RubyConf 2016- You graduated from bootcamp, now what?

Throughout bootcamp, your biggest worry was finding a job. Now that you’ve found one and you’ve started your career as a developer, what comes next? In this talk, we’ll explore what the career of a bootcamp graduate looks like a few years after the program. We’ll talk about the good and not-so-good parts of being a newly-minted developer. We’ll come away with actionable steps we can take to continue to grow as developers post-bootcamp and be happy and successful, even when we don’t have the mythical perfect job.

Transcript

1. You Graduated, Now What? Melanie Gilman @melaniegilman
10. The Good Things
11. Large, talented team
12. Interesting problems
14. Camaraderie
15. What Was Missing
16. Structure and support
17. Feedback and constructive criticism
18. Team stability
19. How I Took Action
20. Find something new to work on.
21. Learn from your mistakes.
22. Find yourself an impartial mentor.
25. Sometimes, you need to take a step back to move forward.
26. The Good Parts
27. Exposure to... ✓ Greenfield apps ✓ Legacy codebases ✓ Rails upgrades ✓ Developer tools ✓ Bespoke JS frameworks
28. Investment days
29. Personal growth
30. Mentorship
31. Code reviews
33. The Hard Parts
34. Pressure
35. Ramp-up time
36. Information overload
37. How I Took Action
38. Ask for help.
39. Remember that you’re there for a reason.
43. Enough about me...
44. Mary
45. Andy
46. Jonan
47. Now what?
48. There is no perfect job.
49. My perfect job is not your perfect job.
50. Every bad job has its good parts.
51. Thanks! Melanie Gilman @melaniegilman