DEVELOPING A CULTURE OF MENTORSHIP
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I HAVE TAUGHT OVER 300
WOMEN HOW TO CODE
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FOUNDER & CEO
DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
• Love Obsessed with Dogs
• Shoot Archery
• Passionate about teaching others
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ABOUT ME
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REACH OUT
All the socials as
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JOB OUTLOOK
In 2016, there was
162,000 total jobs
In 2026, there is expected
to be 188,000 jobs
10% of developers will retire
over the next 10 years
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JUNIOR WEB DEVELOPER JOBS
Only 22% required no experience
18% required one year experience
60% required 2+ years experience
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HOW IN THE WORLD ARE
THEY GETTING THIS
EXPERIENCE?!
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“
Be the change that you wish to see in the
world.
-Mahatma Gandhi
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FOR ORGANIZATIONS
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WHY YOU SHOULD HIRE
JUNIOR DEVELOPERS
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TEAM MORALE
Mentoring is rewarding and
good for team morale.
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FINDING GOOD
PEOPLE IS HARD
Finding good people with the
right skills is even harder. Hire
the right people and give
them the right skills.
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PASSION IS
INFECTIOUS
Junior developers are full of
passion and drive to succeed, that
will naturally ignite your team.
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NEW IDEAS &
THINKING
Diverse teams are the most
successful teams. New
developers will bring new
ideas and thought processes.
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HOW TO GET STARTED
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WRITE BETTER
JOB DESCRIPTIONS
If you are willing to hire new
developers, do not require
experience, instead focus on
personality traits, like desire to learn.
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CREATE STRATEGIC
PARTNERSHIPS
Partner experienced
developers with new
developers that share similar
goals and coding interests.
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DO NOT REQUIRE
INVOLVEMENT
Some people do not enjoy
teaching others. Be aware of
your current teams interest
before making any decisions.
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MANAGERS ARE
NOT MENTORS
Mentees need to have an open
relationship with someone
they can confide in and relate
to.
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OPEN LINES OF
COMMUNICATION
Ensure there are methods in
which they can openly
communicate with you and
their mentor.
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TRACK PROGRESS
& MAKE GOALS
Make a habit of having regular
check-ins. Do not just create
partnerships and expect them
to succeed.
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BUILD A
PROGRAM
Your newly mentored developers
will be excited to share the
knowledge and skills they
learned. Turn them into mentors.
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FOR DEVELOPERS
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GROW YOUR
NETWORK
You will meet a variety of other
developers and companies as
you start to search for new
developers to mentor.
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IT FEELS GOOD
I call this “Selfish Acts of
Selflessness.” Doing good
things makes you feel good.
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STEP OUTSIDE OF
YOUR COMFORT ZONE
And enjoy it. You will likely begin
to attend more local tech events
and meet some great people.
There might even be beer.
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MASTER YOUR
OWN SKILLS
Teaching means you need to
know your stuff. Mentoring will
help you dig into things you may
already know a little deeper.
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THEIR SUCCESSES FEEL
LIKE YOUR SUCCESSES
When your mentee meets their
goals or lands their first job,
their success will feel like your
own, and it feels good.
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NEW LIFELONG
FRIENDSHIP
Your mentee will always
appreciate everything you have
done for them. You just made
yourself a new friend.
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WHERE TO FIND MENTEES
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COLLEGES OR
SCHOOLS
Universities, Technical College,
High Schools or other private
or public schools.
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CODE SCHOOLS
OR BOOTCAMPS
This is often the best place to find
them. Our local code school has a
mentorship program to get
involved with.
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LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS
OR GROUPS
Check meetup.com for local
meetups and tech groups.
Consider Girl Develop It,
YesWeCode & Women Who Code
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HACKATHONS
Volunteer or put together a team
for a local hackathon. You are
definitely bound to be teamed up
with or meet developers there.
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CONFERENCES
Conferences or other
conference-like events.
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TIPS FOR BEING A
GOOD MENTOR
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BOOST THEIR
CONFIDENCE
Even the most experienced
developer gets imposter
syndrome.
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GUIDE THEIR
CAREER PATH
Talk them through their career
path and goals for future jobs.
Provide information so they can
make educated decisions.
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BE AVAILABLE
Be available to them when they
need you. Schedule regular in-
person meetings or online coding
sessions.
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SHARE RESOURCES
WITH THEM
You don’t know what you don’t
know – they may overlook
something because they don’t
know they should learn it.
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WORKING CODING
EXAMPLES
Many people need to do in order
to learn. Give them working
coding examples, ideally heavily
commented.
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LIVE CODING
SESSIONS
Working on a project will help
them think through why one
method vs the other, as well as
allow them to contribute and feel
like a developer.
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CODE REVIEWS
Never tell them they did
something wrong – instead ask
them their thought process and
encourage them to think of other
solutions.
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LEAD A STUDY
GROUP
You can help more people at one
time and the junior developers will
have peers they can relate to.
Power in numbers.
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TIPS FOR BEING A
GOOD MENTEE
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SET
EXPECTATIONS
Before you kick start your
relationship, set expectations
with your mentor about what
you are hoping to achieve.
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RESPECTFUL OF
THEIR TIME
Ask your mentor their availability
and what days and times work
best for them.
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COME PREPARED
WITH AN AGENDA
Use your time wisely and come
prepared with questions, topics
to review and follow up from
previous meetings.
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MENTORS ARE
VOLUNTEERS
Always remember that your
mentor is a volunteer, unless it is
required by your employer.
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OWN YOUR
LEARNING
Your mentor can provide you
with great information, but you
must be the one to actually use
it.
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EXPRESS YOUR
APPRECIATION
Everyone likes to feel appreciated.
This is especially important in a
mentee & mentor relationship.
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FOLLOW UP
Reach out if you or your
company needs help getting
started with mentorship.
@tessak22 // me@tessak22.com
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