🔍 Job hunting is a job too (and nobody prepares you for it)

Finishing the bootcamp was strange. For months I had a clear structure: study this, submit that, demo on Friday. And then suddenly… nothing. Just me, my laptop and the classic question: so now what? The answer was: get to work. But on something else.

First things first: get the house in order Before sending a single application, I spent weeks building the foundations:

CV in Spanish CV in English CV optimised for ATS (yes, the automatic filters are real and you have to respect them) Cover letter in both languages Updated LinkedIn profile, with featured items and posts Portfolio with all my projects properly explained Tidy GitHub (no half-abandoned repos) A blog where I document the process — this one Professional photo (it sounds silly. It is not.)

At some point I had to make a decision: stop touching the CVs. Because there is always someone with a different opinion. “It is too technical.” “You are not showing enough.” “It is too personal.” There is never a perfect CV. At some point you have to let go and start applying.

The real process: application by application Every day I spend a couple of hours searching. And yes — job hunting is a job. The tools I use so I do not lose my mind:

Teal → to organise all the applications and not lose track Jobscan → to compare my CV with each ad and adjust keywords Simplify → to fill in forms without dying in the attempt

My flow when I see an ad I am interested in:

I run the CV through Jobscan I adjust it according to the job description I apply (in the language of the ad) I look for the recruiter on LinkedIn I add them and write to them

And back to the loop.

Do I enjoy this part? Honestly: not particularly. I have always been more of a work-in-silence person than someone who talks about what she does. But I am learning that knowing how to do things and knowing how to communicate what you do are two different skills. And both matter. So here I am. Learning that too.

In the meantime, I do not stop Because waiting around with my arms folded is not for me. While I search: I am finishing my SQL course, starting React on my own and kicking off a new project.

I still do not have a job. But I think I have optimised the way I look for one quite a lot.

And there is something else.

I am not the most “traditional” profile. I am starting out in technology, but I am not starting out in life.

I have responsibilities. I have a family. My starting point looks nothing like that of someone entering the market at 22.

And that does not take anything away from me. It defines me.

Because when I say I want to get into the tech world, it is not curiosity. It is a decision.

I know how to organise my time. I know how to sustain long processes. I know how to work even when I am tired. And when I get involved in a project, I get properly involved.

I might need flexible hours. But when it comes to commitment, nobody beats me.

I am not here to try my luck. I am here to stay.

Because job hunting is not just sending out CVs. It is building a narrative.

The market does not only reward talent. It rewards visibility and consistency.

If they do not see you, you do not exist.

And as with any project: iterating works. Apply, adjust, apply again.

Onwards. 🔄