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Searching for a job in this modern era isn’t as easy as it used to be in the past. Not only the competition has increased, the recruiters’ approach to select and finalize candidates has also undergone changes. For an efficient job search, here are some tips and tricks to follow:

• Work on your CV. Candidates’ CVs have undergone severe changes. It’s no more a simple listing of your educational background and experiences. Now your skills and personal details, e.g., your hobbies stand an important position. To get a good job make a strong CV for yourself.
• Filter the opportunities. The development of the corporate sector has created numerous opportunities for those searching for a job. Trying to avail all opportunities will leave you empty handed. Focus on a single thing you are good at.
• Work smart not hard. Although going from office to office seems a lot of hard work, it won’t pay you much. Work smartly. Surf the internet and find jobs available not only in your area but outside of it too. Apply online and maintain your follow up.

Just a degree isn’t enough. Just your degree will not take you anywhere. The competitive modern job market needs you to acquire various skills**.**

Many folks won’t hire you because you’re a boot camper; many don’t care and will hire you if you’re smart, anyways. The key is to work with a boot camp that has good connections in the field, that can line you up with interviews. To get your first job, knowledge is about 20% of it, and 80% of it is networking.

You can’t get by without the knowledge 20%. Screw that up, and no one will want to work with you. But just remember, especially if you’re a nerd, that no matter how good the software you write is, unless you can find somebody willing to pay for it, your career prospects are zero.

Largely, both college and boot camp are what you make of them. You should be immersing yourself in interesting things and expanding your professional network as you go through whatever program you choose. You just need to find the right people and meetups.

The way you find the right people is by researching them and asking good questions; The way you find the right meetups is by picking something that sounds interesting to you that is likely to attract professionals that are where you would like to be in 3–5 years, and/or employers.