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Kuya Dev, I wanted to message you to ask questions po and potentially network. First things first, I'm [REDACTED], a career shifter from the field of psychology as a psychometrician. I recently passed the exam, pero I have decided to shift gears while still in review for boards. Thank you po pala for being beacon of hope sa aming mga career shifters. I have been listening to a few of your podcasts and I'm slowly trying to adapt the mindset shifts you are teaching po.
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Currently po, I am attending a coding bootcamp for web dev. It will end on the 2nd week of January. For the questions po
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1. How do I break into tech? How do I prove myself worthy to employers as a fresh grad, coming from a non technical course
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2. How do I build network from the ground up? I saw one of your post noon po saying na submitting to online applications is the bare minimum, thus i must establish my networks
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3. How did you personally navigated through changes noon? It's a challenging yet fulfilling road ahead.
Thank you for supporting the podcast. Glad it's been helpful to you.
The key to proving oneself worthy to employers, regardless if CS/IT graduate or career-shifter, is building proof of skill. There are many ways to do this: from the usual portfolio to learning in public to open source contributions to speaking engagements to joining hackathons to volunteering. Get creative with it.
The easiest way to build your network by going to events and meetups, and volunteering in tech communities. From time to time, I post call for volunteers from communities here in the newsletter so watch out for them.
Regarding my story, it's also included in my podcast, three episodes in fact. Watch the first of those episodes here.โ
Good luck!
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