Nowadays, Developers are the most desirable employees. Unfortunately, we’re talking about programmers with almost 2 years of experience - not juniors. Those have to take things in hand - actively looking for a job, sending a lot of CVs and trying to prove their skills.

Let us show you what is worth doing when you’re looking for a job in IT.

1. Take care of your CV

First, update your CV. Your CV is an introduction to business and a key part of your personal marketing - so it’s worth spending more time to make a perfect resume.

Start with introducing yourself - your summary is especially important if you don’t have any experience. At this point try to interest the recruiter with your knowledge, skills and achievements that will match the position you are applying for. Yes, a CV must match the offer if you want to move on to the next stage - what does it mean? You should check your CV with every application and think about all the important information about you that may be important for the company you are applying to.

2. Update your LinkedIn profile

If you don’t have LinkedIn yet - don’t hesitate and sign up. LinkedIn is a very important source for recruiters, especially in the IT industry.

LinkedIn is like your virtual CV which gives you many opportunities to present yourself well. If you want to be found by recruiters, remember about keywords. For example - if you are looking for a job as a Junior Developer and you specialize in Java, write in your headline “Junior Java Developer looking for opportunity” not “Student of Harvard University”. Make sure to add skills relevant to your dream job and link your portfolio, repository or projects.

We currently have many social networks that connect people with the same passions.

Developer - join GitHub and Stack Overflow

Designer - sign up in Dribble or Behance

There are also many forums, groups on Facebook and others in which you can connect with people from the industry, meet them and learn from them.

If you found the perfect company where you want to work -be creative! Don’t limit yourself to sending a CV and waiting for responding forever.

Try to find a better way.

How to Research the Company before an interview

Company website

Go to the company website - find out about the product or service they offer, how it works and what is unique about this company that you want to work for it. Try to learn as much as possible about the company’s culture and ask yourself if it fits well.

Social media

Check company social profiles - LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram. You will find recent news about the company, product and get to know the culture of the company even more.

The recruiter

Find out a person who is responsible for recruitment in the company. You can check their “Careers” section - some companies show the recruiter and contact him. If no, try to find this person on LinkedIn. Knowledge of Boolean search and X-ray search can be useful here - you can use a command to easily search people via Google. For example:

site:linkedin.com/in/ “HR” OR “Recruiter” “[company name]” “Kraków” OR “Cracow”

Thanks to these activities you will get to know the company, its culture and employees - which will help you in further steps. It is important to ask yourself whether this is a place for you, is it interesting for you, do you want to develop in this area in this place. Finding a job takes time, even more time finding a job you really like - but trust - it is worth it.

If you are looking for a job now - good luck! Hope these few tips will help you find your perfect workplace! 🚀