How to Transition to a Tech Role Within Your Current Company (S5E17)

Looking for your first transition role to get started in the tech industry? That’s exactly how Kristen Kozinski made her career change. Kristen, who originally wanted to be a designer,…

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How to Start Your Own Business (S5E16)

Striking out on your own to start a business can be intimidating. It feels like it’s all up to you to figure out what works and what doesn’t, and you…

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How to Choose the Best Laptop for Programming (S5E15)

We talk a lot on this podcast about non-traditional paths into tech—but traditional education can also be a solid choice to build a wealth of technical knowledge and start your…

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How to Get Started as a Freelancer as a Busy Mom (S5E14)

During the day, Sarah Greer is a homeschooling mom of four. By night she is a freelance web developer. After working in customer service for an internet service provider and…

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7 Emerging Technologies to Learn in 2019 (S5E13)

Want to hop on board a hot new technology? There are plenty of exciting emerging technologies to choose from, which may experience rapid growth in the not-too-distant future. Navin Reddy…

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How to Have a Successful Career in Product Design (S5E12)

Design roles within the tech industry are an excellent option for people seeking a mix of art and science in their job. Product design (with its sub-fields of UX design…

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How to Get Into the Tech Industry With No Experience (S5E11)

How to get into the tech industry with no experience—it’s one of the first concerns that might pop up when you’re considering how to change careers. It’s a question that…

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Time Management Tips to Help You Break into Tech (S5E10)

Learning good time management tips is essential in tech—whether you’re just starting out and trying to find the best time to study, or searching for how to increase productivity in…

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Why Tech Careers Are Great for Introverts and Extroverts (S5E9)

There’s a lot of talk about the differences between introverts vs. extroverts—and it is important to understand how personality types impact our work styles, lives, and happiness. For instance, where…

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How to Keep Going When Transitioning into Tech Gets Hard (S5E8)

Very few things in life that are worth doing will come easily, and of course, that includes learning to code and getting into tech. Overcoming obstacles is just part of…

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How to Make a Midlife Career Change Into Tech (S5E7)

The world of technology is often thought of as the playground of the young—which does a huge disservice not only to career-changers later in life, but also to the companies…

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How to Overcome Imposter Syndrome When Working in Tech (S5E6)

When you’re changing careers or working in tech, you might experience imposter syndrome—when a person doubts their accomplishments and has a deep-rooted fear of being exposed as a fake or…

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How to Come up with Coding Projects to Build (S5E5)

When you’re learning to code and don’t have much to show employers yet, building your own programming projects is a great way to fix that. You get to demonstrate that…

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How to Stay Motivated as You Learn to Code (S5E4)

How to stay motivated while learning to code: it’s a struggle that even the most passionate programmers have faced at some point. If you’ve noticed a lack of motivation in…

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How to Decide What Programming Languages to Learn (S5E3)

In the past two podcast episodes, we’ve covered how to know if tech is for you and some of the careers you can pursue. But before you can dive in,…

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