Into the Unknown: Advice for Breaking into the Tech Industry
From zero to Pinterest in less than a year
Two weeks ago, I found myself in the incredibly fortunate position to have multiple job offers for software engineering roles at dream companies. As someone who had zero idea how to code just a year ago, this felt totally unbelievable and unlikely. All of my expectations about what was “possible” as a new developer were completely blown away.
During the course of my 3.5-month job search, I interviewed with some amazing well-known companies such as Pinterest, Disney, Poshmark, Twitter, Amazon, Asana, Lyft and some absolutely incredible startups too.
Now, as an official incoming Pinterest Apprentice Engineer 🎉, I wanted to put together some advice for current and future job-seekers and career-changers looking to break into tech. Every person has their own unique experience and strengths of course, but these are some of the insights and strategies that worked for me.
P.S. Please enjoy the very appropriate images and gifs from an amazing film, Disney’s Frozen II. As usual, I couldn’t help myself. 🤓
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