Aditya
An unpaid internship was a stepping stone on his journey 🏆
Aditya, a determined and ambitious individual, embarked on a journey after completing his 12th grade in India. Despite initially pursuing engineering and defense academy exams, he discovered his true passion for web development through Scrimba. With dedication and perseverance, he completed the frontend career path, moved to Canada for further studies, and worked as a sales associate to support himself. After numerous job rejections, Aditya's persistence paid off when he secured an unpaid web design and digital branding internship, which he believes will be invaluable for his professional growth and future job prospects 🤩
Johnny
Changing careers and finding your purpose! 🎇
Meet Johnny Proano 🇺🇸!
Johnny had a long and happy career in sales, spanning almost two decades. But something was missing, so he decided to explore coding. He thought he had to have a degree, but when it turned out he couldn't afford it, he enrolled into a bootcamp and signed up for Scrimba.
This is a fun and exciting story about career change and looking for your purpose. See how unexpected strategies like networking at your child's school events, learning Angular and TypeScript (and creating a project using them) in only three days can turn a dream into reality.
You'll hear how Johnny approached learning and what kept him going, how to introduce software engineering to toddlers, and how can you turn your failed job interviews into learning experiences once and for all.
Chris
Continuing to study with Scrimba even after being employed! 🎖
Chris, an enthusiastic and tenacious individual, has finally achieved their goal after two years of hard work and perseverance. Their dedication and refusal to give up have paid off, landing them their dream job. Chris initially attended a bootcamp but found the teaching methods lacking. Scrimba proved to be a game-changing platform with its interactive tutorials and a scaffolded curriculum. With Scrimba's help, Chris built a portfolio and continued to learn independently, eventually securing their dream job. They will continue their journey by completing the Frontend Developer Path, knowing that the knowledge gained will be invaluable in their new role ✨
Wemerson
Ten years in sales and fearlessly pursued coding! 💻
Wemerson discovered his true passion for development and became enamored with being a front-end developer. After spending a decade in sales, he decided to pursue happiness and embarked on a coding journey. In no time he landed his first developer job, proving that embracing new opportunities can lead to something extraordinary 🌟
Jibola
Pushing through and networking led to a paid internship! 🤑
Jibola, an aspiring web developer, recently secured an exciting internship in a frontend role at a crypto trading company! Despite facing challenges and making difficult decisions along the way, Jibola's persistence and dedication to learning paid off, leading to this incredible opportunity. This post recounts Jibola's journey, highlighting the importance of continuous learning, networking, and taking risks in the pursuit of a fulfilling career in web development 🎉
Anna
Having a community can help motivate you to success! 🥇
Meet Anna Ha 🇵🇱 🇰🇷!
Anna was born in Poland, where she majored in English and minored in Chinese. She then moved to South Korea and set off to learn Korean and coding at the same time! Today, she works at a startup that creates tools for learning Korean. Perfect match!
In this episode, you'll discover if coding is a language. Anna also shares her learning strategy, how she discovered Scrimba, what amazing projects she worked on via Chingu, how she kept herself motivated, and how finding a community helped her stay on track.
You'll also discover what's the key to both landing a job and looking forward to going to work every day!
Rafael
Never give up and never stop learning! 👑
Exciting news for Rafael! They recently secured an internship for a frontend role in a crypto trading company. Despite facing challenges and making difficult decisions along the way, Rafael's perseverance and dedication to learning paid off, leading to this incredible opportunity. This post recounts Rafael's journey, highlighting the importance of continuous learning, networking, and taking risks in the pursuit of a fulfilling career in web development. It might be a bit lengthy, but it's definitely worth the read! 🎊
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