Ep. 129 - Getting My First Developer Job (Paola Mata)

The dream is to learn to code for a few months and get a job right away. But reality comes with a few more twists and turns, as Paola discovered on her way to landing her current software engineering position at BuzzFeed. She was an assitant looking for a better career when she rediscovered code. But getting that better careeer involved attending two bootcamps, doing an internship, and job searching for a year before landing her full-time iOS role. She shares the ups and downs of becoming a developer, the emotional and financial stressess of looking for a job, and the resources that helped her reach her goal. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor) Turn To Tech Codecademy Code School BuzzFeed The Muse Skillcrush CodeNow Coalition for Queens Viggle Codeland Conf Codeland 2019