[pattu777]

Seems like you have decent web development experience. I also agree that building an impressive Github profile will take a lot of time. You can always try on freelancing sites . If not, I do have one more suggestion.

1. Look for startups from Angellist or Crunchbase. Pick a couple of them based on your skills. Filter by remote working option. Also checkout https://remoteok.io/.

2. Once you have a couple of companies sorted, check out their blog and see if they have any public APIs available or not.

3. Build something with their public API. It doesn't have to be awesome. A simple working app is also fine.

4. Directly contact the company via Linkedin with your resume and show them the app you have built.

Overall the entire process won't take more than a couple of weeks. Clearing the tech interview is another thing. But I am sure you can get an interview with this approach. Hope it helps.

[throwaway683]

Thank you for the advice! This sounds like a great idea and I will definitelly give it a try. Also, thanks for remoteok link.

On a side note: Freelancing sites were my first plan and I created an account on Upwork but it seems like it's impossible to earn anything there. Every front-end job has at least 30 proposals, mostly from Indians and Eastern Europeans willing to work almost for free. And it's also a chicken and egg situation: you can't get a job with no positive feedback, but you also can't get rated without getting a job.

[pattu777]

Yeah I can relate to that. Even I thought of doing some freelance stuff while I was in college, but you can't compete against people with $5-$10 per hour rates.

Also there are a couple of companies which are trying to simplify the hiring(interview, visa etc.) process.

1. https://underdog.io/

2. https://triplebyte.com/

I haven't used their service before. But sometimes ago I read their blog and it sounded interesting.

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