How to Get Hired as a Web Developer in 6 Months

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There are no two ways about it, learning to code will take some time and effort. After all, if coding were “easy”, companies wouldn’t pay web developers so well! Still, it would be good to know how much time you need to commit and how to go about things productively. In this video, @CodeCast from Scrimba sets out an idealistic study plan, covering all the core topics you need to know to become a hireable junior web developer.
00:00 Introduction
02:16 HTML and CSS
03:30 JavaScript
03:58 Responsive design
06:03 Next-level JavaScript
07:01 APIs
09:32 Flexbox and Grid
10:33 Git
11:57 React
12:36 Advanced React
14:22 Resume
15:27 Portfolio
17:04 Outro
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[@tomsdailystudy]

Enjoy the energy from this community called Scrimba; glad I found it. I've been going in circles on picking a format to learn. Books, Video's, classes (But which platform 🤔). Lot's of good options, but this Scrimba stuff, with the interactive learning, podcasts, youtube videos(cheerful hosts) aligns with my goals and personality. I don't feel isolated in my learning. And I'm no longer wondering if I'm picking the right path to learn... way easier to learn when you remove that constant internal question.

[@joaquin67]

100% agree and also my experience. I think they have inadvertantly become pioneers and leaders on doing online learning right. Even their interactive platform re-motivated me into learning frontend development, as I have never seen something like that before.

[@king-manu2758]

I worked my ass off studying way more than 4 hours a day and still it took me a year and a half to get an internship and 6 months more to get my first job. And I was always one of the fastest learners among my peers. From my experience while job hunting I'd say getting your first job has a lot to do with luck. You'll go through many interviews with companies that have a shit interview process and you'll feel you will never make it until one day you find a company that just likes you and hires you without any bullshit nuclear physicist type of problem solving challenges and whatnot. I think for many of these people who find jobs in 6 to 9 months, it's a lot about them just being lucky and finding that company right from the get go. There are some companies that will hire total beginners. I knew someone from the bootcamp I did that got a job before I did and she honestly knew a fraction of what I knew. She just got lucky really fast (unfortunately that didn't end up well because she was let go three months later because she simply was lacking skills, something to keep in mind).

[@Wesley-rn7oc]

I will second this. I had a similar experience. Ton of hours, faster learner than peers, resume and linkedIn refined, constant updates to portfolio website, internship and 7 months later first well payed job I bombed a technical interview for one company 10 mins before the interview that landed me a job at my current company; they didn't ask data structure and algorithm questions, but I had projects & internship experience with the exact same tech stack that they use and I was able to talk about the various technologies. Plus we just vibed well during the interview.

[@king-manu2758]

@@Wesley-rn7oc exactly my same experience. My main portfolio project (and the portfolio itself) got me the job. Also I vibed with the senior dev and we still do. I love my team honestly, they're all awesome and the company is as well. I was so angry when I bombed interviews elsewhere but now I understand my path was to be where I am now.

[@123illuvatar]

Yeah it’s 90% of luck. I got my first job as trainee after 7 months of learning about 5h a day with only 1 (not even finished own project) on my first recruitment process - first sent cv - first job

[@king-manu2758]

@@123illuvatar nice. That's some really high luck stats you got there lol.

[@bookercodes]

Alex from the video here 👋🏻 You identified something interesting, which is there are many factors involved. It's tempting to think it's about your coding skills and, while they matter (a helluva lot), you reach a point of diminishing returns as a beginner. You'll improve, but slower. So you can look to lower-hanging fruit like portfolio projects, LinkedIn, job-hunting approach, interview skills, etc. How you market yourself can make a massive impact. Imagine a company has a paint point like their database keeps failing and they need a database expert. The expert hardly has to try since they have so much to offer. At the beginning of your career, for better or for worse, most employers are looking for people they like and see potential in.

[@wilfredoseiwusu3507]

Interesting to know one can apply before they are ready (as in while still learning and Of course after knowing very well the basics of the HTML, CSS and JavaScript). I'm almost 6 months since I joined scrimba pro. Great video and thanks.

[@bookercodes]

Yes, totally! You might find success sooner than you expected (like Annemarie!)

