common interviewing pitfalls and how to avoid them

9
Relocation

Understand the tradeoffs of relocating for a job and how to make the decision

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