Ahead In Tech

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00:00 Start More info on https://www.aheadintech.com | Helping You Get Ahead in Tech! Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/aheadintech Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/new-moves License code: JX2X1XGVHYQXGNIY

- 00:00 Start - 01:25 Building Engineering Culture - 04:15 Role as Director and Manager at EVRYTHNG - 07:30 Visual Identity at EVRYTHNG - 12:13 Modern Tech/Engineering Recruitment - 19:59 Current state of hiring market - 23:02 Long term investment, nurturing people - 30:41 COVID Effect, team culture and cohesion - 37:24 Future of Remote Working - 39:17 The T-Shaped Individual in Engineering - 43:54 Broad depth vs deep specialisation - 45:23 Roles at EVRYTHNG - 46:15 Joke of the Show! Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/new-moves License code: JX2X1XGVHYQXGNIY

- 00:00 Start - 01:35 Why retrain into coding? - 05:29 The Software Engineering Bootcamp experience - 09:08 Getting the first role - 12:15 Hitting lead dev for the first time - 16:44 Continued growth at a startup - 20:54 Moving to the MoJ at Lead level - 24:25 Dealing with Imposter Syndrome - 26:33 Leading others with more experience than you - 29:18 Importance of Mentors - 33:22 Technical Leaders vs People Leaders - 36:49 Future growth Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/new-moves License code: JX2X1XGVHYQXGNIY

- 00:00 Start - 01:25 Motivation to learn Coding via Bootcamp - 04:35 Fear of going to Bootcamp - 06:27 His Bootcamp experience - 09:19 Gaining confidence after the course - 11:09 Landing the first job - 14:13 Growth by challenging yourself with career moves - 18:05 Getting the latest role at Voxnest - 22:12 Technical growth - 24:45 Overcoming Imposter Syndrome - 26:36 Joke of the Show! More info on https://www.aheadintech.com | Helping You Get Ahead in Tech! Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/new-moves License code: JX2X1XGVHYQXGNIY

- 00:00 Start - 01:53 Work that Credit Benchmark is doing - 09:16 The JavaScript courses at City University London - 20:41 What you've learned teaching Devs and Engineers - 24:56 Company labels, startups, scaleups - 30:17 What you need to know before working at a startup - 37:41 Meaninglessness of Job Titles - 43:44 Imposter Syndrome - 51:26 Joke of the Show! More info on https://www.aheadintech.com | Helping You Get Ahead in Tech! Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/new-moves License code: JX2X1XGVHYQXGNIY

- 00:00 Start - 01:18 Why start this podcast - 05:50 What's surprised or impressed you from career journeys - 09:07 How do you cope with stress - 10:53 Most useful lesson from people's career stories - 12:46 Best piece of advice for a Tech career - 15:28 Will you go back to coding - 19:45 What have you learned promoting your podcast - 23:30 Are you fully yourself when interviewing people - 26:42 What's the future of the show - 31:39 What do you want to be most proud of - 34:52 Which character from Friends would you be Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/new-moves License code: JX2X1XGVHYQXGNIY

- 00:00 Start - 02:19 Internships in Tech - 08:12 Being prepared for your first Software Engineering role - 10:20 Minor Program in Shenzhen, China - 14:54 Internships leading to first Developer role - 19:25 Great company cultures to look out for - 22:45 Tech interests - 24:00 Career paths - 27:28 Remote culture and challenges - 31:10 Maintaining Junior growth while remote - 33:30 Post-pandemic work-from-home WFH expectations - 36:11 Working alongside Bootcamp graduates - 38:15 Importance of diversity - 39:37 Current state of Women in Tech - 44:04 The "Cut The Code" Podcast - 46:49 Contacting Nikita Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/new-moves License code: JX2X1XGVHYQXGNIY

- 00:00 Start - 01:50 Motivation for coding Bootcamp - 03:36 Experience at Bootcamp - 06:26 First Developer role - 07:22 Toasty - the 2nd startup - 10:10 Exiting the startup - 11:54 Motivation to exit - 13:02 Taking the harder paths in life - 14:56 Motivation to Build in Public - 16:49 Intro to Building in Public - 18:35 First experiences with Building in Public - 21:19 Guides and resources - 25:24 Benefits of Building in Public - 27:38 Key strategies - 30:10 Storytelling - 31:07 Retaining engagement - 33:17 Common misconceptions - 36:19 The future of Building in Public - 39:14 Building in Public 30day challenge - 41:46 Cohort-based learning - 43:02 Journey of self-discovery and uniqueness - 46:36 Personal life in Public - 47:32 Joke of the Show! Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/new-moves License code: JX2X1XGVHYQXGNIY

