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How This Junior Developer Tripled Their Salary Within One Year of Getting Hired

🎙 About the episode


Meet Vikas Jyani 🇮🇳! He studied fine arts before discovering coding and realizing that web development is what can combine his eye for design and interest in tech.

In this episode, you'll hear about Vikas's approach to learning and job hunting and why he thinks remote work might still not be optimal for a junior. He talks about life-changing advice he got from a senior developer when he saw Vikas was burning out, recognizing red flags in job offers, and, eventually, how he tripled his salary within a year from getting his first job!

You will also learn more about India. Specifically, its job market and education, differences between big and small cities, and why a hybrid approach to work, combining remote work and going to an office, might not work there.

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⏰ Timestamps

  • How Vikas started coding after studying fine art and also discovered Scrimba (01:37)
  • Job opportunities vs. the population in India (05:00)
  • How Vikas got out of tutorial hell (07:33)
  • How Vikas decided to get into React (09:04)
  • Ad break: We did an episode with Bob Ziroll! Next week, an episode with Mike Chen! Also: how you can support us if you like what we're doing. (10:34)
  • Vikas's approach to applying for jobs (13:21)
  • How positive feedback from a hiring manager who couldn't hire him helped Vikas keep going (14:31)
  • Vikas even turned down an offer because he recognized shady practices! (16:15)
  • How Vikas got a job offer when he thought he failed a trial assignment (17:27)
  • A senior developer recognized Vikas was burning out and gave him life-changing advice (20:40) 
  • As a junior, should you go for a remote or office job? (21:54)
  • Would a hybrid approach to working work out in India? (26:16)
  • How Vikas tripled his junior salary (27:18) 


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