Career Advice from a Tech Recruiter

🎓 View our courses: https://scrimba.com/links/all-courses Come along and get advice on improving your resume, prepping for an interview, negotiating salary, and all things career. 🖥 Contents 🖥 0:38 - Introduction 2:02 - Tell us about what you do, Jermaine 3:25 - What are the main things tech recruiters look for when considering candidates? 5:38 - What's the number one thing people can do to improve their resume? 7:08 - How do you recommend people prepare for interviews? 9:33 - Jermaine’s cheat code for interviews 10:52 - The “Five Emergency Stories” 13:33 - Is it better to have one complex project, or several smaller ones on your portfolio? 15:50 - Do you have any suggestions for someone coming from a completely different industry into tech, both generally and CV-related ? 19:00 - Is there room in tech for those who only know HTML / CSS / JS , or do you need more than that? 20:50 - Does HR research all my socials when they consider a candidate? 22:08 - How open are companies to hiring Junior Devs who don't necessarily meet all of the requirements, but are willing to catch up? 24:10 - Is your advice localized to North America, or is it worldwide? 25:21 - Tips on salary negotiation 28:05 - What makes a “Senior Dev” ? 29:35 - How to get placed in the top-tier companies 33:01 - How to establish friendships / network in the industry 36:05 - Is age a barrier in the hiring process? 38:00 - Should I put my photo on my portfolio or resume? 39:18 - How can I position myself to get hired remotely particularly if I need a visa for the country where the role is that I’m applying to? 42:35 - LinkedIn profile analysis 45:31 - What does my LinkedIn profile look like in recruiter-view? 💻Check out Scrimba’s interactive learning platform: Scrimba: https://scrimba.com/ 🌲 Linktree: https://scrimba.com/links/linktree 🐦Say hi on Twitter: Scrimba: https://twitter.com/scrimba Leanne: https://twitter.com/RybaLeanne Jermaine Jupiter: https://twitter.com/JermaineJupiter