How do I separate myself from most entry level devs?

I’m taking a gap year and my goal is to get a junior back-end position. I recently completed the CodeCademy Back-end Developer Course.

To find out the standards for a back-end developer, I read stories and articles and what I commonly found were:

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  Active GitHub profile (daily commits)
  


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  Well-structured and documented programs (modular & uses Swagger Docs)
  


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  Projects that are specific to my skill set (back-end would be APIs, server-side logic, databases, etc.)
  

To implement this, I've planned out my year:

1. Weekly mini-tasks to strengthen back-end skills
   


2. Midyear project which compiles skills learned
   


3. A capstone project
   


4. Job prep for internships/junior position
   

This is a fairly simple plan and I would love to hear input & feedback from the community about this plan.

👉 What other standards stuck with you that helped you get the job?


Any stories, tips, or help is much appreciated.