Yesterday on our podcast, software engineer Stacey Graham discussed her experience creating a career in tech after surviving cancer with @saronyitbarek.
Stacey fell in love with technology in the 7th grade in her first computer class and from there, her curiosity for technology began. She is passionate about coding and loves learning and problem-solving collaboratively in teams. Stacey enjoys building high-quality applications in JavaScript, React, and Angular and enjoys working with RESTful APIs, Node.js, and Express.js. Stacey gets most excited about being challenged while coding and believes there is always something new to learn in web development.
If you didn't get a chance to listen already, find that episode below or wherever you get your podcasts:
Stacey shared some super helpful tips on interviewing, balancing priorities, and finding communities that we would love to share!
During the interview process, it may be hard to ensure whether a job will eventually lead you to reaching your specific career goals. However, you can always ask directly how to achieve upward growth, which can hopefully make decision-making easier long-term.
A strong support system can help keep you motivated to succeed, especially when navigating a hardship while also working.
Make sure to follow up with your recruiters after sending out an initial inquiry or job application!
There are many ways to find community with other coders! If you want, you can use Meetup to search for groups in your city, find Slack groups, volunteer at conferences, or join an organization focused on your interests, such as WomenWhoCode.
If you listenedโ what are your best tips for interviewing, finding a coding community, and navigating hardships while working?
Send us your thoughts below and don't forget to give it a listen here or wherever you listen to your podcasts! ๐
Top comments (4)
For interviewing one of the best tips I ever got was to take a walk beforehand! I tend to bubble up with nerves before and keeping my mind off of it beforehand can help me focus more on my assets during the interview!
Thatโs great advice. I love a good walk it helps me relax and clears my head. Some good advice I got about interviews is to treat it like a conversation. That has helped me a lot with my nerves as well.
This sounds like a great advice!
I work as a developer. What I personally like to do in interviews is showing projects that I have built. For sure it requires quite some time (months/years) to have even 2-3 apps, however, once you can show your interviewer/client your applications (and the source code), the person (interviewer) will know what he is buying into. It is a large investment, but I found it a better solution than just talking about "how awesome a developer I am".