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It all started with
an anchor tag
Stefan McCready
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School, College and Perceptions
Popular Opinion
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Push towards Academia
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A lot of unpleasant noise
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Finding Work
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Experience over potential
Interviewer: Have you got industry experience?
Me: No but here is a portfolio of work
Interviewer: Goodbye.
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Taking a different approach
“Get that experience by any means possible”
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Getting a
foot in door
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Adapting to new things
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”Adapting to the tech stack without it being overwhelming”
Front End Developer - 2017
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“Its like learning piano but every so often the notes move around”
Stefan - 2017
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Confidence
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When its high…
You feel better, you work better, you are just
more comfortable with yourself
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When it is low…
You don’t feel like you…
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Improving confidence
Self love is the patch to good self esteem
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Imposters Syndrome
Its Shit. End Of.
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Having to overcome it…
Its important to overcome it, otherwise you stall
your progression
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Saying No
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How I ended up after saying yes to
literally everything
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Why you have to say no
By saying no you keep your priorities first and
you can work at a sustainable level
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After all is said and done….
I love work, I’ve met great people, I’ve learned a
lot and I’ve joined a community that is by far the
best community in the world
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Thank you
Any Questions