Joined the Discord, participating regularly and socially
Watched the Trial by Fire and reproduced it; I have a GitHub with a vanilla JS+HTML single-page blog hosted on GitHub pages
I executed a substantive web dev program (coursera, codecademy pro front end, a reputable bootcamp, or a Ladderly mentorship)
I have a portfolio with 4 projects including: vanilla js blog, next blog, a capstone that reflects my personal interests, and a portfolio site. All projects are publicly deployed and visible with public README files that describe them
I have used the rect tool for flash card study and passed at least one quiz. I created at least one GitHub issue or PR on the repo to improve it. I reached out to the maintainers using Discord or other means if I didn't hear back on my PR or issue within a few days. I am an Open Source contributor!
I have attempted LinkedIn skill certs for HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, and Git, and passed at least half of them. (There might be a separate responsive design one or also tailwind, bootstrap, material design, scss, or some others that should count)
I have optimized my LinkedIn
I have optimized my resume
I am continually applying to 70+ places each week with social follow-up as prescribed in ladderly-slides
I have been following the 5 to 23 patterns article for at least two weeks
After continuing the job search process for 2+ weeks (apply, follow up, keep coding, practicing for interviews) I have gotten at least one phone screening or I have reached out to a mentor to help investigate the lack of phone screening progress
I have had a few interviews, obtained feedback, and incorporated that feedback to improve my job search going forward
I have participated in Ladderly endorsed communities as recommended
I have reached out for help whenever needed in the Ladderly community, endorsed communities, and through independent outreach using social media and my personal social network
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