Adam
Our first hire of the month was Adam, who is venturing into ArcticOS ☃️
Adam, so many of us change our minds about what we want to do or be when we grow up, while others just know! Talk about divine design! The kid in you obviously knew! Congrats on your new gig! 🎇
Kyle
In July’s first podcast episode, Alex got the lowdown from Kyle, who tapped into Scrimba’s Frontend Career Path and switched careers into tech in just four months!
Meet Kyle Tan 🇵🇭!
A business major with an unrelenting passion for coding, Kyle decided he couldn't wait any longer to pursue his dream. Taking a leap of faith, he left his job, discovered Scrimba's Frontend Career Path, and within only four months, he found his first developer job. Talk about lightning speed!
In this episode, Kyle shares his approach to learning, unveiling the secrets behind his rapid progress. Discover the invaluable role of downtime and gain insights into the way Kyle chose his portfolio projects: what are the right ones, and why embracing open-source resources is a game-changer. Kyle also takes you through his interview process, when he had to dive into backend technologies for a week so that he could build his take-home project in less than 72 hours.
Kyle also reveals how his business background played a role in landing his dream job, what's the power in having a community, and what's his advice for everybody currently learning to code. Tune in and unlock the secrets to accelerated coding mastery!
John
Next up was John, with some fantastic news about a budding tech career!
What an awesome opportunity to show what you know! Happy Online will be as happy to have you as Scrimba is to have played a part! 👨💻🎉
Dan
Let’s step into the Scrimba Time Machine and look back at a memorable hire from the past.
Dan loved the structure of Scrimba and found that it helped him to nail HTML, CSS, and JS - the cornerstones of web development! 🧱
Aleksandr
Aleksandr’s story is an interesting one. He knew what he wanted to build, and turned to Scrimba’s Learn JavaScript course to gain the skills to get the job done! 🪄
Alex, it’s great to know that your creativity and skills are out there making life online easier for the user. Thanks and kudos, sir! 🥂
Poppa
Our final hire of July was Poppa, who also used Scrimba to lock down those Web Dev basics!
Great advice, Poppa! Taking time to learn, comprehend, and master the basics; build the knowledge necessary to grow as a developer. Grind time! 💻 💰
Jen-Li Lim
Finally, Alex dropped another podcast episode with Jen-Li, who smashed into tech with just 400 hours of learning. That might sound a lot, but it’s actually just 10 working weeks! Well done Jen-Li.
Meet Jen-Li Lim 🇲🇾!
Jen is a writer-turned-developer who has recently landed her first developer job! Although she had been tech-adjacent in the past (before becoming a full-stack developer, she worked in content marketing) and had always been interested in coding, it wasn't until the lockdowns that Jen started learning to code. She was doing it alongside a full-time job and quickly realized that she shouldn't compare herself to other learners since everybody has different circumstances.
Jen started learning to code as a hobby. But after a couple of years and only about 400 hours of studying later, Jen realized - hey, this could also be an interesting career! She now works at a company offering free, lightweight vector animations for your website and tools to create, edit, and embed them. In this episode, you'll learn about Jen's struggles with coding and how she overcame them. She'll share invaluable insights on selecting portfolio projects, navigating roadmaps, and why learning to code is akin to learning to swim. Get ready to be inspired!
Don’t forget to check back next month for more Scrimba Student Success Stories!
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