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Lhopitals_ruleon Need some advice: I'm losing confidence trying to find a job as a Jr Rails dev.

Wow, thanks for that read.

As I was graduating, I started off with your final paragraph internalized. I see it a lot on HN. But due to my limited success, the amount I believed it slowly started evaporating to the point where my confidence is now running on fumes. That's for helping me invigorate it.

A large source of pressure has been my parents. They think I've been wasting my time learning Rails on the side and have presented me with this ultimatum of (A) find a Rails job or (B) get one of this oil company CIS jobs in Houston.

I think I should get a temporary job so I'm not just coming from a place of desperation in interviews.

Lhopitals_ruleon Need some advice: I'm losing confidence trying to find a job as a Jr Rails dev.

I agree, it's not a good excuse. It's just something that wouldn't be able to happen until many months from now.

Thanks for the insight. I'll keep sending resumes out, working on my side projects, and making money in some fashion. When I have enough saved up, if I've found no opportunities, I'll set a date and move.