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Hi, I graduated this year and have been contributing to open source and doing some intern work at small and mid sized startups.

I've been on upwork for a little over one and half year but still haven’t been able to get a first client. I've updated my profile, added better project descriptions, even lowered my rate, but nothing has really changed.

I’m hoping to land at least one client before the year ends, so I wanted to ask the community what worked for them when they were starting out. any practical advice would help a lot.

Hi HN,

I'm in my mid-twenties and trying to figure out how to use this period wisely.

- What should I focus on—career, learning, personal growth, or something else?

- What habits or decisions should I prioritize?

- What common mistakes should I avoid in this stage of life?

I'd love to hear your experiences and advice.

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i am curious how hiring managers decide who to hire is it just from the cv or from how many LinkedIn posts you make or from the hard projects you have done

for example if someone posts a lot on LinkedIn but has less projects does it help

and also why do people post so many random things on LinkedIn as for me i have very few posts maybe 4 or 5 in 3 years does that mean i am not a good hire does it mean i haven't worked on anything

curious what people who have hired before think

Hi HN,

I just graduated from college and don’t have a job yet. I’m trying to figure out what to focus on next, and I’d love some advice.

A little about me:

– I contribute to open-source projects.

– I’ve done a few internships during college, mainly building full-stack web apps.

– Worked in a few startups, also mainly on full-stack projects.

– Built full-stack apps for clients.

– Ran a fun YouTube channel for a few months.

– Built some AI-powered apps using tools like OpenAI.

– Solved 100+ DSA problems to improve my coding skills.

With AI tools now, I can build full-stack apps by prompting and understand all the code. But I’m not sure what to focus on next: Should I deeply master a stack like MERN, or keep experimenting with AI and building different projects?

I’ve tried a lot of things — side projects, internships, open-source, AI apps — but I don’t feel like I’ve truly mastered anything yet.

Has anyone been in a similar situation? What would you do if you were me?

Thanks in advance.