I spent this past weekend reviewing ~40 entry level software candidates for a startup, and I came across some similar issues that make it hard to get pass the first round of tech interviews.

Here are 4 of those red flags...

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1. Not contributing to GitHub at least 1-2x per week. I saw many bursts of contributions during coding boot camps, followed by silence. Even if you are practicing coding algos, hiring managers need to see that you are still frequently building and learning on your projects.

2. Not tying previous jobs into how you can deliver value. There are so many ways that past jobs can add value to being a dev, they just need to be worded as such.

For example, being a educator means you explain things well to different parties! That’s a critical dev skill!

3. Recent projects with poor organization/structure. For example, if a hiring manager sees your GitHub repo is just 1 long file, it shows them that you haven’t thought about structured/maintainable code. They want to know that you can write code that will be well-maintained!

4. Resume >1 page, which de-prioritizes the dev work. I promise, everything you need to write can fit on one page, and it should be abundantly clear that you are interested in a dev role!

Most hiring managers spend no more than 2 mins on a resume - make sure to hook them in!

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