Learn to Advocate for Yourself as a Developer - Career Advice from Rizel Scarlett

Learn to Advocate for Yourself as a Developer - Career Advice from Rizel Scarlett

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What was Rizel’s internship experience like

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What was Rizel’s internship experience like

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Learn to Advocate for Yourself as a Developer - Career Advice from Rizel Scarlett

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  1. 1 Why Rizel switched from psychology to IT and, later, to coding
  2. 2 Rizel tried many different jobs. Here’s why that’s not a bad thing!
  3. 3 How Rizel approached learning to code
  4. 4 Community and camaraderie are important parts of learning to code
  5. 5 How Rizel decided to enroll in a bootcamp
  6. 6 On learning to code with your significant other
  7. 7 Thinking like a programmer comes with practice
  8. 8 Why Rizel pursued internships
  9. 9 Why connections are important
  10. 10 What was Rizel’s internship experience like
  11. 11 What should you look for in an internship or your first job?
  12. 12 Break
  13. 13 What juniors bring to the table
  14. 14 How Rizel discovered developer advocacy and got hired as a developer advocate at GitHub
  15. 15 What does a supportive manager do
  16. 16 How Rizel approaches personal branding
  17. 17 You can’t expect people to find you. The best person to advocate for you is you
  18. 18 How to work on your public speaking
  19. 19 How to work on your writing and how Rizel approaches writing blog posts
  20. 20 How to get involved with the community
  21. 21 Closing advice: it’s okay to switch your focus, take your time, and maintain a list of your wins!

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