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by 1ba9115454 2927 days ago
If you're applying for jobs requiring 2 years experience and you don't have that on your CV then probably you don't make it past HR. The hiring manager never sees your CV.

Also, most jobs ask for a particular programaming languages and usually an architecture. i.e. Ruby on Rails.

If your CV isn't targetting the skills asked for in the job you won't get past HR.

CV --> HR --> Hiring Manager --> Interview --> Hiring Manager --> 2nd Interview --> Offer

You might be stuck at the 1st stage.

When I was starting out I got on a free course that helped with my CV and got me an unpaid intern poisition. I worked for free for around 9 months, then I progressed rapidly after that.