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The Scrimba Podcast

How to build a career in tech with Cassidy Williams from Netlify

Timestamps

  • 00:00 Introduction
  • 01:51 What does Cassidy do at Netlify?
  • 03:58 How Cassidy stays super productive (and how you can too)
  • 07:31 How to get more output for your effort as a learner ("kill two birds with one scone")
  • 10:22 A reminder to subscribe to The Scrimba Podcast ❤️
  • 11:21 Why you should learn and work in public
  • 13:50 Never feel stupid for not knowing something
  • 17:30 How to start your career in tech
  • 21.48 Why rejection is not a reflection of you or your ability (sometimes companies drop the ball)
  • 25:48 Should you apply to lots of companies or a few specific ones?
  • 29:23 Small companies or big companies?
  • 30:10 Cassidy's cool sister's experience working at Apple, Google, Amazon, and Facebook  as a Developer (Cammi Williams)
  • 34:00 Why it's so important to make friends in the developer community
  • 37:37 Networking doesn't have to be gross - think about it like relationship-building

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