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Ben Cooper - Engineering yourself

Hey! Presents
January 26, 2016
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Ben Cooper - Engineering yourself

Presented at Hey! #21 on 26th January, 2016.

Hey! Presents

January 26, 2016
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Transcript

  1. Engineering Yourself.
    #hey_greatengineer

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  2. Why Did You Choose Your Career?
    #hey_greatengineer
    Did it just flow with your education?
    Was it by accident?
    I’m good at this.

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  3. Work as a Senior Front End Developer @Clicksco
    #hey_greatengineer
    Previously worked for Sky, as well as worked for
    clients such as RIM and News Corp.
    @benjaminrcooper

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  4. Why Did I Choose To
    Become An Engineer?
    #hey_greatengineer

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  5. I Didn’t.
    #hey_greatengineer

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  7. Roots Before Branches.
    #hey_greatengineer

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  8. Without Passion, You Can’t Succeed.
    #hey_greatengineer

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  9. Grit.
    #hey_greatengineer

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  10. Failure Is Always An Option.
    #hey_greatengineer

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  11. You’re Never Done Learning.
    #hey_greatengineer

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  12. Choose Your Job.
    #hey_greatengineer

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  13. Back To My Story.
    #hey_greatengineer

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  14. “You’ve come to blow your own trumpet”
    #hey_greatengineer

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  15. Thank You.
    #hey_greatengineer
    https://speakerdeck.com/17bc17/engineering-yourself

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