Navigating the Tech Job Market

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Stuart Bloxham about how he learned to code, what his interview process was like when applying for a job, how he found the time to make it all work, and his thoughts on bootcamps and ways to learn.

• 00:36 Welcome
• Stuart Bloxham on GitHub
• Stuart Bloxham on LinkedIn
• 02:09 How did you decide to be a web developer?
• 08:22 Did you have clarity when your kid was born?
• 10:20 What was the interview process like?
• 18:25 What and how did you learn?
• 20:28 What’s the state of bootcamps in 2023?
• 22:03 How important have soft skills been?
• 25:14 How do you know when you’re ready to apply for a job?
• 35:24 Do you like coding?
• 37:49 How did you find the time to make it all work?
• 41:42 How did you deal with burnout?
• 43:06 Supper Club questions
• 45:34 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ×××

• Flowerhorn cichlid

• Stuart Bloxham’s Portfolio

• Scott’s Instagram
• LevelUpTutorials Instagram
• Wes’ Instagram
• Wes’ Twitter
• Wes’ Facebook
• Scott’s Twitter
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• Scott on Bluesky
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