Girish
A grateful heart led to an internship! 💪
Despite not being a regular Discord user, Girish enthusiastically joined to express his gratitude for the free courses, interactive platform, and excellent instructors provided by Scrimba. Overcoming a tough job market, he landed an internship as a frontend developer at a startup, a feat he attributes to his learning journey with Scrimba, which included mastering HTML, CSS, JS, and React. 🎆
Amy
Refining your job hunting approach! 🎈
Meet Amy Posten 🇺🇸!
Amy was a veterinary technician for fifteen years before she decided to switch careers. First, she discovered freeCodeCamp while on maternity leave. Later, she joined a premium bootcamp but didn't feel quite ready to apply for coding jobs afterward, so she turned to Scrimba to polish her skills. Nowadays, she's a front-end engineer and instructor.
In this episode, you'll see how a small change in her job-hunting approach brought Amy immediate results and hear advice on how to figure out what kind of job you want. You'll discover what gaps in knowledge one might have after a bootcamp, and how you can make learning to code less lonely. Finally, Amy and Alex discuss generative AI tools and how you can use them in your job hunt.
Kevin
Scrimba helped break free from tutorial hell 🔥
After transitioning from an English teaching job to a tech-focused role in Japan, Kevin is thrilled to be working as a junior frontend developer at a small tech company. Thanks to Scrimba's project-based learning and supportive community, he escaped "tutorial hell", built his own projects, and - despite some initial setbacks - he landed a role where he can truly engage in frontend work, where he’s now using Vue and Ruby with no prior knowledge! 🎢
Özge
Perseverance through a devastating earthquake! 🗺
Meet Özge Ahras 🇹🇷!
Özge studied computer engineering, but felt her coding skills weren't up to par. She yearned to transition into frontend development and explore cutting-edge technologies, but the company where she had spent eight years was relying on vanilla JavaScript. Eventually, she discovered Scrimba, back in the day before the Frontend Career Path even existed. Can you imagine?!
Özge fell in love with Scrimba's pedagogy and enrolled in the Path. But the journey wasn't without its challenges. It took her two and a half years to complete the course, balancing her studies with a demanding full-time job. In February 2023 a devastating earthquake struck her hometown in southern Turkey. Yet Özge persevered, realizing that the true investment lay in nurturing her own growth and peace of mind.
Today, Özge is a frontend developer living in sunny Malta! You'll hear how she picked where she wanted to move and her approach to hunting for jobs. As well, you’ll learn one trick that boosted her job application success rate. Özge shares the details of her interview process too (spoiler: there was a bit that was slightly unconventional).
This is a story about giving yourself grace and time, staying motivated, and remaining curious!
Sameer
His turn to be an intern! 🎉
After an intense 7-month learning journey with Scrimba, Sameer has now been hired as an intern, proficiently working with both frontend and backend! He shouts out his gratitude for Scrimba and thanks the instructors for their effective teaching approaches in JavaScript and React. ✨
Parul
Talking about neurodiversity! 🥇
Meet Parul Singh 🇬🇧!
Parul is a Tech Careers & Neurodiversity Consultant, ADHD advocate, board member at Manchester Tech Festival, Public Speaker, and a former recruitment marketing partner and tech recruiter. The last time she was on the show, she gave us advice on how to stand out and land a role in tech.
Today, we're talking about neurodiversity! What does it mean, why do we need it, why do tech companies seem to attract neurodivergent talent, and how can we create a more inclusive workplace?
In this episode, you'll find out why neurodivergent conditions aren't superpowers (but sometimes feel like they are), why some people get diagnosed late, and whether self-diagnosis is valid. Parul is passionate about these topics because of her own lived experience with ADHD and autism, which intersects with her being a woman of color. Even if you're not neurodivergent yourself, chances are you've worked with or managed someone who is... so tune in!
Allison
Have your LinkedIn profile, portfolio and resume ready! 📰
Allison is thrilled to announce that she's now in her fourth month as a full-time junior web developer for a scientific research institute! Her journey - from starting Scrimba's Frontend Career Path to securing her position - spanned about 13 months, showcasing that progress isn't always linear, but perseverance pays off! 💰
Micha
Bootcamp lead at Scrimba! 👩💻
Meet Micha Rodriguez!
If you're already in the Scrimba Discord community, you probably know her. If not, she's a career changer who discovered Scrimba while learning, like many; she was active in the Scrimba community when Guil recruited the first-ever code reviewers for our bootcamp. Now, she's the bootcamp lead at Scrimba. And no, she never thought she would be a coder - but a friend made her try it.
Yes, Micha and Alex do talk about the Scrimba bootcamp in this episode. But even if you're not interested in the bootcamp, this interview brings a wealth of information that can help you if you're learning to code. You have probably already heard that trying and teaching somebody else is the best way to solidify what you’re learning.
In this episode, you'll find out how you can teach others as a junior, why you should be able to talk about and explain code, and whether you can bring anything to the table in a discussion or a code review even if you don’t consider yourself an expert. Also in this episode: group projects, git, accountability, (not) letting yourself slide, and Alex's unorthodox StackOverflow strategy.
Vutomi
From pharmacy to coder! 👨💻
Vutomi embarked on an exciting learning journey with Scrimba's Frontend Developer Career Path, a transformative experience which led to an unexpected opportunity before they even began job hunting! After a successful interview, tyhe woke up to an offer letter in their inbox and are now eager to start this new chapter, while continuing to learn and grow with Scrimba. 📚
Don’t forget to check back next month for more Scrimba Student Success Stories!
If you’ve just landed a job in tech, let us know on our Discord forum!
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