As a recent grad of Turing, I understand a lot of the difficulties new students will face. I myself repeated mod 1, not because I couldn't pass my first time through, but more so because the new environment was one I was not ready for. I learned that having some help along the way can sometimes be the difference between passing or even enjoying this course, and possibly struggling a little too much otherwise. Later throughout my time at Turing I became the head of the Repeaters group; a position that I steered towards helping and understanding students that might be struggling, along with being available to listen to thoughts and concerns. Through this position, the student body of Turing became very important to me, and being there for them is something that speaks to who I am. I would like to help new students, and especially students who might be struggling, feel more comfortable and confident with their time at Turing.
Ian Holladay (He/Him) holladayian
Monday 1/25
9-11: Mod 5 Accountability Meetup
11-12: Job Search
1-3: React Native Testing
3-4: CI implementation
Tuesday 1/26
9-12: Job Search
1-3: React Native Testing
The number 47 has an interesting characteristic.
If you take the number, plus its reverse (47 => 74) and then add them together to a number (47+74=121) the resulting sum is a palindrome
Starting at 0, find the first 25 numbers that have this same characteristic as 47, but limit it to where the palindrome is greater than 1000.
Collect the results in an array. Be sure that you're collecting the interesting numbers like 47, not the palindromic sums.
You are working with a computer simulation of a mobile robot. The robot moves on an plane, and its movements are described by a command string consisting of one or more of the following letters:
Ginstructs the robot to move forward one stepLinstructs the robot to turn leftRinstructs the robot to turn right
To the Hiring Manager(s) at Telnyx,
I would like to be considered for the open position of Front-end Web Developer at your company. I understand that you are a business that cares about the streamlined connection between people and technology. To fill such roles, I would assume you’re looking for not only intelligent people, but also people who’s charisma bolsters empathy. If this is the case, I feel I would be a great addition to your team.
Recently, I have built several React applications, utilizing both single-page displays, and multi-page routing. These projects utilize RESTful APIs to display data on a Responsive Web Design. I strive to build my applications with 100% accessibility, performance, and Search Engine Optimization; from what I gather, this is a base requirement at Telnyx.
I wasn’t always a “nerd”. Previous to studying programming, I was a wildland firefighter. Although these careers don’t have a lot of similarities, they do both require high levels of communication and problem solvin
Taking stock of where you are: what have you accomplished this module? What have you learned? Where are you stuck (have you not been able to follow through on outreach? Is your resume not finished?)?
Although I feel "behind" on PD, I am proud of creating a resume and cover letter. It's really starting to set in now that we have the ability to work a job in this industry. Although all of my journals are up to date, I feel I haven't done any company research in a while. I think that I've been really focused on passing this mod (the last couple were really intense at the end), and that has led me to "half-ass" my PD. I'd really like to take the two weeks we have off between this semester and next, to really start churning out applications.
Create plans for 3 different companies you want to target:
Questions to reflect on here: Why do you like this company? What makes you want to work there? Why are you a good fit for this company? What do you bring to the company? What transferable skills do you have? What do
Prepare for Job Shadow: AEIOU Activities: what questions do you have about the activities that a software developer does on a daily basis?
How do you plan your day? How much time do you spend writing code vs interacting with others/discussing ideas/etc? What are some other things you typical day consists of, that we might not have thought about?
Environment: what questions do you have about the overall environment and culture of this workplace?
What are the things you enjoy most about your work enviroment? Are there any things you think could be better about your enviroment? How would you go about making those changes?
Interactions: what questions do you have about the team at this company? What do you hope to see in your interactions during the shadow?
| Dear MicroSoft | |
| > I think it is Microsoft, not MicroSoft. It is hard to figure this out sometimes. I applied to GitHub at one point and learned they capitalize things weird, so it is good to google a company to see how they capitalize stuff. I usually add a generic greeting like "Hello there" or something instead of the company name. | |
| , My name is Ian Holladay, and I am applying to a Software Engineer position in your company. | |
| > The typical format I do here is "I would like to learn more about..", "I would like to be considered for..." the "Job title <position> at "Company". Since you already mentioned the company, maybe just stick to the job title. If there is a I or II there, I would leave out the numbers, so for this one just "Software Developer" or whatever it was. | |
| As a company that is on the forefront pushing the limits of human technology, I would like to add my skills to your business. | |
| > This sentence is not grammatically correct - the subject of the first part of the sentence is you (I), so this |