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How to Find Mentors for a Career in Tech

Sam Jarman 👨🏼‍💻 on June 12, 2017

This is the 3rd post in my Junior Developer Diaries blog series. I’m writing more every week, and you can sign up to hear more and read previous po...
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Niko 👩🏾‍💻

Great topic Sam, connecting with more experienced devs who help ground, guide, and push me out of my comfort zone have been so crucial for my growth. I always try to support my mentors in their pursuits like they do in mine. I often find folks paying it forward helping me are also doing it in other ways speaking at or hosting meetups/conferences, getting involved with hackathons, or nonprofits that teach programming to youth. Volunteering at their events, spreading the word to your networks, &/or attending them is a great way to be a friend, show gratitude for their time, & provide them with value back.

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Sam Jarman 👨🏼‍💻

Thanks for the compliment, Niko :)

Those are all great ways of paying it forward and I'm really happy the karma based system is working out for you :) Best of luck with your journey.