You Can Help Junior Developers Succeed
Tags: webdev, beginners, podcast
Published: 2023-04-12 18:06:45

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## What is HTML All The Things?

HTML All The Things is a [web development podcast](https://www.htmlallthethings.com/) and [discord community](https://discord.com/invite/jweMCx9) which was started by Matt and Mike, developers based in Ontario, Canada. 

The podcast speaks to web development topics as well as running a small business, self-employment and time management. You can join them for both their successes and their struggles as they try to manage expanding their Web Development business without stretching themselves too thin.

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## What's This One About?

With the current job market seemingly handing out nothing by layoffs, it may seem like landing a junior developer job is an impossible task. While we acknowledge that it is more difficult than it was a year or two ago to land a junior developer job, all hope is not lost. There are always people hiring, even during the worst economic downturns and those that keep at it have a higher chance at succeeding. In this episode, Matt and Mike discuss how to help a junior developer in your life succeed through mentorship, connections, peer code reviews, and more.

## Show Notes

### Defining Success
* What is success for a junior developer? 
* Learning from and growing at each job/project
* Current Job Market & Landscape
* The tech market is currently plagued with:
  - layoffs
  - hiring freezes
  - lower starting salaries
  - internships on the rise
* Competition is heating up between candidates "fighting" over a position
### What you can do
These points are directed at people that are looking to help a junior developer in their life.

* Mentorships
* Code Reviews (peer reviews)
* Portfolio reviews
* Community participation
* Urge the junior dev to create (ie blogs, videos, social media)
* Refer junior developers for jobs
 - find postings you'd recommend
 - explain how to identify posts they might be interested in, especially if it doesn't say "junior dev" in the listing
* Change hiring systems (this point is for hiring managers)
 - junior developers can be a great investment to teach someone new exactly how you'd like to do things at your company
 - junior developers do have less technical ability than a senior developer, but they are cheaper to hire and you can promote them as they get more experience
 - create paid internship programs
 - better onboarding procedures (no crazy interviews, no 7-part interviews with take home projects...only to ghost the candidates that aren't chosen)

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