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Overcoming coding interview nerves - how Serhan recovered from an unsuccessful Microsoft interview to become a Junior Developer

Scrimba student Serhan almost canceled his interview at Microsoft because of nerves. Even though it turned out to be an unsuccessful interview, overcoming that initial hurdle set everything into motion for Serhan. The worse thing that could happen had already happened. It was liberating! Serhan was much calmer in interviews now and was offered a job much sooner than he expected! The same could happen to you if you adapt Serhan's mindset when teaching yourself to code and applying for Junior Developer jobs.



Timestamps

  • Introduction (00:00)
  • Serhan's transition from Economics to code (01:07)
  • How Serhan taught himself to code (01:59)
  • The most frustrating thing about learning to code (03:14)
  • The importance of community when learning to code (05:41)
  • How Serhan got an interview at Microsoft (06:42)
  • Recovering from a rejection by Microsoft 😪 (10:16)
  • Serhan started doing interviews to get used to hearing "no" (10:36)
  • How Serhan ensured a constant pipeline of job interviews (15:14)
  • What Serhan learned from a consultation with a recruiter (19:19)
  • Serhan got two job offers and finally found success 🎉 (22:32)


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