Hello, I have been having very bad luck in the past few months. I am in the Bay Area looking for work as a front-end engineer and I haven&#x27;t had a lot of luck. I have been very nervous in interviews, told my experience wasn&#x27;t enough despite working on  large projects for name brand companies. I am on the edge of life, I am even struggling to find a low wage job to support myself. I have no money at all, just a monthly pass for Muni (thankfully), a membership to a local gym where I can shower and groom everyday, and one more month of cell phone service (Google voice number just in case it goes out). I am homeless and hungry, looking for some help in my job search, either rehearsing interviewing, coding interview practice, reviewing my resume or even just tell me if I should completely give up (and find something else) because I am no good at what I do. My portfolio is lacking because the work I did at my previous company was short term websites. I have a hard time moving foward with any personal projects that might help me get a position, I struggle daily to eat, get enough sleep and stay sane as it is.<p>Regarding my situation, staying with family is not an option, they do not care, are in multiple other states, and are tapped for cash, and I&#x27;ve already asked for a lot from friends. I really need help getting on my feet and I hope the community here can point me in the right direction. Any tips, jobs you know of or resources, free meetups, etc., will really help and I appreciate it.<p>Edit:
Regarding skills: Experienced with universal JavaScript (client &amp; NodeJS), built great websites with React and Redux, worked with ES2015, ES2016 and Stage 1-4 proposed features. Built SPA apps with AJAX. Wrote automated tests using Jest, Mocha and Chai. Built responsive websites, animated with JS and CSS key frame animations. Well versed in HTML and CSS (I think this one is a given being a front end and all).
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