The first few jobs are the hardest to get, I would recommend that you focus extremely narrowly on a few companies you want to work for, and then do whatever it

The first few jobs are the hardest to get, I would recommend that you focus extremely narrowly on a few companies you want to work for, and then do whatever it takes to blow your potential-bosses' mind. Case in point: My first job was a typical development role at a startup. I got the gig by going the extra mile. I took the product-idea they were working on (which they had described in detail in the hiring ad) and then built a working prototype from scratch (designed it, coded it, launched it, and sent them a link to the website and a zip file with the code). Would I do that for a job today? No, probably not. But when I was starting out, going the extra mile was the only way to get my foot in the door, and it worked. Work-history is just a way for hiring managers to know you can get the job done. If you're just starting out (and have no experience for them to review) you must figure out a way to prove to them that you can perform well. Hope that helps.