Our life before programming

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Childhood

Loved computers, but thought programming was for math geniuses.

Young Adult

Living life ...

Sad Panda

Life happened and it made me a sad panda ...

Literally!

The learning process

• Many hours
• Much research
• Trust yourself

The Power To Learn

Woooosh!

Applying for a job

• I wanted to be a freelancer
• Focused on projects and meetups
• Tried to contribute as much as possible to anything code related
• Got the job because of a guy I met at the webclerks meetup and kept helping on projects 

• Already did freelance work
• Job had to be English speaking
• Focused on meetups and events to
• Didn't feel I had enough portfolio projects...
• ...applied anyways
• Over 50 applications from April until August
• Followed the rule "if in doubt, apply"
• Two rounds of applications
• Changing resume template and wording helped
• First interview ended up landing me the job

Working at the new company

• Every company is different
• You will be overwhelmed
• Always keep the learning attitude

Takeaways

What's important for a new job?

• Programming skills
• Ability to learn
• Passion

Concrete Actions!

1. Build portfolio and GitHub contributions
2. Network and promote yourself
3. Show up at interviews

Keep the motivation!

• Ask yourself WHY
• Develop a habit
• Trust yourself