Switching Careers: From PT to IT
summary
A career changer abandons a planned doctorate in physical therapy to become a DBA during the pandemic, starts as the company’s first intern with no IT experience, and becomes billable in about a year and a half with a promotion promoted after one year. Training relies on recorded Teams sessions and Microsoft Whiteboard for replayable lessons and enforces homework, weekly check-ins and clear goals used Teams recordings and Microsoft Whiteboard. Clients grant production access, the trainee writes health checks and even resolved a production issue unaided.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Introduction and speakers
- 1:04Yuki’s journey to IT
- 5:59The red pill moment
- 9:49Mentoring challenges
- 13:40Advice for future mentors
- 14:47From intern to consultant
- 15:29Q&A and closing
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