Thisarticlewas originally published on.cultby Will Johnson.
.cult is a Berlin-based community platform for developers.
Landing your first job in tech can be hard.
Especially when you have no experience in the field.
Ive worked in factories and call centers most of my adult life.
Im not going to lie, it was hard.
I applied to countless jobs and felt the sting of rejection time and time again.
No experience, they would say, even if I killed in the interview.
I was at the bottom of the ladder and dying for a break.
I decided toshowhow hard-working and passionate I really was using the power of social media.
I had zero followers and didnt know a single person working in tech.
Twitter was a living archive of my learning journey.
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If youve got no followers, no one will see, right?
Tag the instructor, author, creator or website in your post thats what I did.
Id jump on calls with my new connections and learn as much as I could.
Doing this allowed me to create a story, a unique one where I was controlling the narrative.
They were highly detailed and you could tell he put a lot of time and effort into making them.
Well, his hard work paid off.
A company saw what he was doing and contactedhimwith an offer.
He also created CSS challenges for other developers to participate in.
He would post something he made and would ask others to submit their version.
Im not saying you should quick your job search and become an influencer.
Im trying to show what a powerful and effective tool social media can be in as a developer.
By helping others solve problems it would reinforce the information Id learnt, it was win-win.
Most of your communication is done via the same medium (slack, email, GitHub).
Then as I mentioned earlier, my big break finally came after six years laboring in factories.
Dont worry about trying to be or look perfect.
I know Instagram is full of developers who have amazing desks and take beautiful pictures.
We want to see you win and reach your goals and celebrate your progress.
The relationships you build and potential opportunities are worth the effort.
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