frankvienna

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by frankvienna 1y ago
Hey, Most of my side projects started for fun but this one came from pure frustration. After months of job hunting, I realized I was spending more time: Tweaking my resume for ATS (Applicant Tracking Systems) Rewriting the same cover letter
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by frankvienna 1y ago
Hey folks, I’ve been thinking about how many side projects are born out of frustration. Not from some “big idea,” but from something in our lives that’s just… broken. For me, that thing was job hunting. 100+ apps sent Countless resumes rewr
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The job market felt broken so I built my own fix(woberry.com)
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by frankvienna 1y ago
There’s this silent rule when you’re job hunting: Smile. Stay positive. Keep applying. Don’t complain. Meanwhile: You’re rewriting the same resume for the 12th time Getting ghosted after four rounds of interviews Tracking apps in Google She
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by frankvienna 1y ago
Hey Hackernews! We're two months into building Woberry (a job search platform), and I have a question about our content strategy/SEO. What We've Been Doing (The "Right" Way) Like every good founder, I followed all t
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by frankvienna 1y ago
Last year, I graduated with a CS degree, two internships, and a portfolio I was genuinely proud of. I thought I’d done everything right: Interned at recognizable companies Maintained a solid GPA Shipped real side projects with actual users
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by frankvienna 1y ago
The job hunt nearly broke me. I wasn’t lazy. I wasn’t underqualified. I followed every piece of advice: Computer Science degree Two internships (one unpaid, one where I built real tools) A clean, ATS-optimized resume GitHub filled with p
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by frankvienna 1y ago
I didn’t plan to start something. I just wanted to keep track of the chaos. After graduating, I figured finding a job in tech would be straightforward: solid experience, a clean portfolio, some solid interviews. It wasn’t. What surprised me
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by frankvienna 1y ago
After two back-to-back internships, over a dozen weekend hackathon projects shipped, and nearly a full year of daily coding, I was still stuck: zero job offers, lots of ghosting, and a creeping sense that the system was rigged against early
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by frankvienna 1y ago
Absolutely, that mindset is powerful. If no one’s hiring, then build, ship, and disrupt. The barrier to entry for launching products is lower than ever, and experienced devs have the rare combo of technical ability and market awareness to a
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by frankvienna 1y ago
Here’s what I had going for me: Two back-to-back software internships Weekend hackathon projects over a dozen shipped A polished portfolio with real-world users 357 days of code this year (only missed eight) And after dozens of applications
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by frankvienna 1y ago
Hey Hackernews, So last week I had a complete meltdown. We’ve been losing paying customers, retention has been terrible for the past two weeks, and I hadn’t seen my girlfriend in weeks. It felt like everything was slipping through my finger
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by frankvienna 1y ago
The "perfect" resume that got me nowhere I did "everything right" but still couldn't land a tech job - so I built my own solution The "perfect" resume that got me nowhere Here's what my resume looked
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I did everything right but still couldn't land a tech job – so I built my own(indiehackers.com)
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Built a Job Search AI That Gets Interviews (+How We Got 2M TikTok Views with $0)(woberry.com)
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