## Getting Your First Dev Job

When starting off as a web developer it can be difficult to juggle learning and job searching. Therefore, it is important to know what potential employers are looking for to ensure you are prioritizing the right tasks and opportunities. A recent post on freeCodeCamp gives a handful of tips from a hiring manager's perspective of [what they look for when reviewing developer résumés](https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-get-your-first-dev-job/). One of the key factors is regular commits on Github, which shows that you are just as passionate about coding as you claim to be.

## What You Should Do as a Junior Developer

Starting your career as a junior developer is very exciting, but it can also be overwhelming. A post on Hello Dev World from last week outlines [some things you can do to improve as a junior developer](https://hellodevworld.com/misc/what-you-should-do-as-a-junior-developer). This includes asking questions, finding a mentor, and learning to debug. Remember, these first few years are all about learning and growing as a developer, so don't stress!

## Helping Developers Be Leaders

As a manager of a development team, it is important to help developers that aspire to be a leader to do so. Fostering an environment that allows career growth for these developers can be done with a bit of effort on your end. Monday's post on The Next Web gives some helpful insights on [how to help developers be leaders](https://thenextweb.com/growth-quarters/2021/01/25/not-all-developers-want-to-be-leaders-but-heres-how-to-help-the-ones-that-do/). By providing opportunities, openly communicating, and more you can help boost your developers to the next level.


## Reactathon 2020

[Reactathon](https://www.reactathon.com/) is typically a conference that takes place in San Francisco every March and involves technical talks and workshops centered around React. This year the conference has gone completely online and starts today through Wednesday. Tickets are available on the Reactathon website, but [freeCodeCamp will also be livestreaming the entire conference](https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/reactathon-2020-conference-live-youtube/) for free on their [YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8butISFwT-Wl7EV0hUK0BQ). If you are a React developer or just interested in React, this is one of the biggest conferences of the year.

## Helping Clients with a Website Content Strategy

As website designers and developers there is an aspect of the process that most of us lack experience in: website content. Our clients are not typically writers and neither are we, so how do we solve this problem? [Speckyboy posted an article today](https://speckyboy.com/help-clients-website-content-strategy/) outlining how to help clients with their website content strategy. The post gives suggestions like focusing on the most important details and promoting ease of use as strategies to help both you and your client.

## Questions to Ask as an Interviewee

Interviews are a challenging but necessary part of any profession. However, it is important to remember that they are not just a one-sided affair: you should be asking questions to the interviewer as well. A very thorough [post on the DEV community](https://dev.to/platisd/questions-you-should-ask-when-being-interviewed-57de) yesterday broke down some reverse interview questions for software engineers. With questions from categories like the company's technology stack, career paths, and more, this post is a perfect guide to read through before any interview.


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