🎙 About the episode
Meet Tiffany Jachja 🇺🇸! Tiffany is a data scientist, career coach, engineering manager, and Twitch streamer! By day, she works at Vox Media. In her free time, she helps fellow developers by sharing career advice and her computer and data science knowledge. In this episode, Tiffany helps you understand a company's organizational structure so that you can come to your job interview prepared!
Alex and Tiffany also talk about resumes: what is their function, and is there such a thing as an ideal resume? You'll also learn the main differences between studying computer science and taking a bootcamp, how to approach the job-hunting tips you find online, how to know if you're ready to apply for your first developer job, and why inspiration matters. Tiffany also shares her favorite online coder communities and job boards!
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⏰ Timestamps
- How Tiffany got interested in coding thanks to Neopets (02:07)
- What's the main difference between studying computer science and taking a coding bootcamp? (04:10)
- The importance of trying stuff out (05:36)
- What drew Tiffany into management... and data science (08:40)
- What does Tiffany's typical day at Vox look like? (09:52)
- Understanding company hierarchy for new developers (10:56)
- Project management vs. people management (16:00)
- What should a new developer look for in their engineering manager? (18:37)
- How does Tiffany choose between a stronger technical fit and a stronger culture fit when hiring? (22:42)
- Should you meet 100% of the requirements when applying for your first junior role? (27:41)
- How to build up the confidence needed for career advancement (29:09)
- How does Tiffany get out of her comfort zone? (32:31)
- How Tiffany became a career coach (33:26)
- What should a good resume do? (36:46)
- Why are resumes so difficult to get right? (37:14)
- Attaching numbers to your contributions on a resume: how to do it, and why? (40:48)
- How to approach online advice on job-hunting, so you don't lose your mind (45:38)
- Tiffany's advice for a new developer entering the job market (46:59)
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