The speaker shares her personal story of transitioning from a music major to a programmer analyst and eventually a developer relations engineer.
Learn how to frame your career transition by focusing on your strengths, motivations, and the exciting aspects of the new path.
Upskill in advance, identify gaps you can fill, and build small projects to gain hands-on experience before starting a new role.
Discover how skills like pattern recognition, performance, and project management from an arts career can be directly applied to technology.
Adopt a growth mindset by being honest about what you don't know and using effective learning methods like teaching others to accelerate skill acquisition.
Solidify your learning by creating content, contributing to projects, and sharing your work, while also setting healthy boundaries for sustainability.
Overcome self-doubt by applying for opportunities and taking calculated risks, such as having a safety net or backup plans in place.
Develop professional resilience by treating failures as iterative learning opportunities and handling external criticism with authenticity and tact.
The speaker answers audience questions about staying motivated, finding mentors, balancing multiple passions, and fostering more inclusive environments in the tech industry.
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58:08Carly Richmond
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1:06:16Sumit Gupta
Jobs that call for the skills explored in this talk.
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Smart Future Campus GmbH
Smart Future Campus GmbH
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