Many junior developers and new technologists struggle with feelings of Imposter Syndrome. Here are some tips and techniques to deal with these concerns and manage your job hunt more successfully
2. @perrysetgo
hi. my name is perry.
i’m on a mission to make tech more
inclusive and accessible.
3. @perrysetgo
inclusive
women
people of color
lgbtq+ and nonbinary people
immigrants
english not first language
accessible
people without CS degrees
code school graduates
self taught developers
people who struggle with NTE
(not technical enough)
what do i mean?
12. @perrysetgo
it’s impossible to define
when you have “arrived”.
and so you never arrive.
smart
technical
experienced
hard working
knowledgeable
= NaN!!!
13. @perrysetgo
How many of you have heard experienced
developers and technologists say that
they:
“barely know anything”
“only know that there is so much more to
know?
14. @perrysetgo
how can both statements be true:
Junior out of boot camp:
“if I just knew more I’d be qualified! 😬”
Senior w /20 yrs exp:
“i know nothing, really. 🤔”
18. @perrysetgo
it can be hard.
harder than it used to be.
even harder if you are
underrepresented in tech.
19. @perrysetgo
first impulse: work with circumstance.
be more smart
be more technical
be more experienced
be more hard working
be more knowledgeable
but:
20. @perrysetgo
the feeling of knowing/being “enough” is a
moving target.
imposter syndrome is a moving train.
chasing it is exhausting.
21. @perrysetgo
second necessity: work with the emotion
get comfortable with not knowing
understand your strengths and weaknesses
try to have fun exploring
find healthy companies
23. @perrysetgo
know thyself
what do you know?
WRITE IT DOWN ON A BIG ASS PIECE OF PAPER
work styles, communication skills
previous jobs, transferable skills
technical skills/interests
job s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c-s (salary, location. Be a bit
flexible for job #1 please.)
what do you not know?
BE SPECIFIC:
“I do not know how to spin up a server with Express”
“I do not understand join tables in SQL”
BE SPECIFIC!
Then go learn the things that are holding you back.
24. @perrysetgo
everybody gets turned down.
good:
“We don’t have enough experience/management
in place to support someone junior”
“We want you to be successful”
Taking responsibility. OK.
bad:
“You don’t have enough experience”
“You don’t seem like you’ll be successful”
Not taking responsibility. Not OK.
...thank u, next
attitude...
26. @perrysetgo
summary:
imposter syndrome = fear. Nothing special.
identify specific!! technical weak spots
getting comfortable with uncertainty - for life
knowing YOUR story & strengths - that brought you here
defining what you want - right now, and in the future
build a profile and a network - based on creating value
have fun - don’t screw ppl over
https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2018/
Acccording to stackoverflow, a third of developers learned to code within the last 5 years.
https://www.coursereport.com/reports/2018-coding-bootcamp-market-size-research
Coding bootcamps are a $240 million industry and will graduate ~20,000 developers in 2018. Coding bootcamps are a $240 million industry and will graduate ~20,000 developers in 2018.
In 2018, there are 95 in-person bootcamp providers and 13 online bootcamp providers. As of June 1, there are coding bootcamps in 86 US cities and 44 states.
You’d be hard pressed to find a code school among these that freely outlines its syllabi. My former employer is, coincidentally, one of those few
Industry size increase since 2013 is an earth shattering 748%
36.9$ of bootcamp grads are women: https://www.switchup.org/rankings/coding-bootcamp-survey, 39.5% are POC, 87% had educational backgrounds not in computer science,
https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2018/
Acccording to stackoverflow, a third of developers learned to code within the last 5 years.
https://www.coursereport.com/reports/2018-coding-bootcamp-market-size-research
Coding bootcamps are a $240 million industry and will graduate ~20,000 developers in 2018. Coding bootcamps are a $240 million industry and will graduate ~20,000 developers in 2018.
In 2018, there are 95 in-person bootcamp providers and 13 online bootcamp providers. As of June 1, there are coding bootcamps in 86 US cities and 44 states.
You’d be hard pressed to find a code school among these that freely outlines its syllabi. My former employer is, coincidentally, one of those few
Industry size increase since 2013 is an earth shattering 748%
36.9$ of bootcamp grads are women: https://www.switchup.org/rankings/coding-bootcamp-survey, 39.5% are POC, 87% had educational backgrounds not in computer science,
https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2018/
Acccording to stackoverflow, a third of developers learned to code within the last 5 years.
https://www.coursereport.com/reports/2018-coding-bootcamp-market-size-research
Coding bootcamps are a $240 million industry and will graduate ~20,000 developers in 2018. Coding bootcamps are a $240 million industry and will graduate ~20,000 developers in 2018.
In 2018, there are 95 in-person bootcamp providers and 13 online bootcamp providers. As of June 1, there are coding bootcamps in 86 US cities and 44 states.
You’d be hard pressed to find a code school among these that freely outlines its syllabi. My former employer is, coincidentally, one of those few
Industry size increase since 2013 is an earth shattering 748%
36.9$ of bootcamp grads are women: https://www.switchup.org/rankings/coding-bootcamp-survey, 39.5% are POC, 87% had educational backgrounds not in computer science,
https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2018/
Acccording to stackoverflow, a third of developers learned to code within the last 5 years.
https://www.coursereport.com/reports/2018-coding-bootcamp-market-size-research
Coding bootcamps are a $240 million industry and will graduate ~20,000 developers in 2018. Coding bootcamps are a $240 million industry and will graduate ~20,000 developers in 2018.
In 2018, there are 95 in-person bootcamp providers and 13 online bootcamp providers. As of June 1, there are coding bootcamps in 86 US cities and 44 states.
You’d be hard pressed to find a code school among these that freely outlines its syllabi. My former employer is, coincidentally, one of those few
Industry size increase since 2013 is an earth shattering 748%
36.9$ of bootcamp grads are women: https://www.switchup.org/rankings/coding-bootcamp-survey, 39.5% are POC, 87% had educational backgrounds not in computer science,
https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2018/
Acccording to stackoverflow, a third of developers learned to code within the last 5 years.
https://www.coursereport.com/reports/2018-coding-bootcamp-market-size-research
Coding bootcamps are a $240 million industry and will graduate ~20,000 developers in 2018. Coding bootcamps are a $240 million industry and will graduate ~20,000 developers in 2018.
In 2018, there are 95 in-person bootcamp providers and 13 online bootcamp providers. As of June 1, there are coding bootcamps in 86 US cities and 44 states.
You’d be hard pressed to find a code school among these that freely outlines its syllabi. My former employer is, coincidentally, one of those few
Industry size increase since 2013 is an earth shattering 748%
36.9$ of bootcamp grads are women: https://www.switchup.org/rankings/coding-bootcamp-survey, 39.5% are POC, 87% had educational backgrounds not in computer science,