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Mistakes I've made in my career (so far)

Zoe Nolan
December 02, 2017

Mistakes I've made in my career (so far)

Given at Rails Girls London Winter 2017

Zoe Nolan

December 02, 2017
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  1. Mistakes I've made in my career (so far)
    Zoe Nolan
    Rails Girls London Winter 2017
    http://zoenolan.org/blog/2017/12/mistakes/

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  2. Zoe Nolan | @zoe_nolan | http://zoenolan.org/
    http://zoenolan.org/blog/2017/12/mistakes/
    Doing work for exposure

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  3. Zoe Nolan | @zoe_nolan | http://zoenolan.org/
    http://zoenolan.org/blog/2017/12/mistakes/
    http://zidbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Cryonics-on-humans.jpg

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  4. Zoe Nolan | @zoe_nolan | http://zoenolan.org/
    http://zoenolan.org/blog/2017/12/mistakes/
    http://foodforthought.barthel.eu/2016/12/poor-genius/

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  5. Zoe Nolan | @zoe_nolan | http://zoenolan.org/
    http://zoenolan.org/blog/2017/12/mistakes/
    Didn't use version control

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  6. Zoe Nolan | @zoe_nolan | http://zoenolan.org/
    http://zoenolan.org/blog/2017/12/mistakes/

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  7. Zoe Nolan | @zoe_nolan | http://zoenolan.org/
    http://zoenolan.org/blog/2017/12/mistakes/
    http://libguides.ucd.ie/data/versioncontrol

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  8. Zoe Nolan | @zoe_nolan | http://zoenolan.org/
    http://zoenolan.org/blog/2017/12/mistakes/
    Not getting offers in writing

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  9. Zoe Nolan | @zoe_nolan | http://zoenolan.org/
    http://zoenolan.org/blog/2017/12/mistakes/
    http://www.mannmetalrecycling.com/the-benefits-of-recycling

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  10. Zoe Nolan | @zoe_nolan | http://zoenolan.org/
    http://zoenolan.org/blog/2017/12/mistakes/
    Jerry Maguire TriStar Pictures

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  11. Zoe Nolan | @zoe_nolan | http://zoenolan.org/
    http://zoenolan.org/blog/2017/12/mistakes/
    Worked long hours

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  12. Zoe Nolan | @zoe_nolan | http://zoenolan.org/
    http://zoenolan.org/blog/2017/12/mistakes/
    http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02651/working-late_2651923k.jpg

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  13. Zoe Nolan | @zoe_nolan | http://zoenolan.org/
    http://zoenolan.org/blog/2017/12/mistakes/
    https://www.avclub.com/80s-act-jolt-cola-returns-to-the-nostalgia-circuit-a-k-1818545054

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  14. Zoe Nolan | @zoe_nolan | http://zoenolan.org/
    http://zoenolan.org/blog/2017/12/mistakes/
    Not keeping my CV up to date

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  15. Zoe Nolan | @zoe_nolan | http://zoenolan.org/
    http://zoenolan.org/blog/2017/12/mistakes/
    https://www.theepochtimes.com/3700-year-old-mystery-babylonian-stone-tablet-is-translated_2300306.html

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  16. Zoe Nolan | @zoe_nolan | http://zoenolan.org/
    http://zoenolan.org/blog/2017/12/mistakes/
    The Karate Kid Columbia Pictures

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  17. Zoe Nolan | @zoe_nolan | http://zoenolan.org/
    http://zoenolan.org/blog/2017/12/mistakes/
    Stayed too long in a job

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  18. Zoe Nolan | @zoe_nolan | http://zoenolan.org/
    http://zoenolan.org/blog/2017/12/mistakes/
    https://immersioninenglish.wordpress.com/2015/12/10/46-british-slang-part-of-the-furniture/

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  19. Zoe Nolan | @zoe_nolan | http://zoenolan.org/
    http://zoenolan.org/blog/2017/12/mistakes/
    http://unisci24.com/335851-study.html

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  20. Zoe Nolan | @zoe_nolan | http://zoenolan.org/
    http://zoenolan.org/blog/2017/12/mistakes/
    Not negotiating

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  21. Zoe Nolan | @zoe_nolan | http://zoenolan.org/
    http://zoenolan.org/blog/2017/12/mistakes/
    Silicon Valley 20th Century Fox

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  22. Zoe Nolan | @zoe_nolan | http://zoenolan.org/
    http://zoenolan.org/blog/2017/12/mistakes/
    Silicon Valley 20th Century Fox

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