Choose a stack (I started with MEAN but MERN is legit as well.) then build everything you can think of with it, both to build your skills (and your github commi

Choose a stack (I started with MEAN but MERN is legit as well.) then build everything you can think of with it, both to build your skills (and your github commit history!) and to potentially show off to potential employers. Something CRUD (like a blog or todo list), an app with a semi-complex form, an application with complex data passing: child component -> sibling or parent. follow the road maps https://github.com/kamranahmedse/developer-roadmap https://github.com/kamranahmedse/developer-roadmap This first (real) gig is the hardest to get, because you your job history/experience is short. Doing these personal projects won't expand your job history, but it can do wonders for your experience. My first software job I had one thing listed under job history on my resume, and 3-5 listings under Projects/Experience.