Dec 18, 2020Member-onlyBe an All-Star At Workor How to Answer Your Own Tech Question Congratulations! You’ve finally hit that milestone of wanting to break into tech for so long and finally doing it! Now comes your performance on day 1 and beyond. That’s enough pressure to drive anybody batty. Knowing if it’s “okay” to ask a question feels scary. I know great cultures, will…UX6 min readUX6 min read
Dec 8, 2020Member-onlyPlanning Your Tech CareerSome people swear by vision boards. They love creating the visual representation around what their life will look like. There are even workshops focused on vision boards. I don’t have anything against vision boards, I just don’t personally use them. I mean not in the physical sense. Most physical things…UX4 min readUX4 min read
Nov 20, 2020Member-onlyWhere to Begin Writing Your First Line of CodeI’ve written a lot of first lines of code learning multiple different programming languages throughout my career and studies. In traditional programming learning, the first line typically reveals a “Hello World’’ message to the user. ************************************************************* Looking for more detailed training? Check out this FREE masterclass I created for aspiring Jr…Developer5 min readDeveloper5 min read
Nov 7, 2020Member-onlyHow to Run an Effective Stand UpIn talking with some of my students I notice that the topic of Stand Ups has not been fully comprehended. Agile is an important topic, but one that can easily fall by the wayside as you are learning design or development topics. It doesn’t feel as immediately necessary as writing…Agile4 min readAgile4 min read
Oct 23, 2020Member-only3 Technical Skills Every Techy Should KnowI love blog titles like this. It’s a bit click-baity, I’m sorry about that, but you clicked on it so it’s fun to think about why this title works for readers like you. My guess is that we comprehend at some level how massive tech is and the thought of…Moms In Tech8 min readMoms In Tech8 min read
Oct 9, 2020Member-onlyI Cried TodayIf you are reading this, you have likely experienced sadness or cry-ing level frustration recently and are wondering what that says about you or why you keep doing that. I cried today for a lot of reasons, but I’m really writing this blog to one of my coachees who I…Moms In Tech4 min readMoms In Tech4 min read
Sep 27, 2020Member-onlyWhat is Agile — An Introduction to ScrumAgile is the language of most software development teams and it’s an important part of getting hired in tech because it’s the way software is developed. …Agile2 min readAgile2 min read
Sep 11, 2020Member-onlyAre you smart enough to be in tech?What do you really think, are you smart enough? I mean, really think about the answer you would give and why. The truth is you could find evidence for an affirmative answer or a negative answer. Maybe you didn’t do very well in math. Maybe you were a C student…UX3 min readUX3 min read
Aug 28, 2020Member-onlyIs product design the same as a UX Design?First off, what I am about to show you is not rocket science and any of you can and should do this research. Also, you are perfectly capable of rocket science (have you seen Hidden Figures? I could watch that once a week!):) I am going to show you HOW…UX4 min readUX4 min read
Aug 14, 2020Member-onlyYour Tech Savvy LinkedIn ProfileSimple Steps There are some simple things you can do on your LinkedIn profile to make it look more professional and stand out to professional employers. The first simple step to take is to create a custom url for your profile. This will make it look clear when you list it on…UX5 min readUX5 min read
