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190 RR Apprenticeship with Joseph Mastey and Jill Lynch of Enova
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Length:
73 minutes
Released:
Jan 14, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
2:55 - Introducing Joseph Mastey and Jill Lynch
Enova
3:20 - The origins of Enova’s apprenticeship program
6:20 - Creating and teaching the curriculum
Rails Guide to Active Support
Code School
11:05 - Realities of implementing an apprenticeship program
15:30 - Jill’s experience
21:10 - Feedback processes
22:50 - Advice for setting up an apprenticeship program
24:20 - Ideal candidates and mentors
Women Who Code
Code2040
Girl Develop It
28:05 - Apprenticeship and new hire diversity
28:45 - Experimenting with bias, communication, and engagement
33:20 - Do trainees take too much time away from regular employees?
37:05 - Teaching the codebase
39:50 - Firing apprentices
42:05 - Advantages of working at a lucrative company
45:45 - Learning outside the program
Edx
Coursera
47:40 - Breaking into the industry
Email panel@rubyrouges.com with your experiences
58:10 - Who decides the circle?
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“Codes of Conduct 101 + FAQ” post by Ashe Dryden (Joe)
The Book With No Pictures by B.J. Novak (Joe)
Practical Object-Oriented Design by Sandi Metz (Jill)
Edx CS50 Class (Jill)
Special Guests: Jill Lynch and Joseph Mastey.
Enova
3:20 - The origins of Enova’s apprenticeship program
6:20 - Creating and teaching the curriculum
Rails Guide to Active Support
Code School
11:05 - Realities of implementing an apprenticeship program
15:30 - Jill’s experience
21:10 - Feedback processes
22:50 - Advice for setting up an apprenticeship program
24:20 - Ideal candidates and mentors
Women Who Code
Code2040
Girl Develop It
28:05 - Apprenticeship and new hire diversity
28:45 - Experimenting with bias, communication, and engagement
33:20 - Do trainees take too much time away from regular employees?
37:05 - Teaching the codebase
39:50 - Firing apprentices
42:05 - Advantages of working at a lucrative company
45:45 - Learning outside the program
Edx
Coursera
47:40 - Breaking into the industry
Email panel@rubyrouges.com with your experiences
58:10 - Who decides the circle?
Picks:
Ruby Tapas (Avdi)
Nozbe (Avdi)
Postach.io (Avdi)
Neo4j (Caroline)
Thinking in Systems by Donella H. Meadows (Caroline)
DeskTime (Charles)
“Codes of Conduct 101 + FAQ” post by Ashe Dryden (Joe)
The Book With No Pictures by B.J. Novak (Joe)
Practical Object-Oriented Design by Sandi Metz (Jill)
Edx CS50 Class (Jill)
Special Guests: Jill Lynch and Joseph Mastey.
Released:
Jan 14, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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