Advice For Beginners - Tech Skills, Applying for Jobs, Focus, Imposter Syndrome + More

Scott and Wes give their best advice for beginners, including tech skills, applying for jobs, focus, imposter syndrome, and more… Coffeecup’s CSS Grid Builder Tool — Sponsor Check out Coffeecup’s CSS Grid.cc builder tool and resources to learn, prototype and build next gen layouts with CSS Grid! Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax and put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Show Notes 4:46 - Advice for gaining new skills • Patience and momentum are key • You likely won’t get anywhere significant in two months • Think about where you want to be in five years • Start small • Start with was excites you and let that drive your exploration • Start writing code ASAP. Don’t worry about the right way, just get started. 17:15 - Advice for applying to jobs • Apply for everything. Failing an interview is no big deal. • Each interview is an opportunity to gain experience • Putting yourself out there is huge - one blog post, YouTube video, or open source project will put you miles ahead • Have an entrepreneurial mindset - you can negotiate money, hardware, vacation time, flexible schedule, etc. Don’t just google “average salary” • Negotiate salaries and perks. 29:32 - Advice for knowing what to focus on • What gets you jazzed? Find something cool and figure out how to recreate it. • Find a problem and figure out how to solve it - build real things. • Don’t focus on tech - tech is just a tool. 38:32 - Advice for impostor syndrome • Listen to this podcast! ;) • Almost everyone has it. • Don’t worry about other people’s progress. • You don’t need to know how to do everything, but you should be able to figure out how to learn. 46:45 - Misc advice • Evaluate things for yourself - don’t blindly follow the loudest voices on the internet • Focus on soft skills as well - time management, communication • Get a mentor • Health and Hobbies - don’t let yourself burnout Links Ep 044 - How to Learn New Things Quickly Javascript30 ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× • Scott: Sony A7iii • Wes: Zevia Shameless Plugs Scott’s Level Up Tuts Pro Wes’ Stickers Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter • Make sure to include @SyntaxFM • in your tweets

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Lydbog: 18. juli 2018