Write 1-2 paragraphs about your StrengthsFinder themes: How have you seen yourself using these strengths at Turing? Has your understanding of these strengths changed since you first reflected on them? If so, how?
Discipline has served me well. Adjusting to student life has been more difficult than i anticipated; having the discipline to build good habits was essential to my first few weeks at Turing has contributed to the successes I’ve had.
I have always identified as a lifelong learner and highly valued learning, so wasn’t surprised to see it on my Strengths Report. Since I have come to Turing, learning has brought me so much more joy and energy than I anticipated. I think my understanding of what it means to be a learner has changed because of my experience here.
Write a story about your Turing experience so far: When have you struggled? How have you dealt with struggle? When have you succeeded at Turing? How did you accomplish those successes?
I feel so fortunate to be a student at Turing. The community is supportive beyond my expectations, and I am truly happy to be there every day. I have already learned so much during my short time at Turing, and am grateful for the support to learn and grow that I’ve received from so many.
I have struggled to not compare myself and judge myself to my classmates. I actively work hard to not do that, but still find myself doing just that sometimes. I have dealt with it by reminding myself we all started in a different place and that wasting time and energy thinking about that won’t be productive. I have struggled at a point or two in each project, where I just didn’t know how we were going to figure out a piece of functionality. Persistence, wise use of resources, and knowing when to ask for another set of eyes all played a role in getting through those challenges.
I have succeeded in working well with partners on projects and completing projects. I did this through having honest DTR conversations and by working to get to know each partner so we really felt like a team. I think my strength of ‘Discipline’ helped me stay focused on each benchmark goal for projects (paired and solo) to ensure I learned the concepts and got work done in a timely manner.
Answer the question: how does your Turing story end? Create a vision for your future and your career transition into being a junior developer.
There are so many things I’m passionate about - I don’t feel I know how I want my Turing story to end! I hope to always be a part of the community - one day as a mentor. As I consider what type of job to take, I want to balance using my new skills in software engineering with my love for education. I came to Turing because of the mission and values and am committed to that always being a part of who I am no matter where I find myself in my career.
After you practice storytelling in the session, answer this question: What was particularly easy or difficult about telling your story? What are 1-2 steps that you can take to continue to improve your abilities to tell your story, talk about yourself with ease, and examine your strengths?
One thing that was particularly difficult to talk about, was the fact that I’m not particularly clear on where I see myself. Some steps I would like to take over the next mod to get more clear on where I may want to go are: speak with Meg Stewart and find a mentor who works or has worked in education/non-profits about ways I can use both of my passions/skill sets to be have an impact.