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It depends on the role you want, but for front-end developers having a portfolio is an ABSOLUTE MUST.

Seriously.

I didn't have a stellar portfolio, but the jobs I applied to got so many applicants with NO portfolio that I immediately stood out.

The thing is -- your personal projects don't have to be front-page HN-worthy, but they should demonstrate skills that you'd be using on the job you're applying for.

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I don't have a particular passion for front-end but I do like to make an effort to learn how other applications implemented similar UI so that what I produce can pass as designed and not necessarily 'developer-made'.

I'm in the UK but I would like to find myself somewhere "exciting" like the west coast of the US or somewhere in Asia. I need to be in a position where companies abroad justify the cost and hassle of a remote recruit.

The West Coast of the US is objectively the greatest area for human beings to live on the planet. As someone who lives here, I believe that everyone born here is (or should be) extremely thankful for it, and anyone who isn't born here will likely spend their entire lives figuring out how to get here. :)

Glad to see you already understand this. :)

100% this. A good portfolio not only helps you stand out, but it has plenty of other benefits as well. I recently wrote about this in more detail:

https://firstdevjob.com/posts/why-build-portfolio

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