| title | tags | description |
|---|---|---|
How to get a job after a coding bootcamp |
Talk, jobs, development |
What to do to get a job after a coding bootcamp |
Tips and tricks
- Study only one language
- Don't keep jumping around frameworks when you see new offers
- Focus on one thing
- Think long term.
- Plan to send at least 50 resumes a week
- Be prepared for a 99% rejection rate
- You are switching careers so it probably it's going to take six months to a year and almost all of that is going to be rejection.
- Read a lot of code 2. Use OSS 3. Check the most downloaded gems 4. Explore the top packages in npm 5. Understand: It's harder to read code than to write it
- Write a lot of code
Your outcomes are a lagging measure of your habits. Your net worth is a lagging measure of your financial habits. Your weight is a lagging measure of your eating habits. Your knowledge is a lagging measure of your learning habits. Your clutter is a lagging measure of your cleaning habits. You get what you repeat.- James Clear
Or like this?
The full streak shows that you've been practicing, reading, and writing code.
"There are 2 types of software engineers: those who understand computer science well enough to do challenging, innovative work, and those who just get by because they’re familiar with a few high-level tools." - https://teachyourselfcs.com/
I suggest starting with these websites to get more challenges to solve:
- http://exercism.io/
- http://code-golf.io/
- https://projecteuler.net/
- https://leetcode.com/explore/
- https://www.hackerrank.com/
It will not only be about being capable of getting along. You'll also need to:
- Be able to explain your issues to a manager that doesn't know how to code.
- Be able to speak normal human from tech jargon.
- Be able to work as a team member not just an angry single dev.
Don't worry if you are shy or introvert. You'll grow a lot of social skills when you get to the part of 'giving workshops and lectures about what you learned'
- Same photo for all profiles
- Use twitter!
- Share what you are learning everyday
- Follow people from the industry
- Work on a good bio
STOP WAITING UNTIL YOU GET A JOB TO DO SOMETHING.
- You don't need a boss to tell you that you are a developer, YOU ALREADY ARE
- Start learning and getting paid for it
- Start with family and friends
- Say yes even when you don't know if you can do it
- underpromise and OVERDELIVER
- Put yourself out there, start giving free workshops and lectures about what you know.
- Give free workshops, take lots of pictures and share
- Some ideas:
- Beginner [language that you learned] e.g: beginner javascript, beginner ruby, etc 2. Beginner Git
- Html and CSS basics, build your first website!
- What's an API?
- How does a browser work?
- A job is not the only path to financial independece
- Tech enables you to build almost ANYTHING you can imagine and sell it
- You can sell to anyone with an internet connection
- This will be a plus for recruiters that will be amazed when you tell them you have real users and customers.
- Stop turning yourself down before you even get to the door.
- The no is already there, get to a yes.
- https://www.kalzumeus.com/2011/10/28/dont-call-yourself-a-programmer/
- https://nav.al/rich
- https://blog.samaltman.com/how-to-be-successful
- http://www.paulgraham.com/love.html
- http://www.paulgraham.com/hs.html
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Thanks @Harrytimbog I'm writing an ebook based on this, are you interested in reading the draft?