Neurodiverse Hiring Program at Cummins: Discussing the company's dedicated neurodiverse hiring and inclusion program
with Dennis Heathfield, Jaime Nuñez, Radha MacCulloch
How I Landed My First Remote Job Through An Open-Source Project
Golfo Vasiliou
Think you need to live in a tech hub to work in tech? Think again. After my one year stay in...
Think you need to live in a tech hub to work in tech? Think again. After my one year stay in my hometown became permanent, I thought my dream to become a developer was lost. In reality, it was just delayed a few years until an open-source project helped me find the confidence and motivation needed to land a remote job.
You will walk away from this chat with:
- An understanding of how you can build your confidence and motivation to land a 100% remote job
- Strategies for building your profile to land your dream, remote tech job
Meet The Speaker
Golfo Vasiliou
Front-End Developer
Golfo, is a frontend engineer with 4 years of experience, 3 of which have been spent working remotely for distributed SaaS companies. She is currently a member of Telepat North.
Q&A
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How do you pick a project with good people?
Posted on 2020-09-18 -
What’s the main challenge in becoming a developer?
Posted on 2020-09-18 -
how did you select your opensource project to contribute? What research did you do?
Posted on 2020-09-18 -
I'd just like to observe, thank you for this opportunity!
Posted on 2020-09-18 -
Can't wait to learn about Golfo's experience! :-)
Posted on 2020-09-18 -
After 12 yrs of working in software development.. is it too late to do open source development?
Posted on 2020-09-18 -
Did you have any other assignment or job at the time you were working on this?
Posted on 2020-09-18 -
Do you also present remote part-time work possibilities?
Posted on 2020-09-18 -
Are you a self-taught frontend developer, did you use a code camp, or did you take regular courses? Thank you.
Posted on 2020-09-18 -
How do you market your skills differently for a remote job when applying? How do you stand out from other candidates? What's different in the remote job hiring process?
Posted on 2020-09-17 -
You are great my dear northern friend!
Posted on 2020-09-17 -
Have you got a course or education to increase design ability outside of programming? How do you follow new trends of frontend development? How much time did it take to get used to work remotely?
Posted on 2020-09-12
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