NO JOBS IN TECH?
Read this!
Anyone who says there are no Jobs in tech is saying that ignorantly
What I have been preaching is that,
Entry level jobs are getting phased out so you should not train for entry level ability
Especially if you're based in Africa & want to get a shot at Jobs in Europe and North America. Entry level skills won't cut it
How to get jobs today
- Get a portfolio with a wow factor. Designers or Developers. If your portfolio is filled with projects from your Udemy or YouTube course, you're sidelined already. 1million other people who watched that course have them. So you're not special
- Personal branding. The OGs who are not on social media are OGs for a reason. they got into the industry in 2012. Social media was not the leader then. Build your personal brand on X and LinkedIn especially around what you do and who you are
- There is AI today. Build a product. Even if its an invoice generator. Design & Build something. You can. Use AI. Build one or more and put it out there also. Its social proof
- Write articles and be technically opinionated. You don't have to be controversial. Just have opinions on how things and processes in the industry can be optimized
- Go to YC & TS pages. Look for recently & longtime funded startups. Go to their Company page on LinkedIn, connect with the founders or heads of departments you want to work in.
- Build a case study around a feature in their product. Run a usability audit using Jakob Nielsen or any other framework. Document the audit. design or build the recommendations and use that to reach out to the founders. Don't wait till they are hiring. you will face competition & it may be bloody
- Also, apply for at least 15 jobs a week. You are confident here because you have done all I have listed from the beginning. social proof? correct. Skill? correct. Personality? correct. You are instantly likeable.
Do this and see if you don't select from at least 2 offers in 3 months.