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How Ineza stood out with a "why you should hire me" video
Meet Ineza Bonté 🇨🇦🇷🇼! After completing #100DaysOfCode and building a beautiful portfolio, Ineza got his foot in the door by recording a charming "why you should hire me" video. As you might expect, it wasn't all smooth sailing. Ineza struggled with rejection in the early days but his persistence paid off when he was finally hired as a Junior Developer. In this episode, you'll learn exactly how he did!
🔗 Connect with Ineza
- 👨🏻💼 LinkedIn
- 🌐 Website
- 👩🚀 GitHub
- 🤖 inezabonte#6980 on the Scrimba Discord
⏰ Timestamps
- Introduction (00:00)
- How Ineza got into coding (01:47)
- Do you need to do #100DaysOfCode in a row? (04:54)
- Learning how to learn (06:22)
- Deciding what projects to build (07:46)
- Why Ineza prioritised building a portfolio and how it helped him (10:20)
- Ineza's approach to finding a Junior Developer job (11:44)
- Why this company chose Ineza (14:13)
- What the interview process looked like (16:31)
- Challenges Ineza faced you might be facing too (18:57)
- Ineza's advice to aspiring Junior Developers (20:17)
- The importance of community when learning to code (21:59)
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