[@arnobwebber]

great tips! setting a clear roadmap for learning and staying consistent is key😊

[@ro5298]

Im glad i found Scrimba, im currently a progamming student in college, but having scrimba is so great for me to have a refresher for me and also have find me a job, im currently doing frontend course as a resfresher and hope i get a job soon :)

[@kleber.smartdev]

Thanks for the great video. I am on this path right now :)

[@bookercodes]

Thank you 💜

[@joshh4234]

I just started watching the video but can most definitely relate. I feel as if I'm at that "jack of all trades, master of none" stage. I've got a good amount of knowledge under my belt yet hit brick walls where I'm just not happy with my projects, can't achieve the desired UI result (even with careful planning), and some days I just don't feel like it. Almost done with the Front End career path at Scrimba (70-something %). Haven't even applied for my first web job just yet.

[@princecharles-amachree7329]

You'll be fine chap. You're not alone

[@joshh4234]

@@princecharles-amachree7329 Yeah very true lol, I'll get there eventually

[@NerdzGetaway]

How’s it going?!

[@gasto64]

Incredible! Thank you

[@abdullahkarahan61]

great tips,thank you

[@bookercodes]

You're welcome 💜

[@DevlogBill]

Hi scrimba, sometimes I feel as if I am learning too slowly. I am now 6 months in, and I only managed to get a handle on HTML, CSS and a decent amount of JavaScript. Then again, I spent about 1 and a half months messing around with C, Kotlin, Swift, Java. I spent a good 4 weeks on C and nearly pulled my hair out! So, in a sense it has been maybe? 4 going on 5 months, but still I feel as if I should have mastered HTML, CSS, JavaScript and have a decent grasp of React and at the stage where I should be beginning the application process looking for work. Anyways I am on the Odin Project and just began about 3 weeks or so and I am up too JavaScript fundamentals. I am glad I started this because now I see how many holes I have in my knowledge with CSS and JavaScript, thanks for the video I am new here and I subscribed.

[@bookercodes]

Alex from the video here 👋🏻 Trust me, you are doing good and you're on the right path. Learning to code isn't always gradual. Every now and again you'll perceive a "growth spurt". The next one is coming. If you have an investment or weight goal, it would feel terrible to check the numbers every day. Same with learning a new subject. You need to zoom out and evaluate your progress monthly. As long as you keep showing up and things like what you wrote are front of mind, I know you will be successful. Good luck.

[@DevlogBill]

@@bookercodes Thank you, I needed to hear that. That encourages me a lot.

[@Jackolltradez]

Hi, I'm also taking the odin project. Almost done with the foundations

[@quinnbready516]

I’m at the point of already completing many courses and certifications. I know my stuff, it’s just difficult finding a first job remotely. Any tips/ideas on that? Job websites don’t mean remote when they say remote. Praise scrimba for their React course by the way! I’m really enjoying it!!!

[@bookercodes]

It can be tough. I spoke with someone named Cameron Blackwood on my podcast, The Scrimba Podcast. He explained the first job can be the toughest but after 12-18 months, you start to get a lot of interest from recruiters, which I thought was really encouraging. In terms of practical advice, it's hard to summarise in one comment. The best I can suggest is you checkout some of our other videos here at @Scrimba (for example, we have one on where to find remote jobs as a new developer) and maybe the Scrimba podcast as well. If you have a more specific question, I can try my best to help!

[@Wesley-rn7oc]

"I know my stuff" is a red flag. I've been on the job for over two years and wouldn't say something like that. Courses and certifications are way different from solving real world problems.

[@davidortega2102]

Nobody wants to hire a nob.

[@MarceloNajar]

Great Path explanation!

[@bookercodes]

Thank you 💜

[@htmoh8115]

Beginning of this year I completed my bootcamp but stopped. I need to get back on it. Too much to remember.

[@wh4tsh3rch4nn3l]

Just do projects, trust me.

[@htmoh8115]

@@wh4tsh3rch4nn3l i tried following a tutorial online. Within 10 mins or so. I got stuck on the reactor page. Sent messages for help. But no one replied. I haven't studied the react programme. My aim is to do projects. But would be nice to have someone who can point in the right direction when needed.

[@dyunior]

@@htmoh8115 you also need to learn how to google the errors. Try searching the error.

