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Develop Yourself

Develop Yourself

Hosted by: Brian Jenney

To change careers and land your first job as a Software Engineer, you need more than just great software development skills - you need to develop yourself. Welcome to the podcast that helps you develop your skills,...

Episodes

#15 - Setting your 2022 Goals

Send us a text2022 is around the corner - do you have your goals mapped out? Is the year that you finally take the next step to becoming a Software Engineer?For the last 10 years I've been actively setting goals and...
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#14 - Indie Hacking: What I Would Do After a Bootcamp

Season #1 Episode #14

Send us a textLanding a job as a Software Engineer doesn’t make you a Software Engineer. Building software makes you a Software Engineer. And for that, you don’t need anyone’s permission.That being said, perhaps the...
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#13 - Former CEO of Hack Reactor and Galvanize

Send us a textHarsh Patel is perhaps the most successful Coding Bootcamp CEO ever. He started MakerSquare which was acquired by Hack Reactor, which was acquired by Galvanize and he was made CEO of all of them.Unlike...
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#12 - How to Go From Bootcamp Grad to Senior Engineer

Season #1 Episode #12

Send us a textLanding your first job as a Software Engineer is one thing - but progressing to Senior level is a different challenge entirely.On this episode of Developer Yourself, Peter Elbaum, who graduated from a...
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#11 - Self-taught Engineering Manager turned Coding Career Mentor

Season #1 Episode #11

Send us a textBrian is a self-taught Software Engineer, Blockchain expert and current Engineering Manager at IBM, but currently he's passionate about helping career changers transition into tech.Listen to this week's...
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#10 - From Staton Island Rapper to Coinbase and Facebook Developer

Send us a textAaron went from a rapping in Staton Island where he worked laying train tracks to support his wife and kids, to working at companies like Facebook and Coinbase as a Senior Software Engineer.Listen to...
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#9 - A Complete Guide to Learning JavaScript

Season #1 Episode #9

Send us a textTo learn JavaScript through our JavaScript Prep Course, register here: parsity.io/prepTo review individual JavaScript concepts, find explanations at these timestamps in the podcast:2:01 - Why Learn...
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#8 - Land Your First Coding Job

Send us a textSubmitting 100 job applications won't get you anywhere closer to landing your first coding job as you'll likely get rejected from 99% of your cold applications. You need another way.On this episode of...
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#7: Advice From a Google Recruiter

Send us a textWhat does taking care of Conan O'Brien and working as a Software Engineer at Google have in common? Sarah Coker.This week on the Develop Yourself Podcast we get to speak with Sarah who is a recruiter at...
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#6: Building a Webdev Career with Pierre Lebrum

Season #1 Episode #6

Send us a textPierre switched majors in college when he realized that the Computer Science program was more about math than programming. Over 10 years later after teaching himself to program and carving his own path,...
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#5: Belonging and Alternative Paths with Lisa Shissler Smith from Netflix

Season #1 Episode #5

Send us a textOn this week's episode of Develop Yourself, we talk with Lisa Shissler Smith, Engineering Manager at Netflix!Listen as we chat about her own journey, how she's advocating to ensure that everyone feel...
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#4: How to Focus when Learning Code

Season #1 Episode #4

Send us a textThe #1 thing that is preventing you from learning to code is your inability to focus.Join us in this episode of Develop Yourself as we walk through proven, practical strategies you can implement...
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