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In the world of tech, companies are definitely failing junior developers, we see job opportunities and the company wants either senior or mid-level developers because they either cannot afford to train junior developers or they want to release an application as soon as possible. When you want to get into the tech field, you see a lot of promises of tons of jobs and good pay and without needing a degree. And then they graduate from boot camp or have built enough projects that they feel confident enough to begin applying. Then it happens, they discover the life-sucking, existential-crisis inducing process of trying to find a job as a junior dev.
Why does this happen?
Well, this happens because junior devs cost these companies money. Junior devs need to be couched in order to contribute well to the team. Just like a new football player, they need to be taught kick the ball, how to dribble the right way, how to position themselves in the field. This same thing happens to junior developers in software companies. They need to be taught concepts like separation of concerns, how to code in a team using Git e.t.c. This can slow down processes and cost money. All of this can be avoided by just hiring people with experience.
What can you do to stand out?
Contributing to open source can put you in the limelight and show people that you know what you are doing. It can also help you build your resume, and give you an opportunity to discover new things.
Build your own projects in order to help you learn and expand your knowledge, put it out there for people to use and see, and get their feedback.
Working with groups or working on group projects can help you in the experience of working with different people. This is key in the software development field. You will have to work with people so you need to understand how to be a team player.