Your First Developer Job

A small talk I gave at General Assembly (9th June 2016) on finding your first developer job.

Transcript

1. Your First Developer Job
2. Who is this guy?
3. I’ve been doing Rails for ten years
13. Rails contributors
14. “Hiring Juniors” ryanbigg.com
15. Your First Developer Job
16. Before applying…
17. Rule #1: Self-care
18. Build your network
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20. Code Triage
21. Hobby Projects
22. Applying
23. Differentiate yourself
24. Apply at more than one place
25. Interviewing
26. What will the interview be like?
27. Interviews are two way Ask lots of questions
28. Be prepared for rejection
29. Starting your first job
30. There are no “dumb” questions
31. Expect pairing
32. Expect to be wrong
33. Expect to learn a lot
34. Get a mentor me@ryanbigg.com
35. https://80000hours.org/career-guide/how-to-get-a-job/