You graduated from bootcamp, now what?
summary
Bootcamp graduates see concrete next steps: join a large team (LivingSocial’s ~120 engineers), sold 1.5 million vouchers during a record deal, and built an internal app that replaces SSH fiddling to automate tedious support work. Many pivot to consultancies for exposure — apprentice pay $500/wk but gain mentorship, code reviews and work on things like upgrading Rails 3 to 4.2, contributing to Code Climate and ActiveRecord, then move again for product ownership, mentorship roles, or specialist tracks (email, payments, DevOps).
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- 0:00Intro
- 1:18You Graduated, Now What? Melanie Gilman @melaniegilman
- 2:54LexisNexis Concordance
- 4:51livingsocial
- 6:11Large, talented team
- 6:43Interesting problems
- 8:08Camaraderie
- 8:45Structure and support
- 9:26Feedback and constructive criticism
- 10:00Team stability
- 10:33Find something new to work on.
- 11:56Learn from your mistakes.
- 12:22Find yourself an impartial mentor.
- 13:21thoughtbot
- 14:05Sometimes, you need to take a step back to move forward.
- 16:33Investment days
- 17:11Personal growth
- 17:29Mentorship
- 17:47Code reviews
- 18:31Pressure
- 18:58Ramp-up time
- 19:18Information overload
- 20:03Ask for help.
- 20:28Remember that you're there for a reason.
- 21:47muve Health
- 26:52There is no perfect job.
- 27:10My perfect job is not your perfect job.
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