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As a hiring manager who looks at a lot of resumes, I think your hunch is correct. I see a lot of junior to mid-level developers that primarily work in JS/TS/Rea
by bwh2 3y ago
As a hiring manager who looks at a lot of resumes, I think your hunch is correct. I see a lot of junior to mid-level developers that primarily work in JS/TS/React. That market is heavily saturated and I regularly read posts on LinkedIn from these people about how difficult it is to find a job.
The candidates that stand out from the pack are those with some tangible production backend experience in languages like C#, Java, etc., combined with SQL experience. Strictly in terms of marketability, I do believe getting real-world backend experience greatly increases your value.
- nassimsoftware 3y agoWould say working on backend projects with languages C#, Java, etc... a good idea if it's not possible to get work experience? I would do those projects, add them to my cv and apply to backend roles for example.
- bwh2 3y agoIt would help both in demonstration of interest in learning that language further and in being able to pass technical interviews.
- willsmith72 3y agoWhat are you hiring for? JavaScript doesn't just mean frontend. I am much more interested in how people pick up new tech and interesting projects than the specifics of the language. With modern libraries and frameworks I don't think you need deep experts in particular languages anymore
- kristianp 3y ago> JavaScript doesn't just mean frontend. I would assume they know that. There are plenty of projects that don't have nodejs backends.
- willsmith72 3y ago> I do believe getting real-world backend experience greatly increases your value This would imply they don't or they don't value it nearly as much
- bwh2 3y agoAgreed. That was the point of my comment - there is an abundance of developers who just work in JS/TS/React and have not picked up new technologies. Adding C#, Java, SQL, etc. helps your marketability.