[@htmoh8115]

@@dyunior errors, indent an other issues i was facing. One tutorial I was following. Got stuck, send a message. No reply. Online solutions too many things. Seems confusing. Probably Im jus bad. But I guess that's part of coding. On python I was facing an issue. But forgot what it was, I would have posted it here.

[@htmoh8115]

@@dyunior another thing. Learning things like, nested loop, inheritance etc. But when it comes to actually using it. When do we use it. I think projects would be beneficial.

[@lauris5275]

Im learning web development for 1 year and 1 month now. And im not even near to be called a web developer. (frontend). Its not that easy. And from experience, YOU need to learn every single day. Repeat, repeat, learn new things, repeat. And don''t take big pauses, because you will forget everything you learned and you will spend time relearning what you arleady learned. Many bootcamps say learn programming in 3-4 months. I kinda don't believe them. They are scammers or they just take people who already know some programming. There's no chance that people from 0 in 3 months can find a job.

[@bookercodes]

You might be surprised. In my opinion, if you can build a website, you are a web developer. As for you skill level, that is hard to objectively measure. It's even harder to measure yourself. You might be further along than you think! There are some people who can learn to code from scratch and find a job in 3 months but they're extremely rare and always have a background, computers, or problem solving. Normally, these people are very good at convincing employers they're fast learners and a good investment to make. I think we can all learn from that.

[@kolyxix]

@@bookercodes okay, I agree with you for the most part. BUT lets be clear, being able to build a website DOESN'T make you web developer.

[@davidortega2102]

How many hours a day you have spent in average studying? 4 hours is not the same as 10 hours. Be honest

[@davidortega2102]

And also with quality, because if you play to much video games or social media, this reduce the amount of memory capacity in your brain due to too much information

[@bookercodes]

@@kolyxix I respectfully disagree.

[@stevenpeterson2587]

It's so hard getting hired right out of college. I graduated 🎓 on the 14th of last Month. I even have Microsoft Office Specialist Certifications in Word and PowerPoint. Associates Degree from Community College and Recently a Bachelor's degree from University in Computer Science and graduated with a 3.093. I learned Java and JavaScript in Community College using NetBeans and VS code. We used mostly Python and some C++ at University. I touched MySQL in Database Systems class. And Yet I have gotten about 40 rejections for Entry Level Software Engineering, Entry Level Software Developer, Back end Software Developer and Jr Java Developer along with Java Developer positions.

[@bookercodes]

Sorry to hear that Steven, that sounds pretty deflating. I hope you continue to try because, with your experience, I am sure success is right around the corner. Let me know if I can help with something specific!

[@John-mj1kk]

Happened to me as well. I spend my first two years of college learning full-stack development intensively, but could not get a job. I built a handful amount of projects, with different frameworks (Spring Boot, Flutter, React, React Native, and NestJS), documented all of my code, did tests, recreated a collaborative scene in GitHub (with CI/CD, proper PR's, etc), and could not land any job for a year straight. I had to go ahead and start my own company, as an only developer. Published an application with no users. Somehow, that was enough experience to get attention from recruiters...

[@NoahLoftier]

There was someone i knew who've learned web development self-taught, and got a job within 1 year of learning front-end development, the key that got him into that job was his portfolio. His portfolio was professionally made, with a lot of properties, good design and awesome projects. I guess companies are attracted to practical work!

[@stevenpeterson2587]

@@NoahLoftier KZbin keeps deleting my Messages. Been trying to respond to u but it won't let me.

[@NoahLoftier]

@@stevenpeterson2587 that's alright. If you had to chance to reply, inform us how everything went!

[@Pensandoci9]

I see "luck" being mentioned so many times in the comments. Guys, everything in life is, ultimately, luck. The country you were born in, the language you speak, your family. However, luck can be incentivized. If you want a good body, chances are it will come down to genetics too. However, if you work out every day, you might still be more "Lucky" than a person that doesn't. It simply means you have more "entries" in the contest. A person that applies to 1000 jobs has more chances of getting "lucky" and getting one that someone that applies to 10. It's a really good practice to stop focusing on everything that's out of your control, envy others for their "luck", and simply concentrate on facilitating good things happening to you. Ultimately, being ALIVE is "lucky". You could have gotten hit by a truck yesterday. Remove any toxic mentality and even rejection will feel less painful.

