She switched careers to tech and got a Software Developer Job in 6 MONTHS | Q&A with my girlfriend!

Answering all your questions for my girlfriend who recently graduated boot camp and landed her first Junior Developer job! Thanks to everyone who submitted questions, we think we covered all of them.

This video got quite long (we didn't want to miss anyone's questions...), so there are timestamps below.

Enjoy!

0:00 Intro
01:45 Who killed the beard?
02:00 What was your self-study routine before Bootcamp?
03:19 Overview of the Bootcamp she chose
05:28 What made you decide to take a Bootcamp instead of going the self-taught route?
07:28 How was your interview experience?
09:54 Did she get a remote job? How did you know you were ready? How can we get a remote job from another country?
14:01 What is Bootcamp like? What was the most useful subject you learned?
17:09 What do you wish you knew before attending a Bootcamp?
18:11 How did you get your first job and do you have any tips for finding the first one?
21:00 What was your biggest challenge transitioning and how did you tackle it?
22:12 Did you quit your job to attend and can you work a job while at Bootcamp?
22:38 How much did the Bootcamp cost?
24:55 Are you Frontend or Backend? Future ambitions as a developer?
27:16 How or did you learn security practices?
28:46 What project from your portfolio impressed your employer the most?
30:16 How did you choose the right jobs given you have no experience?
32:16 Did Darian review your portfolio and did it actually help?
32:55 How many job interviews and offers did you get?
33:27 Did you have any previous exposure to programming and did you have a related degree?
35:30 Final thoughts and recommendations

The Bootcamp she went to: https://www.lighthouselabs.ca/
JS Course she took before attending: https://www.udemy.com/course/the-comp...

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