Hello Hunters 👋, Thanks for popping by to hear about my new book: Career Switch To Coding. I am a self taught developer and career switcher and for the past year I have been talking to new developers, boot-campers and career switchers through my coding Instagram account, @allthecode and I see the same patterns time and time again for people struggling to get noticed and find their first job, even though their coding skills are awesome. The vague advice of "make a portfolio and start applying" isn't good enough and while we have great solutions in place for learning how to code, the resources bridging the gap to getting that first job are still limited. This book helps people save weeks of job search frustration. It is a 6 part book that will take your from simply knowing how to write code to knowing how to write code AND getting more job offers than you dreamed of. 1️⃣ Foundation: assessing if you have the base skills for the role you want. 2️⃣ Preparation: setting up a compelling online presence and making sure your portfolio projects deliver the most bang for your buck. 3️⃣ Exploration: how to read job adverts, aligning with your previous experience and finding potential employers. 4️⃣ Conversation: how to make initial contact, ask for feedback and start the application process without them even realising. 5️⃣ Execution: how to formally apply, the best routes and maximising for conversion and not simple volume. 6️⃣ Conversion: managing the interview process, preparing for different types of interview and how to ask good questions. Also includes 2 worksheets: 📃 Find your unique skills as a career switcher. 📄 Idea generator for portfolio projects. And 6 email templates from making first contact to accepting or rejecting an offer. I'd love any and all comments and suggestions. Available from the main site at $10 off or through Gumroad with the same discount using the code "producthunt"

Well done Simon! Getting the first job is the hardest part for someone who doesn't have the backing of academia, a book like this is very valuable! 👏

Great job Simon! This book is a great blueprint to get your career started in coding when you haven't formally studied it in school. A must have for folks trying to get their footing in the tech world. 💯🙌

Coding can give access a lot of different opportunities, very practical tool to help guiding people!

Great job! Making career switching more accessible is a way to go!

Nice one Simon! Anything that gets more people into coding gets my vote.

Great work! Hope it will help a lot of skilled people find their dream job!

Congrats on the launch, Simon! Great idea and it looks amazing. Good luck!

Simon! Congrats on the launch. That index looks like a huge help for anyone switching careers! Also, I think it's awesome that you decided to include email templates, so applicants don't need to start from scratch. Amazing job!

This looks really great, congratulations :)

Congrats on the launch! Looks solid! Good luck!

Wow!,I was looking for something similar, got it!

Great!!!

loved it, pretty cool

Upvoted because I loved this! :)

Hello Simon! Great initiative, I'm starting a program to get people into coding, and I believe has great synergy with your material. How can I reach you?

For a person that just finished a coding bootcamp and is looking to get more insight on the process of getting my first job as a software engineer, this is the perfect book for me to get more knowledge! Getting this book was a no brainer for me 👍

I think its really enthusiastic and fair session.

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Great!