How to Figure Out What You Want to Do, with Scrimba Student Amy
Meet Amy Posten πΊπΈ! Amy was a veterinary technician for fifteen years before she decided to switch careers. First, she discovered freeCodeCamp while on maternity leave. Later, she joined a premium bootcamp but didn't feel quite ready to apply for coding jobs afterward, so she turned to Scrimba to polish her skills. Nowadays, she's a front-end engineer and instructor.
In this episode, you'll learn how to figure out what kind of job you want and what was a small change in her job-hunting approach that brought Amy immediate results. You'll discover what are the gaps in knowledge one might have after a bootcamp, and how you can make learning to code less lonely. Finally, Amy and Alex discuss generative AI tools and how you can use them in your job hunt.
In this episode, you'll learn how to figure out what kind of job you want and what was a small change in her job-hunting approach that brought Amy immediate results. You'll discover what are the gaps in knowledge one might have after a bootcamp, and how you can make learning to code less lonely. Finally, Amy and Alex discuss generative AI tools and how you can use them in your job hunt.
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β° Timestamps
- How Amy became a Veterinary Technician (01:32)
- Maternity leave on freeCodeCamp, and a career change brought up by the pandemic (04:38)
- Why Amy likes JavaScript, HTML, and CSS (06:59)
- Why Amy decided to join a bootcamp (08:56)
- The importance of getting to connect with people (11:16)
- Social media break with Jan the Producer (12:43)
- How to make learning to code less lonely (14:12)
- Joining a bootcamp is like drinking from a fire hose (16:27)
- Amy discovered Scrimba through her bootcamp! (18:31)
- After the bootcamp, Amy also joined the Scrimba bootcamp (19:37)
- Why Amy decided to start from scratch on Scrimba (21:35)
- How Amy found her north star and became a teacher (24:48)
- Amy changed her approach to job applications and got immediate results! (28:26)
- Amy's reach-out strategy and how she got a job interview at the company she currently works at (31:52)
- How to figure out what kind of job you want (35:11)
- Amy's job interview (36:04)
- How to use AI tools in your job hunt (40:22)
π§° Resources Mentioned
- Scrimba podcast: The State of React (and Should You Still Learn It in 2024), with Dev Agrawal
- Scrimba podcast: An expert guide to technical interviews with Ian Douglas
- Scrimba podcast: This Is How You Onboard: Actionable Tips for Developers On a New Job from Ian Douglas
- Learn React for free!
- Scrimba Bootcamp
- Scrimba's Discord community
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