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Ask HN: What kind of projects make a junior candidate stand out from the rest?
5 by Arisaka1 | 2 comments on Hacker News.
As a self-taught I'm getting the impression that, while I'm learning the basics following tutorials, FreeCodeCamp, the Odin Project etc. there's no one calling me back for interviews, and the cause for that is the type of projects that I'm building. So, what kind of projects are they worth building? I'm not talking about "just follow your heart and build something you would want to use" because I'm sure no one would care if I made yet another Genshin Impact wishes simulator, or a character planner for an RPG/MMORPG, or even a chess game. Since my goal is to build things FOR OTHERS I thought it's wise for me to ask what would someone want to see in my portfolio. My goal is to start with frontend and pivot to backend after a few years (or sooner, depending on the company). I only do that because I read pretty much everywhere that the frontend world is more open to self-taughts than the backend world, so I'd hate climbing the metaphorical wrong wall.