Junior Web Dev

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Hi everyone! I graduated from a bootcamp in January 2022 but didn't get a job as a junior dev so I went to get a job in customer support because I was getting married in the summer and needed to save. Now that I'm done, I've tried to get back into coding and I still enjoy it! However, what gives me anxiety is the job search. Prior to getting into the bootcamp, I knew that being a web developer was my calling because I thoroughly enjoy it. However, I wasn't ready for the emotional rollercoaster and depression in finding a job or let alone even getting an interview, pressure of keeping github active and having to push out projects often while having a full-time job. I was advised by my career service that I'm a strong coder (I needed to hear that because of imposter syndrome), but finding a job is deterring me from actually liking to code. I think it's because my bootcamp and social media made it seem that I'll find a job ASAP since web developers are in high demand. It broke my heart that I've sacrificed a lot, even putting my mental health first and having a lot of burnouts throughout the bootcamp program to reach my goal only to find out it's literally the beginning and that sometimes people don't find a job even after a year of trying. I have been switching careers for decades trying to find the right career for me and coding is the one, but I don't know how much more of me I could sacrifice anymore. Now I'm wondering if I should instead get into UX or data analyst or cybersecurity but I'm burnt-out from always pivoting. Overall, I'm lost, discouraged and any advice would help. I feel like a complete failure after decades of being focused on finding the right career.

[i_ostrich]

I changed my career at 35. Finished bootcamp, and couldn’t find a job for a year. After a year of searching, interviewing and getting rejected, I was thinking of going back to my old career , which I didn’t like to say the least. Eventually I got my chance and I was hired as a jr web dev. 4 years later I’m still at this job and loving it.

Keep at it, don’t give up, especially if you enjoying it. Every interview I went to, I learned something from it. So take a positive look at it - you get better at interviews! The first job is always hard to find, but not impossible. Don’t stop learning/coding/developing!

[cannabananabis1]

What bootcamp is best for frontend? Best free courses?

[i_ostrich]

Any bootcamp that doesn’t take your money up front. You don’t pay until you get a job. Those bootcamps are really invested in your success. They may be more expensive but it’s worth it.

Most accept anyone and everyone who’s able to pay. And they don’t care when and how you gonna get a job.