How to become a successful Junior Developer with Danny Thompson

<p><b><strong>🎙 About the episode</strong></b></p><p><br>Meet Danny Thompson 🇺🇸! Danny worked in gas stations frying chicken for 10 years before teaching himself how to code. Since then, he’s gone from strength to strength, working at Google for a stint before returning to a company called FrontDoor as a Software Engineer. Along the way, he’s amassed 140k+ followers on Twitter, helping others learn to code and break into tech with measured, actionable advice. He joins the Scrimba Podcast to talk job-hunting strategies and mindset, plus answer quick-fire questions so we can get to know him better.</p><p><b><strong>🔗 Connect with Danny</strong></b></p><ul> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dannythompson901/">👨🏻‍💼 LinkedIn</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/dannythompson901">👩‍🚀 GitHub</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/DThompsonDev">🐦 Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/DThompsonDev">📹 YouTube</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@dthompsondev?lang=en">💯 TikTok</a></li> </ul><p><b><strong>⏰ Timestamps</strong></b></p><ul> <li>Introduction (0:00)</li> <li>Danny has 141K followers but he doesn’t want you to follow his advice blindly (01:22)</li> <li>Danny’s new role - returning to work at his previous company after working at a FAANG company (03:02)</li> <li>Should Juniors look for work in their local area, remote, or both? (14:59)</li> <li>Transferring skills from your previous non-technical jobs with confidence (17:32)</li> <li>Alex challenges Danny about what to do if you’re sensitive to rejection (21:24)</li> <li>“The best thing that never happened to me” (25:34)</li> <li>Tailor your application to the role or you’re probably going to fail (27:37)</li> <li>Anticipate what employers want to know and prepare an elevator pitch (30:05)</li> <li>Quick-fire questions (32:20)</li> <li>Closing words by Danny (37:16)</li> </ul><p><b><strong>🧰 Resources mentioned</strong></b></p><ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SG5Sb5WTV_g&amp;list=PL54X5yR8qizsMpvTC