From a PhD in Materials Science to Junior Developer with Scrimba

<p>Maeling earned a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering before realising her passion for code! After months of practice and with help from her new friends in various communities, she’s now working as a Junior Developer at a remote start-up. In this episode, you’ll learn how Maeling found the job through a virtual career fair and how you, too, can find success.</p><p><strong><br>Timestamps</strong></p><ul> <li>Introduction (0:00)</li> <li>About Maeling's new job (00:48)</li> <li>How Maeling found this opportunity through a virtual job fair (02:30)</li> <li>How Maeling used Twitter to lern to code (02:55)</li> <li>Community and learning to code (06:35)</li> <li>Self-directed learning compared to university (09:33)</li> <li>Don't compare yourself to others (11:37)</li> <li>Homeschooling while learning to code (14:02)</li> <li>Building a homeschooling journal app (15:30)</li> <li>What the interview process looked like  (18:59)</li> <li>Maeling's top tips for anyone wanting to become a Junior Developer (23:19)</li> </ul><p><strong><br>Links</strong></p><ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/maelingcodes">Follow Maeling on Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/maelingcodes/status/1418298617073479680">Maeling's homeschool journal web app</a></li> <li><a href="https://careerkarma.com/">Career Karma</a></li> <li><a href="https://virtualcoffee.io/">Virtual Coffee</a></li> <li><a href="https://codeconnector.io/">Code Connector</a></li> </ul>