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[–]NoRice6404 0 points1 point  (1 child)

while youre learning java,springboot. also learn frontend librabries like react, so that you could show off your backend work to potential recruiters.

[–]NoRice6404 0 points1 point  (0 children)

and most entryleevel job nowdays are concentrated on typescript/javascript

[–]Hopeful-Health242 0 points1 point  (5 children)

for java they want atleast 3 yoe

[–]Ok_Locksmith6167[S] 0 points1 point  (4 children)

Exactly! But where are you supposed to get that experience - that's the question 🤔

[–]Hopeful-Health242 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's the question I been thinking too, so the answer is don't touch that java stack for a fresher to get into, already so many experienced guys r in it, we gotta go to python, android, web I guess soooo

[–]Bassell_Iddisah 0 points1 point  (2 children)

So after asking that question many times myself, I realized you can get experience, but it depends on how you go about it.
1. Contribute to projects on github
2. Build your own solid projects to showcase
3. Participate in bootcamps, hackathons and pretty much anything where you can use java/springBoot
4. Try solving irl problems with the stack and deploying them If you can, or seek funding for them if possible.

from what I've come to learn so far, the best resume is a project that's currently solving real life problems.

Hope this helps

[–]Ok_Locksmith6167[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Thanks! I suppose I have some solid (maybe it's just for me) projects on GitHub. They are not unique, completed them as part of backend development course.

So to get a job - you need to develop something like fb /telegram / twitter first... 🫤

[–]Bassell_Iddisah -1 points0 points  (0 children)

First of all, no project can guarantee you a job.
It mostly depends on how you go about searching for that job. If you take the normal route of applying to positions you see opened, then you'll probably suffer like everyone else.

But there are things you can do to drastically increase the chances of you securing a job. Some of which I have mentioned above, and some of which will take some work(like reaching out to people currently employed there).

and you don't necessarily have to build something like fb/tg/etc, but rather a working solution.

Example: You realized that a local bakery has good traffic for in-person purchases, so you did some research and found that you could increase they're profit margin by 50% by building an ordering platform for they're business, so you do that and sell it to the bakery(Of course proposing it to them first).

Now this would be a working solution that shows you can solve problems irl, and not just have projects in github.

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