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Empowering Women in Tech as a Microsoft Developer, with Jade Wilson Exponential Growth - How to Break Into Tech
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Jade Wilson is a Software Developer at Microsoft, based in the United Kingdom. Although she studied Computer Science in college, Jade's initial onramp into tech was anything but a walk in the park.
In addition to dealing with discrimination early on, Jade discusses the hardships of balancing job searches, becoming and growing as a developer, and parenting. She also shares her views on empowering women in tech, and shares the importance of overcoming self-doubt, encouraging persistence and confidently express oneself.
Chapters:
(00:45) Intro
(04:56) College Studies
(11:05) First Interviews & Landing Her First Job
(20:57) Working through problems
(25:40) Getting recruited by Microsoft
(36:34) Biggest Struggles Being Remote
(41:51) Empowering Women in Tech
(45:13) A Day in the Life at Microsoft
(55:07) Experience with Azure Cloud
(59:17) Using AI Tools
(01:02:48) Content Creation
(01:11:45) Hot Seat
Jade's Links:
Social links: https://jade-codes.dev
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jade-codes/
Jade Wilson is a Software Developer at Microsoft, based in the United Kingdom. Although she studied Computer Science in college, Jade's initial onramp into tech was anything but a walk in the park.
In addition to dealing with discrimination early on, Jade discusses the hardships of balancing job searches, becoming and growing as a developer, and parenting. She also shares her views on empowering women in tech, and shares the importance of overcoming self-doubt, encouraging persistence and confidently express oneself.
Chapters:
(00:45) Intro
(04:56) College Studies
(11:05) First Interviews & Landing Her First Job
(20:57) Working through problems
(25:40) Getting recruited by Microsoft
(36:34) Biggest Struggles Being Remote
(41:51) Empowering Women in Tech
(45:13) A Day in the Life at Microsoft
(55:07) Experience with Azure Cloud
(59:17) Using AI Tools
(01:02:48) Content Creation
(01:11:45) Hot Seat
Jade's Links:
Social links: https://jade-codes.dev
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jade-codes/
1 hr 17 min