From Classroom to Code: How Teacher-Turned-Developer Jess Secured a Tech Job Prior to Diving into Software Development

<p><strong>🎙 About the episode</strong></p><p><strong><br>Meet Jess Gilbert 🇬🇧! </strong>Jess recently made a career change from being a primary school teacher to becoming a developer. In this episode, we delve into her journey and explore how she successfully transitioned in less than a year!</p><p>What was it like being a teacher? Are there any similarities between teaching and coding? How did Jess manage to secure a job offer before diving into her coding education? Jess and Alex also discuss <a href="https://codefirstgirls.com">Code First: Girls </a>and why it's worth exploring if you belong to an underrepresented group in the tech industry.</p><p>Jess shares why Instagram is her social network of choice, which may surprise you since it's not commonly associated with developers. Plus, find out how she learned to code while working as a full-time school teacher and whether the tech industry lived up to her expectations.</p><p><strong><br>🔗 Connect with Jess</strong></p><ul> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jess-g-49384a21a/">👩‍💼 LinkedIn</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/teacher2coder/">📸 Instagram</a></li> </ul><p><strong>🧰 Resources Mentioned</strong></p><ul> <li> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/programmingwithmosh">Programming with Mosh</a> on YouTube</li> <li> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/webdevsimplified">Web Dev Simplified</a> on YouTube</li> <li> <a href="https://instagram.com/synsation_">Katherine Gilligan</a> on Instagram</li> <li><a href="https://scrimba.com/learn/learnreact">Learn React for free!</a></li> <li>Podcast: <a href="https://scrimba.com/podcast/good-developer-resume/">What a good developer resume looks like and how to write one, with Gergely Orosz</a> </li> <li>Podcast: <a href="https://scrimba.com/podcast/the-power-of-domain-knowledge-how-katrina-skipped-junior-roles-and-immediately-landed-a-senior-developer-job/">The Power of Domain Knowledge: How Katrina Skipped Junior Roles and Immediately Landed a Senior Developer Job</a> </li> </ul><p><strong>⭐