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How LinkedIn helped Buse become a Junior Dev in London

🎙 About the episode

Meet Buse Hizarci 🇹🇷🇬🇧! She just got her first Junior Developer role in London. It’s one of the most competitive tech cities in the world, yet the recruiter came to her through LinkedIn. As an extroverted economics graduate, Buse wasn’t sure if coding was for her. After 5 unsuccessful interviews (and one shockingly rude interview experience, which you’ll hear about towards the end of the episode!), she eventually found success at a well-known company in the UK called Vision Direct. In this episode, you’ll learn how Buse utilised LinkedIn to find success and how she wowed her employers with the take-home task..

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⏰ Timestamps

  • Introduction (0:00)
  • From economics graduate to developer (01:35)
  • Why learning web development is great if you want a job  (03:43)
  • How to make what you learn stick with projects (04:30)
  • Building confidence through early job interviews (06:42)
  • Buse’s best interview advice (08:17)
  • Working as a contractor for experience before finding full-time work (10:32)
  • A recruiter reached out to Buse! (12:02)
  • The take-home task that got Buse the job (12:44)
  • Day in the life of a newly-hired junior web developer (14:19)
  • Kill your ego (15:24)
  • Don’t compare your real life to other people’s highlight reel (15:50)
  • What Buse wish she knew at the beginning (16:18)
  • Overcoming stress and anxiety (17:17)
  • What’s next for Buse (18:35)

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