Overcoming adversity, recovering from injury, and secrets to getting offers with Charity Garcia
Description
The most inspirational episode of the season with Charity Garcia who is a Software Engineer at The New York Times and graduated from Fullstack Academy in 2017.
1:32 What her plan was before diving into tech
8:43 The fateful car crash that set her back
14:02 How to learn with a weakened memory
18:50 4 hour commutes to Fullstack every day
21:20 Why giving up was not an option
23:23 Starting her job search with a kid in hand
27:53 The secret that got her 10 job offers
31:55 Finding the mentor that propelled her career
35:33 Biggest surprise of the first year on the job
38:14 Leaving Toast to start her second job
41:56 What she works on at The New York Times
45:45 Informing POC about opportunities in tech
49:18 Final questions
Follow Charity on Twitter and Instagram at @charinreellife or find her on LinkedIn! She's always happy to help.
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