I went over to General Assembly today. They screened the She++ Film. It was informational and inspiring. But my favorite part of the day was the panel of women developers after the film. Chris Meaono, Crystal Rose, Erica, Cherise & Shirin. Ted from G.A. was the moderator. Jessica was supposed to be on the panel but she was sick.
This short documentary collects research and inspirational pieces of Silicon Valley's unsung heroes to galvanize us to explore our potential as 'femgineers'. Written and directed by recent Stanford University good girls gone geek, Ayna Agarwal and Ellora Israni, she++: The Documentary encourages the future CEOs, the innovative engineers, the techies and the fuzzies, the sisters, cousins, and daughters, to break away from the stereotype into a revolutionary field. As technology is becoming increasingly ubiquitous, all demographics must harness new ideas to transform and empower technology. Think of what more 'femgineers' could do. - The Chic Geek
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Key ideas: embrace failure, be pasionate, be fearless, stay open to ideas, be a mentor, there are no hurdles
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Strategies for tech interviews: practice speaking your code outloud with other people, do fake interviews to get used to talking about your experience and the code
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One of the questions was, How did you decide to work in tech? I realized that some of the panelists mentioned reasons that aligned with mine. I am a problem solver, I'm handy and like fixing things and making things better. I can visualize, organize and love lists.