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Comment by whichdan | Hacker News Reader

Have you looked at the WhoIsHiring[1] threads? If you use some Google-Fu, you can find some "Who is Hiring Interns" threads that are posted occasionally by various users.

If you have any code you can show off, you should definitely throw it on GitHub.

Best of luck!

[1] http://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=whoishiring

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The problem with that route is I'm bit older and past the "intern level" age and the other roles expect you to already know everything. I'm looking for an entry level role where I can actually work with others to even begin to understand a professional front-end work environment. I've tried the telecommuting start up route where I work for peanuts and don't get paid until a revenue benchmark it made (assuming it ever is). In my case the entire experience felt pointless. No money and I wasn't learning anything. I actually dont mind working for very little as long as I'm in an environment where I'm learning something and actually have a purpose for being there.

Thanks for the thread regardless. I didn't know the who is hiring threads worked like that.

I wouldn't rule out remote work. You just need a business/team that works together and values learning.

It sounds like you want an entry level front end web dev position. Try to make your future job title as specific as you can. "Front-end developer experienced with JQuery and django interested in ecommerce" is better than a generic "front-end entry level developer". You can start contacting people in the bay area that have those job descriptions to figure out if that's what you really want to do.

Once you have your next goal in mind, you can start optimizing towards that goal. Can you get interviews? If not, optimize your skills / portfolio / network to help get you interviews. Can you get job offers? If not, improve your interview skills.

Here's a great post by Satvik Beri on how to manage 'Job Search Frustration' by making the process into a more stepwise progression. http://qr.ae/TpZGM

Thanks, I saved the link and made note of the advice.

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