[@techgix]

thanks a lot

[@bookercodes]

💜

[@davidoyewale1085]

Great video

[@bookercodes]

Thanks for watching, David!

[@maximillianus5453]

Nice job

[@bookercodes]

Thank you 💜

[@techgix]

I know all of this and i got an offer to intern. Do you think i should intern or continue looking for a job as a junior web developer?. I'll appreciate your response sir

[@Knightrider9091]

It's funny watching these types of videos I have a love hate, I have all those skills mentioned and more. And here I am still after 7 months 250 job applications and no job. Getting a job in 6 months is pure luck and unlikely, mixed with applying to everything you can find hoping somebody responds.

[@lauris5275]

But are you good? Or you are like a beginner? There's a difference. I would like to get a job, but i know I have nothing to offer. I need to learn more.

[@Knightrider9091]

Well thats the thing, I'd techincally be a beginner as im looking for my first web deceloper job. But ive built a portfolio and a couple of websites so i have the skills and am good at it. Even had a tutor at one point who said i was good enough to start applying for jobs, but I still get that feel I'm not good enough.

[@lauris5275]

@@Knightrider9091 I think theese days companies are searching for juniors with senior skill... I would like to work for free like 2-3 months, more like learning and then start some job somwhere, but in my country they search for high skilled programmers with experience already

[@Knightrider9091]

@@lauris5275 yep and that's the core of the issue

[@bookercodes]

Alex from the video here. I know what you mean 😥 I am in a unique position where I host the @Scrimba podcast and talk with newly-hired developers all the time. There's certainly some luck involved. I have heard from developers who applied for 250 jobs and on the 251st application, got a job they love. Keep going!

[@workout.trending]

bro please i'm trying to learn javascript all alone can you give me some tips much apperciated bro u are the best

[@apoorv1441]

what about DSA ?

[@bennonyeokereke6087]

Whats the best way to learn git or a good course i could take,

[@nowthisisfuuun]

The official documentation for Git is the best source

[@bakeraus]

I would honestly ask yourself if this is something you want to do as a job? You are going to looking at a screen most days typing out a language which isn't easy, ps make sure you take breaks your brain works better

[@bookercodes]

Totally 💯👏🏻! I do believe anyone motivated can become a developer. But it has to be something you enjoy.

[@bakeraus]

@@bookercodes Can't agree more, if you enjoy/love it motivation is easy

[@jonathan-3008]

Yes, I enjoy it

[@bakeraus]

@@jonathan-3008 Power on! Go for gold

[@kolyxix]

You are omitting something. The elephant in the room is data structure and algorithm. That is by far the most difficult aspect of web development and programming. It is more mathematical and logical than learning how to write basic functions.

[@bookercodes]

I think you might be right 🤔

[@mykalimba]

Video: Becoming a hireable web developer in in six months is no easy feat. Audio: ........ Becoming a hireable web developer in in six months is no easy feat.

[@bookercodes]

So the audio says what the video says? That's a good thing.... Right 😄?

[@mykalimba]

@@bookercodes Not quite. The mouth moves, then maybe 50ms later the matching audio happens. Or maybe it's 100ms, or maybe the audio happens before the video? I dunno. Either way, it's annoying enough to make some stop watching. 🤷‍♂

[@bookercodes]

@@mykalimba Hm, that is not the first time someone's said that. Will look into it, thanks!

[@christopherjones719]

lol I have an iPad and I watch videos on utube an when I watch the video I disrupted by a lot of talking it may have some bug or hackt how can I on do this what can I download an use free to get rid of this hackers an bugs urgently

[@gasto64]

The fact that people only do it for the money it's just stupid, just don't throw yourself into a void just for the money, no matter what career you choose if you don't like it no matter how you handle you will die of stress xd

[@ArchaicCreationsbp]

I’d rather die of stress making 75k working from home than making 40K answering phones all day.

[@TheConstantLearnerGuy]

:)

[@bookercodes]

Right back at you :)

[@christopherjones719]

🎞📸

[@Arjun-yj1es]

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[@hammad8965]

Same

[@Arjun-yj1es]

This is exactly the frontend career path syllabus

[@bookercodes]

@@Arjun-yj1es Well-spotted!

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[@hammad8965]

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