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How I Got My First Developer Job... 135 applications later! preview
January 19th, 2022 ·21 min read
How I Got My First Developer Job... 135 applications later!

8 hard months with 135 job applications, interviews with 20 companies, and multiple projects. I almost gave up but my persistence and hard work paid off.

David NowakDavid Nowak
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Web Development
7 Lessons Learned From My First 6 Months As A Developer preview
December 22nd, 2021 ·13 min read
7 Lessons Learned From My First 6 Months As A Developer

In my first 6 months, I've already learned a lot about what it takes to be a great developer. These are my top 7 lessons learned as a developer, so far.

Igor HouwatIgor Houwat
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Coding Journey of Psych Grad to Developer: Struggles, Mistakes & Lessons Learned preview
March 8th, 2021 ·28 min read
Coding Journey of Psych Grad to Developer: Struggles, Mistakes & Lessons Learned

Learning to code and getting hired as a developer doesn't have to be so hard. Learn from my struggles and mistakes that I wish I knew when I first started.

Cindy LinCindy Lin
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Web Development
Getting Hired by Amazon as a Software Developer with a 2.9 GPA preview
September 28th, 2020 ·13 min read
Getting Hired by Amazon as a Software Developer with a 2.9 GPA

Part of our Zero To Mastery Student Interview series, we speak with Justin Lin about how Zero To Mastery helped him land internships with JP Morgan and Amazon and what advice he has for others that want to do the same.

Zero To MasteryZero To Mastery
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Web Development
How I escaped "Tutorial Hell" preview
August 5th, 2020 ·14 min read
How I escaped "Tutorial Hell"

My personal experience of how I escaped tutorial hell, once and for all. I had a lot of learnings along the way and I wanted to share them with other aspiring developers and Zero To Mastery students who are also feeling stuck in tutorial hell.

Igor HouwatIgor Houwat
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Junior to Intermediate Developer in 7 Months preview
March 17th, 2020 ·18 min read
Junior to Intermediate Developer in 7 Months

There are so many articles about how to get your first job as a software developer, but once you’re there, what do you do next? These are the 7 most important parts of this process to go from a junior to intermediate developer.

Razvan CirlugeaRazvan Cirlugea
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Web Development
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I Got My First Web Developer Job Offer preview
August 14th, 2019 ·4 min read
I Got My First Web Developer Job Offer

Hooray!! I finally did it. After 7 months and 27 days of longs nights, sacrificing family time to teach myself computer science and programming, I finally got a job offer to which I accepted.

Chandler BaskinsChandler Baskins
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How I went from failing to then getting hired at Apple and Amazon as a Software Development Engineer preview
March 25th, 2019 ·5 min read
How I went from failing to then getting hired at Apple and Amazon as a Software Development Engineer

My story of battling feelings of failure and depression and ultimately getting hired at Apple and then Amazon as a Software Development Engineer. I hope that my story will inspire you to push through the tough times and help you achieve your dream job.

Sheel ParekhSheel Parekh
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Career change at 38: Transitioning to Software Developer in 6 months & scouted by Google! preview
March 13th, 2019 ·21 min read
Career change at 38: Transitioning to Software Developer in 6 months & scouted by Google!

How I taught myself to code and changed careers to become a Software Developer at 38 years old.

Caroline ChanCaroline Chan
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Web Development

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