? About the episodeMeet Joshua Smith ??! While working full-time as a property manager, Joshua made time after work to learn to code on Scrimba. After just 10 months and, in part, thanks to a referral, Josh was recently hired as a junior web developer ?! In this episode, you’ll see how networking and referals don’t have to be complicated. In Josh’s case, he proved his skills to a friend who then vouched for him. From here, it was still up to Josh to crack the coding interview and take-home task.? Connect with GUEST
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⏰ Timestamps
Introduction (0:00)
Why Josh is participating in a bootcamp even though he has a job  (02:56)
How bootcamps compare to Scrimba (04:06)
A day in the life of a newly-hired junior dev (07:31)
How Josh found success by securing a referral (09:24)
What the interview process looked like for Josh (11:02)
Josh got the job in around 10 months  ?(12:12)
Josh’s advice for anyone else learning to code (14:28)
Josh found success quicker than he was planning - does he regret not applying sooner? (16:36)
A job is the ultimate learning environment (19:03)
Challenges learning to code alongside a full-time job (19:48)
? Resources mentioned
Josh’s Rick and Morty website

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