How to build a career in tech with Cassidy Williams from Netlify

<p>Contents</p><ul> <li>Introduction (00:00) </li> <li>What does Cassidy do at <a href="https://www.netlify.com/">Netlify</a>? (01:51)  </li> <li>How Cassidy stays super productive (and how you can too) (03:58) </li> <li> How to get more output for your effort as a learner ("kill two birds with one scone") (07:31)</li> <li><em>️️️️ 10:22 - A reminder to subscribe to The Scrimba Podcast 💜</em></li> <li>11:21 - Why you should learn and work in public</li> <li>13:50 - Never feel stupid for not knowing something</li> <li>17:30 - How to start your career in tech</li> <li>21.48 - Why rejection is not a reflection of you or your ability (sometimes companies drop the ball)</li> <li>25:48 - Should you apply to lots of companies or a few specific ones?</li> <li>29:23 - Small companies or big companies?</li> <li>30:10 - Cassidy's cool sister's experience working at Apple, Google, Amazon, and Facebook  as a Developer (<a href="https://twitter.com/cwillycs">Cammi Williams</a>)</li> <li>34:00 - Why it's so important to make friends in the developer community</li> <li>37:37 - Networking doesn't have to be gross - think about it like relationship-building</li> </ul><p>Links</p><ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsBfyUzZhTc">How to Build a Career in Tech: Cassidy Williams (@cassidoo) Connects the Dots</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/cassidoo/getting-a-gig">Getting a Gig: A Guide</a></li> <li><a href="https://youtu.be/ZV373VaS4UM">Mock React job interview (featuring Cassidy Williams and Stefi Rosca) </a></li> <li><a href="https://youtu.be/6b19E5BmqnI">Mock React job interview (featuring Cassidy Williams and Alejandro Aspinwall) </a></li> <li><a href="https://jkellyhoey.co/books/book-build-your-dream-network/">Build Your Dream Network by J. Kelly Hoey</a></li> </ul>