How This Junior Developer Tripled Their Salary Within One Year of Getting Hired

<p><strong>🎙 About the episode</strong></p><p><br><strong>Meet Vikas Jyani 🇮🇳! </strong>He studied fine arts before discovering coding and realizing that web development is what can combine his eye for design and interest in tech. </p><p>In this episode, you'll hear about Vikas's approach to learning and job hunting and why he thinks remote work might still not be optimal for a junior. He talks about life-changing advice he got from a senior developer when he saw Vikas was burning out, recognizing red flags in job offers, and, eventually, how he tripled his salary within a year from getting his first job! </p><p>You will also learn more about India. Specifically, its job market and education, differences between big and small cities, and why a hybrid approach to work, combining remote work and going to an office, might not work there. <strong><br></strong><br><strong>🔗 Connect with Vikas</strong></p><ul> <li><a href="https://linkedin.com/in/vickdapro">👨🏽‍💼 Linkedin</a></li> <li><a href="https://developervick.netlify.app/">🌐  Portfolio</a></li> <li>🤖 Vick_Pro#6327 on the <a href="https://scrimba.com/community">Scrimba Discord</a> </li> </ul><p>⏰ <strong>Timestamps</strong></p><ul> <li>How Vikas started coding after studying fine art and also discovered Scrimba (01:37)</li> <li>Job opportunities vs. the population in India (05:00)</li> <li>How Vikas got out of tutorial hell (07:33)</li> <li>How Vikas decided to get into React (09:04)</li> <li>Ad break: We did an episode with Bob Ziroll! Next week, an episode with Mike Chen! Also: how you can support us if you like what we're doing. (10:34)</li> <li>Vikas's approach to applying for jobs (13:21)</li> <li>How positive feedback from a hiring manager who couldn't hire him helped Vikas keep going (14:31)</li> <li>Vikas even turned down an offer because he recognized shady practices! (16:15)</li> <li>How Vikas got a job offer when he thought he failed a trial assignment (17:27)</li> <li>A senior developer recognized Vikas was burning out and gave him life-changin