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Supper Club How To Get Your First Dev Job With Stuart Bloxham

Published: Sept. 15, 2023, 10 a.m.

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Stuart Bloxham about how he learned to code, what his interview process was like when applying for a job, how he found the time to make it all work, and his thoughts on bootcamps and ways to learn.

Show Notes
  • 00:36 Welcome
  • Stuart Bloxham on GitHub
  • Stuart Bloxham on LinkedIn
  • 02:09 How did you decide to be a web developer?
  • 08:22 Did you have clarity when your kid was born?
  • 10:20 What was the interview process like?
  • 18:25 What and how did you learn?
  • 20:28 What\u2019s the state of bootcamps in 2023?
  • 22:03 How important have soft skills been?
  • 25:14 How do you know when you\u2019re ready to apply for a job?
  • 35:24 Do you like coding?
  • 37:49 How did you find the time to make it all work?
  • 41:42 How did you deal with burnout?
  • 43:06 Supper Club questions
  • 45:34 SIIIIICK \xd7\xd7\xd7 PIIIICKS \xd7\xd7\xd7
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