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The Scrimba Podcast

Becoming a remote Junior Developer at a Silicon Valley company

🎙 About the episode


Claire Ramming is a successful Scrimba student from New York City 🇺🇸, who recently got their first full-time developer job 🎉! Before learning to code, Claire studied Data Science and received mentorship on how to choose projects that standout and navigate the job market without a degree. Claire joins us today to share the tactics she learned and how specifically they helped her land this awesome new opportunity. Stay tuned for the end where Alex asks Claire a mock job interview question.


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⏰ Timestamps

  • Introduction (0:00)
  • Claire's first lines of code (01:30)
  • Building a standout portfolio full of projects (03:55)
  • Can you use Scrimba projects in your portfolio? (05:23)
  • Changing companies without your boss knowing 🤫 (06:45)
  • Claire's clever idea to apply to Asana by cloning their app (08:50)
  • Finding success on Hired (09:07)
  • How to successfully answer "Tell us about yourself" (14:23)
  • Do. Your. Homework. (15:41)
  • How to answer "Do you like to work alone or as part of a team?" (16;08)
  • In-depth account of Claire's interview process and how long it took for them to get back  (17:17)
  • What would Claire do differently if they did it again? (24:42)
  • Mock interview question: "What is the hardest thing you've ever done?" (26:35)


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