- 00:00 Start - 00:51 Childhood and early career - 03:15 Creating a Data job - 06:40 Selling the Data role to the Business - 15:21 Boundaries between the different Data roles - 19:00 Biggest problem for Data Scientists - 20:34 Using Data with Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence - 21:54 Most common Business Data issues - 24:12 Signs your Business doesn't have Data under control - 27:14 Limited experience with Coding/Software Engineering - 27:54 Job titles - 29:49 Burnout leading to a break and a new job - 35:15 Noticing burnout too late - 37:38 Maintaining a sustainable pace - 41:53 Gaining perspective on work/life balance - 42:50 Current role as Head of Data Management at Encompass - 45:14 Approach to optimization and automation - 47:10 The future of Data - 49:00 Joke of the Show! Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/new-moves License code: JX2X1XGVHYQXGNIY

Check out Evgeny's coaching website at evgeny.coach - 00:00 Start - 01:52 When being CEO harms your mental wellbeing - 05:39 Root causes of internal pressure - 08:16 Different leadership for different stages of a company - 09:53 Improving mental wellbeing - 12:54 Coaches vs Therapists - 14:13 Personal experience being coached - 16:42 Jerry Colonna's CEO bootcamp - 20:54 Motivation to go into Executive Coaching - 22:42 More personal business relationships - 23:53 Benefits of coaching for startup leaders - 31:29 Many different types of coaching - 33:36 Sports coaching as the genesis of executive coaching - 35:44 Beginning a coach-client relationship - 39:25 Benefits leaders seek from coaching - 44:25 Making time for yourself - 46:41 The Rubber Ducking technique - 49:15 Ways to find mindfullness - 51:03 Thoughts of becoming a Monk - 55:19 Joke of the Show! Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/new-moves License code: JX2X1XGVHYQXGNIY

- 00:00 Start - 03:22 Motivation for going to Bootcamp - 05:35 Moving from Web Design in Australia to UX in London - 08:13 Left brain logical thoughts vs right brain creativity - 10:16 First experiences at Bootcamp - 12:06 Things she enjoyed - 13:25 When you realize Bootcamp isn't for you - 17:42 Mindset - 19:39 Still dabbling in Coding - 20:24 Joy of crafting and improving - 22:02 After Bootcamp - 25:54 Carrying on the UX journey - 32:12 Caron's new business helping Creatives - 36:13 Making money as a Creative - 39:24 Consulting services - 44:28 Validating ideas quickly and cheaply - 45:58 Helping people take back control of their lives - 48:14 Joke of the Show! More info on https://aheadintech.com | Get Ahead in Tech! Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/new-moves License code: JX2X1XGVHYQXGNIY

- 00:00 Start - 01:01 What are Life Sciences and career opportunities - 01:58 Why move from pure Tech to Life Science Recruitment - 03:36 Booming Junior Developer/Engineer hiring in Life Sciences - 04:36 Required qualifications - 05:32 Competitiveness in the industry - 06:19 AI and Data Science - 08:34 Behind the scenes process as a Recruiter - 13:52 Shady practices in Recruitment - 17:54 Competitive and cynical nature of Recruitment - 19:04 Discussing salaries - 20:43 Good relationships between candidates and Recruiters - 21:46 LinkedIn reply rates - 22:28 Getting out of your comfort zone, risk vs reward - 23:45 Getting the best salary - 24:47 Finding the RIGHT Recruiter to work with - 25:42 Motivation and enjoyment from the Recruiter role - 26:25 Joke of the Show! More info on https://www.aheadintech.com | Helping You Get Ahead in Tech! Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/new-moves License code: JX2X1XGVHYQXGNIY

- 00:00 Start - 01:08 Side hustles - 02:56 The $100 Startup - 04:14 Replacing Developers with nocode/locode technologies - 05:03 Validating Business ideas - 08:49 Everything about eOpinion.org - 16:09 The Tech behind eOpinion.org - 19:29 Joys of Zapier - 20:57 Goals, metrics, measuring progression - 22:59 SEO and marketing - 25:56 Joke of the Show! Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/new-moves License code: JX2X1XGVHYQXGNIY

- 00:00 Start - 01:06 Reasons for going to Software Bootcamp - 03:57 Experience at Bootcamp - 05:48 Starting the journey to Senior Software Engineer - 11:45 Getting your first job vs getting promotions - 13:19 Obstacles in the way of promotion - 19:48 Being glue - 20:34 Self-advocating - 23:27 Importance and process of getting and giving feedback - 30:20 Being rejected for promotion - 32:22 Promotion vs leaving for another role - 34:58 Where does your Imposter Syndrome come from - 36:20 Progress beyond Senior Software Engineer - 37:51 Joke of the Show! Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/new-moves License code: JX2X1XGVHYQXGNIY