Going Pro

How to getnyour first job after graduating from a programming bootcamp and what to do after you get the job.

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1. Going Pro @kylefdoherty
2. tl;dr
3. disclaimers - not about getting interviews - I was recruited from Flatiron - take it all with a grain of salt
4. why listen to me - I’m very involved in recruiting for our team - talk to dozens of boot camp students & grads - we’ve hired 7 bootcamp grads
5. know thyself? - what was your path to programming - what skills/experience do you have - what type of job/company do you want
6. what stack?
7. what language?
8. clean OO code - read a Ruby style guide - use Rubocop or hound - learn & understand Sandi Metz’s rules - watch Refactoring Good to Great by Ben Orenstein - read at least chp 1 & 2 of POODR
9. learn unit testing - red, green, refactor - 4 phase of test - basics of RSpec - TDD project euler problems
10. you’re hired
11. now what? - get a mentor(s) - set measurable goals - ask for study/practice time - learn when to ask questions - make it work, make it right, make it fast
12. @kylefdoherty kyle.doherty@alphasights.com
13. engineering.alphasights.com
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