From the course: Getting Your First Job in Software Development

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How to prepare for that first job

How to prepare for that first job

From the course: Getting Your First Job in Software Development

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How to prepare for that first job

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- Once you get that first job, it's time to start thinking about the future. First, get prepared for the current job. If your start time is not immediate, make sure you ask what you could do to get prepared. If you know that you have some holes in your learning, it's time to watch some online courses. Make sure you read through any documentation that you're provided. As part of joining a new technology company, there will be an onboarding process. Nobody who gets a technology job will know everything they need to do the job immediately. It's normal to feel like you'll have some wrapping up to do and that's because each company uses their own stack, the specific combination of software and hardware that a company uses. There's no way anyone is born knowing how to use a specific stack. In some companies, different teams can use different stacks, depending on the project. You may also be assigned a mentor, which is a…

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