Laura Thorson From GitHub: This Is How You Master the Mindset of a Programmer

<p><strong>🎙 About the episode</strong></p><p><br><strong>Meet Laura Thorson 🇺🇸! </strong>Laura is a Program Manager at GitHub and has previously worked at Facebook, Twitter, and Salesforce. She broke into tech after attending the first-ever coding bootcamp in history and has only ever gotten jobs through LinkedIn. So... there's a lot we can learn from her!</p><p><br>In this episode, Laura talks about her career path and how he went from not knowing what coding was to working in high-profile tech companies. You will hear how she approaches LinkedIn and what was the one piece of advice she got from a recruiter that enabled her to get back into tech after a four-year hiatus. You'll also hear how she got a second chance at Facebook after bombing a job interview - and it only took sending a single email!</p><p>Laura and Alex also talk about best practices for job interviews, why you should stalk your interviewers, and what to do about impostor syndrome at a new job. Ultimately, Laura reveals how, no matter how you learn to code, the technologies you know come and go - and what you should focus on instead.</p><p><strong>🔗 Connect with Laura</strong></p><ul> <li><a href="https://linkedin.com/in/lauraethorson">👩‍💼 Linkedin</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.laurathorson.com">🌐  Website </a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/shmeadyy">🐦 Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/shmeadyy">👨‍🚀 GitHub</a></li> </ul><p><strong>🧰 Resources Mentioned</strong></p><ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/ericabrescia">Erica Brescia on Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://scrimba.com/podcast/shannon-brown-theres-a-human-side-of-recruiting-and-heres-how-to-get-onto-it/">Scrimba Podcast with Shannon Brown</a></li> </ul><p><strong>⭐️ Leave a Review</strong></p><p><br>If you enjoyed this episode, please <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-scrimba-podcast/id1537632252"><em>leave a 5-star review here</em></a><em> </em>and tell us who you want to see on the next podcast.</p><p><br>You can also Tweet Alex