How I Got My First Software Engineer Role | Self Taught Developer, No Experience
Timestamps:
My Background: 00:30
Ad-hoc learning journey: 02:03
Sending out job applications: 10:46
The interview that nearly made me quit: 11:40
The best advice I received: 13:07
Tech meet-ups: 14:10
Recap: 17:15
This is the story of the path I took from teaching High school English to becoming a professional software engineer. Yes it took me 9 years, but it really didn't need to! If I were starting from scratch today and started with freeCodeCamp from the beginning it'd be much quicker.
I started with little structure to my learning, but once I settled on web development via freeCodeCamp I learned the skills I needed.
After that, in person meetups were crucial for me to make the connections I needed to land my first opportunity.
Networking gets a bad name, but getting to know people in your chosen industry is crucial for success.