How to Land Your First Junior Developer Role

Practical advice from our instructors on building a portfolio that actually gets interviews.

A polished portfolio matters more than a long list of tutorials completed. Hiring managers want to see that you can ship something real, explain your decisions, and work with a team. Our advice: pick two or three projects, finish them completely (including the boring parts like error handling and tests), and be ready to talk through the trade-offs you made.