Don’t Compare Yourself to Other New Developers: Scrimba Student Silvia on Changing Careers

<p><strong>🎙 About the episode</strong></p><p><br><strong>Meet Silvia Piovesan 🇮🇹! </strong>Silvia is a Scrimba student who recently got for job offers after four different interviews. But her success didn't come overnight! Silvia used to be a project manager in the pharmaceutical industry - where she first got interested in coding. After she got laid off (and became a mom!), she wanted to learn to code so that she could become a knowledgeable project manager in IT... before realizing that she actually wanted to code!</p><p>In this episode, Silvia reveals what's the similarities between learning to code and hiking Camino de Santiago, as well as her approach to learning and finding a job as a new developer. You'll find out how to utilize your soft skills, what to do if you don't know the answer to a question on a technical interview, and what to do during your first week on the job. Alex and Silvia also discuss goal setting, and why it's not a good idea to give your 100% every day. </p><p><strong>🔗 Connect with Silvia</strong></p><ul> <li>👩🏻‍💼 <a href="https://linkedin.com/in/silvia-piovesan">Linkedin</a> </li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/silvia_piov">🐦 Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://coder-coder.com/">🌐  Website</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/silviapio">👩‍🚀 Github</a></li> </ul><p>⏰ <strong>Timestamps</strong></p><ul> <li>Silvia's journey from pharmaceuticals to tech (01:11)</li> <li>How Silvia knew a lot about the inner workings of a company but wanted to pursue specialization (03:27)</li> <li>Did Silvia's professional skills from her previous career help her when she became a developer?  (06:06)</li> <li>Silvia's approach to learning to code (09:07)</li> <li>Silvia only learned to code so that she can become a better project manager. What happened next? (10:29)</li> <li>What knowledge did Silvia lack after a bootcamp? How did she discover Scrimba? (14:25)</li> <li>Key takeaways from Silvia's approach (16:41)</li> <li>On setting realistic goals (19:56)</li> <li>How Silvia knew it wa