1) Put your code on GitHub, add the link to LinkedIn and to your resume. Hiring managers and internal recruiters are inundated with applicants with no experienc

1) Put your code on GitHub, add the link to LinkedIn and to your resume. Hiring managers and internal recruiters are inundated with applicants with no experience who expect to learn how to code on the job. The way you differentiate yourself from them is by making it crystal clear that you can do the job on day 1. (If you can't do the job on day 1, work on that before proceeding) 2) Ignore experience requirements, apply for everything (within reason). Some folks seem to have the idea that job descriptions are carefully hand-crafted by the hiring manager to present an exacting description of their needs--but this is rarely the case. Don't be deterred by the ubiquitous requirement for 3 years of experience. That said, don't waste your time applying for senior positions, either. 3) Seriously, apply for everything. Many (if not most) of your applications will never be seen for a human being--particularly when applying for entry-level jobs, which see the highest number of applicants. Even when I'm fully qualified for a job, I assume that I'll get a call back on ~20% of applications. In your situation, the percentage will be much lower, probably less than 5%. Spam accordingly. 4) Track your applications in a spreadsheet, and follow up with a call to HR for the most promising ones. Tell the HR person that you know you're the right person for the job, and politely ask them to give your resume to the hiring manager. If you can find the hiring manager on LinkedIn, shoot them a (brief!) message saying that you've applied, why you think you can do the job, and include a GitHub link. Touchpoints like this elevate you from "just a name on a resume" to "actual human being" in the mind of the hiring manager, which is invaluable. 5) In the immortal words of Barney Stinson, "Ambition is the enemy of success." For your first job, just get a job. It will be infinitely easier to find the right job after you've got some experience on your resume. 6) If you get an interview and don't get the job, hit up the hiring manager on LinkedIn and ask if you can take him to lunch. At lunch, tell them that you've gotten a few interviews, but haven't been able to land a job. Ask for feedback, and make it clear that you aren't asking for politeness but for brutal honesty.