“Feeling a little uncomfortable with your skills is a sign of learning, and continuous learning is what the tech industry thrives on!”.Vanessa Hurst, Co-Founder of Girl Develop It.
During the seven weeks, I was in Andela women in Tech Workshop, I have met with different programmers with different experiences and personalities.
Before attending that workshop I was thinking that I have finished my studies and I am going to look for a job but after one week my mind has changed because I realize that I have a lot to learn.
For the first week, I was very discouraged because I saw that I am supposed to do a lot of things in a short time and most of them were new for me. I used to sleep too late to accomplish my tasks.
I took time for meditation and ask my self why am I attending this workshop?
Sarah Wood said that “Women shouldn’t be afraid to put themselves forward”.I realize that Tech Workshop is a learning system for promoting technology careers for women.
I found that in Andela use a quote "You own your own learning". This motivated me to take care of myself. When I meet with blockers, I learn that I must do whatever it takes to overcome them. During the soft skills session, I learnt that I must know how to search and focus on points. Apart from coding, I must have other additional skills like communication skills, time management and customer care.
I have improved my teamwork skills. During the workshop, collaboration was the key that helps us to collect errors by ourselves. A proper team environment allows me to brainstorm collectively, which in turn increases my success to problem solve and arrive at solutions more efficiently and effectively.I learnt that I must be confidence by believing in myself. There is a time I was supposed to work on endpoints. It was my first time heard that. I didn't know where to start and how I can start. I realize that I have potential and I can do everything if I believe in my self.
I used to work hard and to do over and over until I performed every task I had. Before I didn't know I have the ability of coding from morning until evening. I have learnt that working hard is the key to becoming successful.
During this workshop, I got the chance to meet with experts software engineers from Andela. I have learnt a lot from them and motivated me to follow my passions.
As a nutshell, Women in tech workshop offers me an opportunity to develop new professional relationships, meet new friends, gain knowledge and become more successful in my career.
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