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S24:E5 - Balancing Parenthood and Programming (Phoebe Voong-Fadel)

Jun 7, 2023

27:43

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

How I Got a Career in Higher Education

2min

The Importance of Career Development

2min

How to Succeed in Free Co-Camp

2min

The Importance of Balance During Maternity Leave

3min

How to Keep Up With Momentum in Early Career Development

2min

How to Transition Into the Tech Industry

2min

How I Decided When It Was Time to Start Looking for Jobs

2min

How to Land a Job in a Foreign Development Role

2min

10.

Phoebe's First Full Time Job

3min

11.

The Power of Mentorship

2min

12.

How to Be a Successful Mentor

2min

13.

How to Be a Better Developer

2min

14.

How I Learned to Code

2min

Today, Saron talks with Phoebe Voong-Fadel, a self-taught Frontend Developer at the National Foundation for Educational Research. After having transitioned from a successful 14-year career in Higher Education in 2017, Phoebe made the courageous decision to pursue coding full-time while balancing the responsibilities of being a mother to her two children. Along with learning about her experience balancing learning to code and being a mom we talk to Phoebe about her passions that extend beyond her professional role. She actively contributes to the coding community by writing articles for freeCodeCamp and mentors early-career developers.

Phoebe Voong-Fadel

Phoebe was born and educated in the U.K. Before entering the world of web development, she worked for over a decade at various universities in London. Throughout her career in Higher Education, she was a strong advocate of using technology and software to automate repetitive administrative tasks. So she decided to pursue a more technical career. She is currently working full-time as a front-end developer at the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER).