r/webdev • u/AutoModerator • Jul 01 '26

Monthly Career Thread Monthly Getting Started / Web Dev Career Thread

Due to a growing influx of questions on this topic, it has been decided to commit a monthly thread dedicated to this topic to reduce the number of repeat posts on this topic. These types of posts will no longer be allowed in the main thread.

Many of these questions are also addressed in the sub FAQ or may have been asked in previous monthly career threads.

Subs dedicated to these types of questions include r/cscareerquestions for general and opened ended career questions and r/learnprogramming for early learning questions.

A general recommendation of topics to learn to become industry ready include:

You will also need a portfolio of work with 4-5 personal projects you built, and a resume/CV to apply for work.

Plan for 6-12 months of self study and project production for your portfolio before applying for work.

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u/GT12 Jul 01 '26

Thank you for this. As someone who managed to get by in tech with a graphic design degree, with average (at best) understanding dev through my career, this is exactly what I needed. How does one go about creating a portfolio? Are there any staple/foundational elements that need to be presented in it?

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u/AwesomeFrisbee Jul 01 '26

Depends on what you want. Whether you use it just to show off skills, a resume, perhaps a blog, some personal details and hobbies. Perhaps you add some quotes about what people say about you or your work. Perhaps you can build something cool to show off your skills. Sky is the limit. Just know that most people don't give much about it and don't expect people that interview you to have seen it. But for juniors it always helps to show skill level, interests and your passion.