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Re:Advice to my young self: forget side projects and focus o... by chrisseaton on Monday October 12, 2020 @03:55PM (#24758753)
> Why are you trying to impress recruiters?

I don't know whether this is a flippant answer... but to get a job so they can eat.

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Re:Advice to my young self: forget side projects and focus o... by redisman on Monday October 12, 2020 @04:13PM (#24758940)
Everyone should just do “x very specific thing that happened to work for me”
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Re:Advice to my young self: forget side projects and focus o... by chrisseaton on Monday October 12, 2020 @04:36PM (#24759160)
If you can't impress a recruiter, you are going to struggle to get a job at most companies. That's the starting point. It's great to think about what to do beyond then... but if you can't get past the starting point you're going to fail.
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Re:Advice to my young self: forget side projects and focus o... by kyawzazaw on Monday October 12, 2020 @11:47PM (#24762072)
I think the parent comment to yours was being sarcastic to the very top comment.
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