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How Robert got his first developer job at 33

Meet Robert Corrado 🇺🇸! Rob tried to become a coder several times, but as a business owner and Dad, it was hard to carve out time and really make it stick! It was during the pandemic, Robert realized his opportunity to double down on his passion and finally learn to code with Scrimba. As his confidence in JavaScript grew, he started to apply for jobs and sending out feelers. In this episode, you'll learn from Rob's experience doing several coding interviews and how he finally found success!

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⏰ Timestamps

  • Introduction (0:00)
  • From business owner to coder  (01:45)
  • Deciding to finally go for it (04:01)
  • Learning Spanish vs. learning JavaScript (05:01)
  • Robert’s greatest challenges and how he overcame them (06:37)
  • Employers don’t want someone who only knows HTML and CSS? (08:33)
  • As a Junior, you can do the task, you just need a bit more time (10:11)
  • Learning to code and career a little later in life and with kids (11:07)
  • What Rob learned from his unsuccessful interviews (13:18)
  • Self-confidence and the job search (15:54)
  • How Rob got 8 job interviews (17:18)
  • How Rob got his first Junior developer job (18:48)

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