{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Scrimba Podcast","title":"How Teacher-Turned-Developer Jess Secured a Tech Job Even Before Learning to Code","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/a84764a6\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2728,"description":"🎙 About the episode\n\nMeet Jess Gilbert 🇬🇧! Jess recently made a career change from being a primary school teacher to becoming a developer. In this episode, we delve into her journey and explore how she successfully transitioned in less than a year!\nWhat was it like being a teacher? Are there any similarities between teaching and coding? How did Jess manage to secure a job offer before diving into her coding education? Jess and Alex also discuss Code First: Girls and why it's worth exploring if you belong to an underrepresented group in the tech industry.\nJess shares why Instagram is her social network of choice, which may surprise you since it's not commonly associated with developers. Plus, find out how she learned to code while working as a full-time school teacher and whether the tech industry lived up to her expectations.\n\n🔗 Connect with Jess\n👩‍💼 LinkedIn\n📸 Instagram\n⏰ Timestamps\nJess had never considered a career in tech and became a teacher (01:48)\nWhat made Jess learn to code, and how she found Code First: Girls (03:01)\nWhy learning to code at her own pace was challenging for Jess, and why in the end, she shouldn't have been as worried (05:42)\nWhy teachers are sometimes reluctant to work on their personal development (09:03)\nCommunity break! Your Tweets and LinkedIn posts, with Jan The Producer (10:20)\nHow does Code First: Girls work? (12:57)\nHow Jess landed a job offer even before learning to code? (14:43)\nWhy do companies invest in programs like Code First: Girls? (17:51)\nWhat was it like to learn to code while having a full-time job? (20:10)\nWhy the support of a cohort was important to Jess? (21:17)\nWas there variation in the ability level of the people in Jess's cohort, and why do soft skills matter? (22:58)\nHow do Jess's skills as a teacher transfer to coding? (24:17)\nIs there a better work-life balance in coding? (25:55)\nQuick-fire questions! Do teachers listen to lo-fi bears? (28:56)\nHow Jess found a community on Instagram as a developer (31:27)\nWhy...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/3qNz-AxOjZ6Oiowf_zRLRsZeOxv5p7FYbB0-kA5vS6A/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE1Njg5LzE3MDE4/MDIzOTYtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}