Right now, you are likely stuck in the most frustrating loop in the tech industry: you need experience to get a job, but you need a job to get experience.
You were told that graduating with a degree would be enough. You were told that following a YouTube tutorial to build a basic weather app would fill up your CV.
You were lied to.
Hiring managers are drowning in thousands of identical resumes. If your portfolio looks like everyone else’s, nobody is going to call you back for an interview.
There is still a window to level up. It is summer, and while many people pause their job search, you can use the next few weeks to build one serious project that proves you can ship in the AI era.