Interview Your Interviewers and Find Somebody Who Believes in Your Skills: How Jonathan Became a Developer in Three Months

<p><strong>🎙 About the episode</strong></p><p><br><strong>Meet Johnathan Gauthier 🇨🇦!</strong> Johnathan volunteered when the company where he worked needed somebody to figure out how to turn a Figma design into a website. The rest is history.</p><p>After quitting that job, Johnathan gave himself three months to properly learn front-end development and get his first developer job. And he succeeded! In this interview, he shares how. Yes, Jonathan was pulling long hours, but there's more to it!</p><p>Jonathan talks about his way of learning and why knowing how to approach a problem is better than knowing the exact method of solving it. You'll also learn why it's good to find a mentor - and how to find one! Lastly, Jonathan shares his approach to looking for a job online and why it's important to interview your interviewer. Believe it or not, the latter can make or break your interview process!   </p><p><br><strong>🔗 Connect with Johnathan</strong></p><ul> <li><a href="https://linkedin.com/in/beetlehope">👨🏻‍💼 LinkedIn</a></li> <li>🐦 <a href="https://twitter.com/beetlehope">Twitter</a> </li> <li>🤖 Pancarte#2314 on <a href="https://scrimba.com/discord">the Scrimba Discord</a> </li> </ul><p><b><strong>⏰ Timestamps</strong></b></p><ul> <li>Jonathan's journey into coding by way of learning to translate designs in Figma into a website + his introduction to Scrimba (01:59)</li> <li>How Jonathan quit his job and had only three months to learn to code and get a job in front-end (04:14)</li> <li>What's manual QA, and was that a helpful background to a new developer? (05:41)</li> <li>Learn the approach, not the method (06:29)</li> <li>How Jonathan decided to switch careers(07:27)</li> <li>Why you should apply when others think you're ready (08:53)</li> <li>Jonathan's study plan (10:21)</li> <li>How can you study both properly and fast? (11:41)</li> <li>The importance of taking breaks (14:10)</li> <li>How Jonathan found a mentor and why are mentors important (15:10)</li> <li>Jonathan's approach to finding his first dev