Your First Month Guide to Success

Finding a job requires a sustained and focused effort. Below is what we've found yields success for BloomTech Graduates.

[ ] Submit at least 10 quality applications + request a Customized Outreach Message for each + track them in Job Tracker: Quality application = one that is followed up with an email or LinkedIn outreach and also hits the below points.
- What is a quality application?
[ ] Make 10 good connections + track them in Job Board: via LinkedIn/email exchange, phone calls, virtual networking events, Slack group threads, etc. ⬆️ Successful cold contacts from above count towards this 10!
- What is a good connection?
- What isn’t a good connection?
[ ] Complete 10 code challenges: Hired alumni consistently report that regular code challenge practice helped them convert any technical challenges that came their way. Aim for 2-3 code challenges per day or 10+ hours per week.
- How do I practice Code Challenges?
[ ] Attend your Weekly Group Job Search Support Session: You will be added to a weekly Job Search Support Session where you will be joined by a group of fellows graduates and your Job Search Training Lead, Beto, to help unblock you and learn from your peers' job search experiences.
[ ] Attend at least 1 Outreach Power Hour: These high-intensity events will be hosted twice a week with the sole purpose of helping attendees get as many outreaches messages created and sent out each week.