The latest articles on Forem by Jonathan D Herring (@shibby). https://forem.com/shibby https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F484678%2F94a2d070-b7fc-4259-af6e-785094e3dbbe.jpeg https://forem.com/shibby en Jonathan D Herring Sun, 27 Dec 2020 19:15:05 +0000 https://forem.com/shibby/i-am-done-no-more-3cml https://forem.com/shibby/i-am-done-no-more-3cml <p>I have been doing the same thing over and over since I graduated from a coding bootcamp February 2020. The shotgun approach to applying to jobs, just spray and pray. After months and hundreds of rejections I am now officially done. </p> <p>I even made a web scrapper that would help me apply to around 50-100 jobs a day. I have stopped spamming my resume all over town and decided to show potential employers and co-workers what an great addition to their team I am.</p> <h2> What am I doing now? </h2> <p>I will be making content that will showcase what I am learning and currently working on, in addition to asking the community's input and advice. I will focus on learning a deeper understanding of my main language, python. One of my main goals to contribute to and open source project. Being able to show that I can learn the code base on a project and then add value to that project is worth more than anything I can say on my resume.</p> <p>I am currently studying algorithms on <a href="//www.hackerrank.com">HackerRank</a> and for fun I find CTFs on <a href="//www.tryhackme.com">TryHackMe</a> Also some Cyberpunk 2077 when I need to let off some steam.</p> <p>Albert said it well but Farcry definitely made a more lasting impression on me. </p> <p><a href="https://media.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FBcqyzEl.jpeg" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FBcqyzEl.jpeg" alt="Alt Text"></a></p> webdev career python javascript