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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:
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.
What do you recommend for entry level or someone with no experience?
How to stay motivated when self learning to code
How can I learn about coding to determine if i want to make that career pivot?
How do I transition from networks to coding
are bootcamps looked down on?
Outside of a bootcamp, what's the best way to learn and practice programming on your own?
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...
How did you land your first job in tech ?
How to keep yourself motivated
What's your current starting salary look like given you are now a software engineer? What's the base and bonus look like?
What kind of preparation i.e. bootcamp or timeline do you need to switch into a software engineering role from being a data analyst?
What made you decide to pursue a career in tech.
How much experience do I need to get a job as a software developer?
How much experience did you need to get your first tech job?
How will AI affect coding in the future?
How about the age that this would be appropriate. Is there an age limit..asking for a friend.. lol.. (I'm 60)
What are transferable skills coming from a customer service background.
Is there ageism when you change career paths, do companies prefer to hire younger college graduates?
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?
How do you balance working 40 hours a week and being in a tech boot camp? How do you manage the stress?
What scholarships are available for coding bootcamps?
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?
I just completed a data analytics certification, and I’m supposed to be able to apply for entry level jobs in that fired now- Why are so many entry level positions (in virtually any field now)...
How do you gain the experience to land that first tech job, straight out of bootcamp/school?
How old is too old to make this shift into Tech?
What are the essentials for Coding?
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