I would like to talk about how I handle the pressure, uh, during my job hunt in the beginning of the outbreak of Covid-19. So, um, it was May 2020. It’s just the beginning of the Covid-19 and after completing six months coden booTC camp, I find it very difficult for me to land a job because of two reasons. Uh, the first one is I didn’t have any degrees of university or, uh, college. So most companies required, um, applicants to have a degree to, uh, before giving them job interviews. So I didn’t get many job interviews. Second reason is, um, it’s in the beginning of COVID nineteening. So there are many restriction for many companies and also for the citizen. For example, I couldn’t go out and attend interviews. Most interviews are held, uh, online, so which deeply impact my performance of the interview. But, uh, I was under a lot of stress, but I didn’t give up. I persevered and I kept preparing for more job interview. And finally I secured the job. I feel very proud of myself because I didn’t give in, and I, uh, kept on my path. Thank you.
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I'd like to talk about how I handled the pressure during my job search at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was May 2020, right at the start of the outbreak. After completing a six-month coding bootcamp, I found it incredibly difficult to land a job for two main reasons. Firstly, I didn't have a university or college degree. Many companies required applicants to have a degree before even considering them for interviews, so I received very few interview opportunities. Secondly, it was the early days of COVID-19, and there were many restrictions in place for both companies and individuals. For example, I couldn't go out and attend in-person interviews. Most interviews were held online, which significantly impacted my performance. Despite the stress, I refused to give up. I persevered and continued to prepare for more interviews. Finally, my efforts paid off, and I secured a job. I'm incredibly proud of myself for not giving in to the pressure and staying on track. It was a challenging time, but I learned a lot about resilience and determination.
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