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#130 From Fashion to Software Engineer with Alison Yoon

The freeCodeCamp Podcast

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Transition from Fashion Design to Software Engineering at a Startup

The chapter delves into the speaker's transition from studying fashion design to working as a UI/UX designer at a startup named Roundy, which was later acquired. It covers their journey of acquiring new skills, attending a job fair to land their first job in Korea, moving to the UK with their husband, and obtaining a job as a UX designer through a dependent visa despite seeking a front-end developer role initially due to experience and financial limitations.

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