Neo Apprentices

My experience with the Neo Apprentice program and opportunities for improvement.

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1. Neo Apprentices By: An Apprentice JK, it’s really me, Aly Wednesday, May 1, 13
2. My Experience Wednesday, May 1, 13
3. ALL THE THINGS! Wednesday, May 1, 13
4. What worked for me • Viewabill • Ruby Koans and Greed Game • Conferences • CodeMash • KalamazooX • Girl Develop It • Took the Javascript Class • TAing for the Rails Girls workshop at Metro HS Wednesday, May 1, 13
5. The Little Things Wednesday, May 1, 13
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7. The People Wednesday, May 1, 13
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9. So what can we do to make it better? Wednesday, May 1, 13
10. What didn’t really work • One-on-ones not frequent enough • No clear direction, especially starting out • Communication • Unclear regarding which things were my responsibility vs. management’s/mentors’, etc. Wednesday, May 1, 13
11. Opportunities for Improvement • More lava lamps • Dedicated mentor assigned to each apprentice • Weekly one-on-ones with both their mentor and Mike • List of resources • Direction and expectations clearly defined Wednesday, May 1, 13
12. Survey says! • Dedicated Mentor(s) • Constant Feedback • Structure without being too detailed to allow for change Other ideas... • Review code and have their code reviewed • Small assignments/projects Wednesday, May 1, 13
13. Apprentice Guide (coming soon) • purpose of the program • your first day • your first two weeks • your project • mentors • equipment • One-on-Ones • office logistics (dishes, food, etc) • Neo resources • performance feedback • tools we use • making the jump Wednesday, May 1, 13
14. Thank You aly@neo.com WTFluckey Wednesday, May 1, 13