Overview
Syllabus
How Rachel became a developer while being a cartoonist
How Rachel handled the career shift into professional development
Code can make things come to life
Very few people are given jobs just because they're popular
Break
How Rachel gets her FAANG roles
What to do if nobody's hiring
How can a new developer create value in the community?
How Alex did the same
Great Recession was tough, but it brought up some great engineering
Increase your chance to get lucky later
What to do if you don't have a linear career path
When changing career paths, it can feel like starting from scratch
Developing expertise is not a good thing!
Are your skills out of date, and how Rachel transferred her old skills into new roles
Barista engineering
Don't be ashamed of your previous work experience, however unrelated
How Rachel adjusts to change and challenges and helps others do the same through The Tech Career Survival Guide
Taught by
Scrimba