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gusmcnair / interviewinganswers.md
Last active March 10, 2020 01:10
Interviewing Answers

Interviewing Answers

Interview question response video

I chose to answer the question, *“Tell me about a recent challenge or obstacle you encountered on a project and how you handled it?”*

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Email response

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gusmcnair / jobsearcheval.md
Last active May 11, 2021 18:34
Job search evaluation questions

By this time, you should have applied to at least 5 jobs for week 1 of your “soft launch” job search.

To get into the habit of having a productive job search ask yourself the following questions:

What’s going well Of the jobs I apply to on job boards, I'm hearing back from about one in five, which seems like a pretty good ratio considering the number of applications these posts receive. In general, the ones I hear from the most are ones that are looking for some kind of design background. Most of these are titled "Web Designer and Developer" or "Front End Developer." In general, I get more responses for places near where I live. In two weeks, out of roughly 15 applications, I've made it through the final round of interviews for one position (I'm still waiting to hear back about whether I got it or not), and had screener interviews with two more.

What’s not going well In general, my attempts to network have not gone anywhere – I didn't get any responses messaging people on LinkedIn, and while I told

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gusmcnair / informationalinterview.md
Last active March 8, 2020 05:17
Informational Interview

I talked to my friend Megan, who graduated from a fullstack development course around two and a half years ago, and has since moved into testing and QA at a healthcare software firm and Madison. She said that her job search after graduating from her program was relatively brief, but that she needed to hone her programming skills (and learn about things like OOP, AGILE software testing and functional programming) before getting a job. She also said that her original position (she has since been promoted) was very entry-level and there was a lot of on-the-job training. She gave me some YouTube channels and resources for filling the gaps in my knowledge. She also noted that there might be a UI developer position opening up at her company and promised to keep me updated.

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gusmcnair / timecapsule.md
Created March 4, 2020 18:30
Time Capsule finalized app
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gusmcnair / FeedbackAndIterationTimeCapsule.md
Last active March 3, 2020 18:00
Feedback and Iteration – Time Capsule

Feedback:

  1. Switch statements instead of if/else for determining time when multiple conditions (Done)
  2. Consider using Moment for date/time instead of vanilla JavaScript (Done)
  3. Date/time operations in different function from rest (Done)
  4. Use camelCase to name variables (Done)
  5. Restyle for a more 'futuristic' look (Done)
  6. Let users select specific date in the future to set capsule for (Not in this version, but would be a cool feature to add in the future!)

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gusmcnair / timecapsule_mvp_implementation.md
Created February 27, 2020 03:43
Time Capsule MVP Implementation
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gusmcnair / staticclient.md
Created February 26, 2020 03:24
Static Client
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gusmcnair / Wireframes-UserFlows.md
Last active February 23, 2020 02:47
Wireframes and user flows
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gusmcnair / timecapsule.js
Created February 22, 2020 17:41
Time Capsule user stories
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As a new user I want to create a capsule Very high
As a returning user I want to create a capsule Very high
As a returning user I want to view my existing capsules Very high
As a returning user I want to be notified when my capsules are unlocked High
As a returning user I want to open my unlocked capsules High
As a new user I want to create an account High
As a returning user I want to log in High/Mediun?
As a screen user I want to be able to navigate this app with my keyboard High/Medium?
As a returning user I want to delete my unlocked capsules Medium
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gusmcnair / secondcapstone.md
Created February 22, 2020 17:31
Second Capstone Project

This app, called Time Capsule, will enable users to send notes, or links to photos or video, to their future selves. Uses for this are myriad: making resolutions, sending reminders, sending encouragement on a future date when one knows they'll need it, preserving something that one doesn't want to look at until a certain time. Capsules that have not yet met their set date will be 'locked' or incapable of being accessed; once the date and time has passed, the user will be alerted that they have a new capsule that can be opened.