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Getting into the tech field. what next
The document provides career advice for getting into the tech field, including: - Doing projects and internships in college to build a portfolio. - Learning about different roles and technologies through industry research. - Contributing to open source projects to build experience and network. - Developing a personal brand through a website and social media presence. - Networking through events, communities, and finding a mentor. - Practicing interviews through mock interviews and whiteboarding coding questions.
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Getting into the tech field. what next
- 1. Getting into the TechField: What Next? By Tessa Mero
- 2. Career Path: â ALost Soul â Gamestop/Jewelry Sales/HR â Assistant Teacher/Web Development Intern (3 mo each) â Graduated from College â Web Application Developer / Web Support Technician (OSTraining) â Programming Instructor/Curriculum Creator â Developer Advocate â Senior Developer Advocate
- 3. Agenda Ask questions throughout!!!!Itâs an open Q&A â During College - What you should do to prep â Contributions/Personal Brand/Growth â Networking/Mentorship â Interview Prep/Mock Interviews/Whiteboarding
- 4. During College Should yoube doing anything now before graduating? What should you do to prepare? â Projects or Internships Create a portfolio by doing projects or doing temp internships for individuals/companies â Industry Research Learn about diïŹerent roles in the industry. Thereâs SO MANY!!! â Make a Plan What is your timeline on your next steps?
- 5. Learn & Create Learnas much as you can so you are familiar with terminology and basics. Itâs impossible to be proïŹcient at EVERYTHING! â Learn Learn the basics on diïŹerent technologies, tools, frameworks, and anything to widen your knowledge. â Create Make your portfolio. The ïŹrst thing the interviewer will look at is your projects. â Get Feedback Get Code Reviews Done. I cannot emphasize this enough. I made the mistake of not!
- 6. Contributions This is whatlanded me my ïŹrst 6 ïŹgure job at a big company!!!!!! THIS IS THE SECRET. â Find a Project Figure out what areas of technology you enjoy. Look into Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) Projects. â Network with that Community This will help you learn about diïŹerent teams, where help is needed, and ïŹgure out where you best ïŹt later on. â Build a Contribution Portfolio Network. Make friends. Build a portfolio, add to Resume!!!
- 7. My Contributions toOpen Source Communities â J! - Bug Squad - Bug Tester â J! - Extensions Team, then Assistant Manager â J! - Board of Directors â J! - Developer Advocate (Keynoting at PHP events) â Organizer of Joomla, PHP, Vue.js, APIs, DevRel, Jamstack events⊠â Organized PHP Conference and API Conference
- 8. Personal Brand Okay sothis isnât really necessary, but it makes you stand out! â Create Personal Website Figure out what areas of technology you enjoy. Look into Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) Projects. â Social Media Presence Follow software engineers and industry thought leaders and learn and/or engage with them. Where is the software engineering community? Twitter.com and Dev.to
- 9. Networking Networking is important.This will eventually lead to being recommended to jobs in the future. â Social Forums Social media, dev forums, GitHub, Discord/Slack communities, virtual meetups, in person meetups, conferences (scholarships fyi) â Who to Follow? 95% of the people I follow are really positive and quality thought leaders in the tech ïŹeld: https://twitter.com/TessaMero/following Want to follow Vue.js content writers? Hereâs an example of how: https://dev.to/t/vue
- 10. (pt2) Networking Networking onsocial media, dev forums, GitHub, Discord/Slack communities, â Events/Hackathons Participate in virtual events and/or in-person events and expand your network organically. â Discord/Slack Find communities of technologies you enjoy. Engage with developers. Ask questions and/or help others with their questions, share experiences.
- 11. Mentors Finding a mentorwill be your fast path to success. Iâve had one for every dream job Iâve had! â Search Resources http://stephaniehurlburt.com/blog/2016/11/14 /list-of-engineers-willing-to-mentor-you Google âïŹnd a mentor software engineerâ and youâll ïŹnd endless articles! â Mentor Will Provide Resources Mentors can help with giving you an understanding of your next steps on what you need to do to get to where you want to be!
- 12. Mock Interviews Practice Interviewinguntil you feel comfortable. â Find Mock Interviews After networking, it should be easy to ïŹnd help with others providing mock interviews for you. Practice until you feel comfortable! â Practice - WhiteBoarding As someone who went through the Google interview process, this is important and a whole presentation on its own. Lots of resources online, samples on YouTube.
- 13. White Boarding Practice practicepractice â For Code Liveshare - code with a mentor https:/ /codeshare.io/ â Google Doc Practice whiteboarding your code in a google doc. Use text formatting: Roboto Mono
- 14. Data Structures and Algorithms âLearn as much as you can
- 15. Coding Preparation â Leet Code Preparefor tech questions for each company youâd like to apply for https:/ /leetcode.com/ â HackerRank Practice coding questions, get ranked, and standout from the crowd: https:/ /www.hackerrank.com/dashboa rd
- 16. Interview Process â Recruiter- Asking questions (sometimes intro/sometimes random tech questions on algorithms) â Phone Coding Questions â Whiteboarding Coding Questions â In person Coding questions
- 17. Interview Prep Okay youâreabout to have an interview. HELP! â Company Research Read about the company, their values/principals, their product/technology, make something with it...utilize glassdoor!!!! Read engineering blogs by X company. Understand how they scale their services â Mental Health Exercise, do jumping jacks, listen to music, practice breathing so you are less nervous and tense during the interview.
- 18. Cover Letters This isyour way to quickly stand out from the rest â What position are you applying for? â Who are you and why are you applying? â What is your education/experience that makes you applicable for the job? â What value will you bring to the company if you are hired and why should they hire you?
- 19. Mental State Maybe youhave to apply to 500+ jobs. Be prepared for rejection â Understand it is diïŹcult to land a ïŹrst job with no experience â It IS possible. You WILL get hired â Positive self talk â Keep preparing and focus
- 20. Whiteboard Interviewing - Tell memore! â Tech Interview Explained: https:/ /www.youtube.com/watch ?v=cTuHz7uSq7M â JavaScript intern/junior level coding question sample: https:/ /www.youtube.com/watch ?v=miiM5JJgrQo
- 21. Remember - â Askquestions before you start. ClariïŹcation! System requirements? How many users? Anything you can think of. Show that you are understanding ïŹrst. â Think and talk out loud the entire time. If you need to stop talking to think, let the interviewer know â ConïŹrm and ask questions before solving the code â Practice and memorize 1 coding question per day for at least 3 months â JavaScript: Understand Closures, âThisâ keyword, prototypal inheritance, and other core concepts â Understanding the speciïŹcations is better than getting the answer right
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