Benjamin Todd

Sometimes there are books written about exactly how to apply.

Most employers, however, don't have a fully standardized process.

What do you do in those cases?

If you've already done the same work before, then you just need to practice telling your story.

Skip ahead to the interview tips.

But what if you don't have much relevant experience?

The basic idea is just do the work.

Just do the work.

The most powerful way to prove you can do the work is to actually do some of it.

And as we saw, doing the work is also a great way to figure out whether you're good at it, so it'll help you avoid wasting your own time too.

Here are four ways to put that into practice.

Do a portfolio project.

For example, if you want to become a writer or a journalist, try to keep a blog or Twitter feed about a relevant topic.

If you want to become a software engineer, put projects on your GitHub.

Include these projects on your personal webpage and or LinkedIn profile.

Mention them in your applications or during interviews.

The pre-interview project.

The pre-interview project is what the web engineer did with our career quiz.

To do your own project, 1.

Find out what you'd be doing in the role.