Make a Career Pivot Into Coding
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Are you curious about coding? Are you considering a shift towards tech?
Minh Trinh completed the General Assembly Software Engineering boot camp and now works as a coder at Comcast NBC. Minh will join us for a Q&A and will open up about how he entered the industry and continues to...
Are you curious about coding? Are you considering a shift towards tech?
Minh Trinh completed the General Assembly Software Engineering boot camp and now works as a coder at Comcast NBC. Minh will join us for a Q&A and will open up about how he entered the industry and continues to thrive.
In this chat, we’ll talk about:
- What a software engineer does day-to-day
- If a career change into coding is a good fit for you
- The positives and negatives of the boot camp experience
Meet The Speaker
Minh graduated from college in 2018 with a Bachelors in Political Economics and a concentration in International Trade. He then worked in Music and Comedy Touring out of a talent agency in LA.
When COVID hit, he pivoted to software engineering and has been loving it ever since! Minh is excited about how he navigated his career pivot and the lessons learned along the way.
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are bootcamps looked down on?
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Outside of a bootcamp, what's the best way to learn and practice programming on your own?
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How do you identify real postings that are actually entry level? Also, what is a reasonable expectation for a starting salary? I’m particularly wondering for people with a lot of professional...
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What's your current starting salary look like given you are now a software engineer? What's the base and bonus look like?
By: Cathy, Data Science FellowPosted on 2023-02-18 -
What kind of preparation i.e. bootcamp or timeline do you need to switch into a software engineering role from being a data analyst?
By: ElifPosted on 2023-02-18 -
What made you decide to pursue a career in tech.
By: VanessaPosted on 2023-02-18 -
How much experience do I need to get a job as a software developer?
By: TarrancePosted on 2023-02-17 -
How much experience did you need to get your first tech job?
By: DylanPosted on 2023-02-17 -
How will AI affect coding in the future?
By: Diego, Fellow(Tech and Innovation)Posted on 2023-02-13 -
How about the age that this would be appropriate. Is there an age limit..asking for a friend.. lol.. (I'm 60)
By: RitaPosted on 2023-02-09 -
What are transferable skills coming from a customer service background.
By: Aubrie, Retail workerPosted on 2023-02-09 -
Is there ageism when you change career paths, do companies prefer to hire younger college graduates?
By: Jill, Administrative AssistantPosted on 2023-02-07 -
I am a sophomore student and I want to venture into Artificial Intelligence, what are the things I should know and be doing at this stage of my carerr?
By: SundayPosted on 2023-02-04 -
How do you balance working 40 hours a week and being in a tech boot camp? How do you manage the stress?
By: HolliePosted on 2023-01-31 -
What scholarships are available for coding bootcamps?
By: Amanda, Account executivePosted on 2023-01-30 -
What are some essential skills for an entry-level (or any) software engineer and how can someone convey aptitude in those skills during the hiring process?
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How old is too old to make this shift into Tech?
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What are the essentials for Coding?
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