JS Party: JavaScript, CSS, Web Development From sales to engineering
Jan 25, 2024
Shaundai Person, a former salesperson who became a Senior Software Engineer at Netflix, joins the hosts to discuss her career transition. They touch on sales as a superpower, building confidence, and even sneak in some TypeScript talk.
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Introduction
00:00 • 5min
Balancing Work and Fun Employment, Leveraging Transferable Skills, and React Paris Conference
04:43 • 2min
Reflections on speaking at conferences organized by the BEJS team and anticipation for the react Paris conference
07:12 • 4min
From Sales to Engineering
11:23 • 20min
Learning Confidence and Anticipating Objections in Sales
30:59 • 6min
Karaoke and Performing
36:53 • 14min
Joining Netflix's engineering team and connecting with Shanday on social media
50:58 • 4min