How an effective portfolio landed Claire her first remote Junior Developer role
Claire Ramming is a successful Scrimba student from New York City πΊπΈ, who recently got their first full-time developer job π!
π About the episode
Claire Ramming is a successful Scrimba student from New York City πΊπΈ, who recently got their first full-time developer job π! Before learning to code, Claire studied Data Science and received mentorship on how to choose projects that standout and navigate the job market without a degree. Claire joins us today to share the tactics she learned and how specifically they helped her land this awesome new opportunity. Stay tuned for the end where Alex asks Claire a mock job interview question.
π Connect with Claire
- π¨π»βπΌ LinkedIn
- π Website
- π©βπ GitHub
- π€ clay2k#2840 on the Scrimba Discord
β° Timestamps
- Introduction (0:00)
- Claire's first lines of code (01:30)
- Building a standout portfolio full of projects (03:55)
- Can you use Scrimba projects in your portfolio? (05:23)
- Changing companies without your boss knowing π€« (06:45)
- Claire's clever idea to apply to Asana by cloning their app (08:50)
- Finding success on Hired (09:07)
- How to successfully answer "Tell us about yourself" (14:23)
- Do. Your. Homework. (15:41)
- How to answer "Do you like to work alone or as part of a team?" (16;08)
- In-depth account of Claire's interview process and how long it took for them to get back (17:17)
- What would Claire do differently if they did it again? (24:42)
- Mock interview question: "What is the hardest thing you've ever done?" (26:35)
π§° Resources mentioned
- Hired
- Mapbox (SDK for adding maps to apps like Uber Eats)
- The data science bootcamp Claire attended (Springboard)
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