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Career Prep

A collection of 26 posts

Negotiation

Give yourself a raise from day one.

Interview

Your days of nervous interviews are over.

Cover Letter

This powerful 7-part cover letter will separate you out of the stack of resumes.

Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)

Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)

Get your resume past software and into a real person's hands.

Resume

Get the proven resume framework that will help get you noticed.

How to Job Search

How to Job Search

Learn and practice our simple 5-step process for finding the right tech job online.

Job Search Plan

Job Search Plan

Do these 3 things and you'll succeed in your job search.

Networking

Breaking into tech can feel overwhelming if you don't know where to start. Thankfully, we've got just what you need.

LinkedIn

Why is LinkedIn so vital in the Career Prep process? It's actually pretty simple.

Impostor Syndrome

Impostor Syndrome

Have you ever felt like you don’t belong? Then you’ve likely already had a taste of this.

Your Story

Get clear about where you've been and where you're wanting to go.

Career Prep: What to Expect

Career Prep Featured

Career Prep: What to Expect

We've got the proven plan you'll need to confidently land your stepping-stone opportunity in tech.

How to Set Up an Email Template in Gmail

Walkthrough of how to enable email templates in Gmail, create email template in Gmail, and how to use the email template created. V School Better Outcomes.

Getting Started as a Freelance Web Developer

Getting Started as a Freelance Web Developer

Freelancing can be really attractive, especially to people who like the idea of being-your-own-boss. You're in charge of when you work and who you work for, for how long and what you get paid. You're also in charge of filing taxes, finding new clients, and personal training to stay on

Let's Talk About Huntr.co - A Tutorial on Tracking the Jobs You Apply For

Let's Talk About Huntr.co - A Tutorial on Tracking the Jobs You Apply For

When job searching, we all go through the same steps: applying for jobs, getting rejected and applying again. Sometimes there's not even a formal rejection and over time, it can all get pretty disheartening. You find yourself asking - "Am I doing enough?", "Am I just not cut out for

So you want to work remotely

So you want to work remotely

Remote work is hard to find, but it is possible to achieve, especially if you've worked remotely before. If this will be your first remote position, I would focus instead on negotiating a position that will let you start working remotely after the first 6 months to a year. As

GitHub: What are employers looking for?

GitHub: What are employers looking for?

Believe it or not, potential employers can learn a lot about you just by looking at your GitHub profile. From how well you code to what languages you specialize in, to even whether or not you might be passionate about coding, it's all there, or it can be if you

Emailing Your Resume to Real People - A Quality-Based Approach to Job Applications

Emailing Your Resume to Real People - A Quality-Based Approach to Job Applications

Your resume and application have a much larger chance of being noticed and responded to if you submit them not only via the traditional application process, but also directly to a person who works at the company. Ideally this contact would be a recruiter, someone in the HR department, a

"Easily Apply" - A Quantified Approach to Job Applications

"Easily Apply" - A Quantified Approach to Job Applications

"Easily Apply" is a great feature for applying to multiple jobs in a short period of time, but I only recommend it for people who are open to working anywhere as for you, there will be thousands of jobs available. Simply click "Easily Apply" next to a job posting and

How to Contribute to Open Source: A Beginner's Guide

How to Contribute to Open Source: A Beginner's Guide

Checklist for getting started: [ ] Start by reading through: Open Source Guides. It's brief, easy to ready and gets right to the point on tips, support and advice when it comes to contributing to Open Source [ ] Find and Pick a Project [ ] Read the project documentation, get familiar with it [ ] Choose one

LinkedIn, Resume, Portfolio Site

LinkedIn, Resume, Portfolio Site

Your homework this week is to: 1. Set up your LinkedIn profile * Add projects and images * Add bio/description * Connect with people you know * Connect with instructor * Write recommendation about instructor (so they will recommend you back) 2. Build out your resume completely 3. Complete your portfolio website 4. Clean

Personal Portfolio Project Requirements

Personal Portfolio Project Requirements

You are going to build your portfolio website. Project Requirements * Must be deployed LIVE on the web (We recommend Netlify for deploying static sites). * Prominently displays your name * Have a link that allows people to view and/or download your resume * Have links to your Linkedin and Github profiles * Have

Quiz: Javascript

Coding Questions: Question: What is the value of foo? var foo = 10 + '20'; Question: How would you make this work? add(2, 5); // 7 add(2)(5); // 7 Question: What value is returned from the following statement? "i'm a lasagna hog".split("").reverse().join(""); Question: What is the value of

Tech Interview Prep Resources (MEAN)

Developer Interview Questions 1 Developer Interview Questions 2 Javascript Algorithm Questions

How To Get Hired

How To Get Hired

Technical Tests There are many different ways potential employers will interview you technically. Here are a few of the most common: Take-Home Coding Test These are the BEST types of tests. They usually will give you a problem to solve and ask you to deliver it to them within 24