How to Get Your First Dev Job by Playing Call of Duty, with Scrimba Student Shaun

<p><strong>🎙 About the episode</strong></p><p><br><strong>Meet Shaun Jackie Hickman 🇬🇧! </strong>Shaun is a new developer who has recently landed his first dev job after meeting his now boss at a LAN party, playing Call of Duty! Earlier, Shaun wanted to become an English teacher but ended up studying social sciences and graduating in business.</p><p><br>Eventually, Shaun realized there was another language he was interested in - and that language was JavaScript. Within a year of dedicated studying, he changed careers. In this episode, Shaun shares how he learned to code while working a full-time job and why it's important to take breaks and have hobbies other than coding. He reveals why long interview processes are not necessarily a bad thing and talks about the philosophy of AI and the ethics of using ChatGPT. Plus: Shaun and Alex delve into the power of determination and maintaining the right mindset. </p><p><br><strong>🔗 Connect with Shaun</strong></p><ul> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaun-jackie-hickman-397b44201/">👨‍💼 LinkedIn</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/SJHDeveloper">🐦 Twitter</a></li> </ul><p>⏰<strong> Timestamps</strong></p><ul> <li>Shaun's long and winding journey into tech (01:29)</li> <li>Shaun discovered Scrimba by listening to the Scrimba podcast while at work at his previous job! (04:52)</li> <li>How Shaun learned to code alongside a full-time job, and why you should not overwhelm yourself (05:54)</li> <li>Power hour (08:16)</li> <li>What motivated Shaun to get back into coding, and why this episode almost got titled "Learning to code after a breakup" (09:08)</li> <li>Community break! Your tweets, LinkedIn comments, and Apple Podcast reviews (12:25)</li> <li>How Shaun met his future boss at a LAN party (14:25)</li> <li>Increase your surface area! (17:10)</li> <li>Nobody talks about LAN parties, but they can actually be great for networking (18:08)</li> <li>Shaun's interview process was long. But that was a good thing! Also, he was at a crossroads: React or PhP? (1