#1 - Rethinking Advice Commonly Given to Aspiring Junior Devs Becoming a Software Engineer
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Mike Kang, CEO & Co-founder of Launch Up and previous EM @ Clearco (a fintech unicorn in Toronto), talks about the process of breaking into the tech industry as a Junior Software Engineer.
Here we talk about three broad pieces of advice that are given to aspiring juniors, and why we should rethink the advice that is given!
1. Apply to tons of companies!
2. Just do some Leetcode questions!
3. Make more personal projects!
After interviewing hundreds of bootcamp graduates, and interviewing many more when he was part of the Engineering Management team at Clearco, some of the details really become self-evident. Episode 1 is all about framing the advice that we get so that folks can make progress in their careers!
Mike Kang, CEO & Co-founder of Launch Up and previous EM @ Clearco (a fintech unicorn in Toronto), talks about the process of breaking into the tech industry as a Junior Software Engineer.
Here we talk about three broad pieces of advice that are given to aspiring juniors, and why we should rethink the advice that is given!
1. Apply to tons of companies!
2. Just do some Leetcode questions!
3. Make more personal projects!
After interviewing hundreds of bootcamp graduates, and interviewing many more when he was part of the Engineering Management team at Clearco, some of the details really become self-evident. Episode 1 is all about framing the advice that we get so that folks can make progress in their careers!