Long story short: EVERYWHERE

Getting your first job is about applying everywhere until someone hiring finally thinks, 'Hm... I know this person still has a lot to learn, but I trust their ability to learn and will take a chance on them'.  You will get a lot of rejections. It's a numbers game, so apply everywhere.

General Job Sites

• Angel List

• LinkedIn

• Cyber Coders

• HIRED

• Glassdoor

• Stack Overflow

• Geekwire

• Underdog.io

Female Focused

• Women Who Hack

• Women Who Code

• Tech Ladies

BIPOC/Diversity Focused

• POCIT

• Diversify Tech

For those who got laid off, took the plunge and started coding.

• Drafted

Track your stats

It’s good to also play the numbers game when you apply. Here are two sites to track what you’re applying to:

• Huntr — basic plan is free, but has some pretty cool metrics on upgrade

• Job Hound — always free; add as many jobs as you like

Here’s some useful stats from one of my last interview rounds to put numbers a bit more into perspective:

• 30 Recruiter Screens

• 30 Coding Rounds (coderpad.io, hackerrank, take home projects, etc.)

• 11 Onsite Asks

• 5 Onsites Completed

• 3 Job Offers

• 1 Job Chosen

These are hopefully goals for when you are looking for your second or third job in tech. For your first job, you will have to have a much larger pipeline to get to even one job offer. Nevertheless, note it gets easier over time! You will have that to look forward too :)