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Office Hours: Answering Your Coding Questions EP 2
Manage episode 491156936 series 3399111
In this Office Hours Q&A, I got some pretty interesting questions:
- Should you lie on your resume to trick the ATS and get more interviews?
- If you’re building websites with tools like Squarespace, does it count as real experience—or are you cheating yourself?
- Is a master’s degree in computer science worth it if you already have some tech skills?
I also share thoughts on how to get experience that actually helps you land a dev job and why every learner should have a side project that they control.
Whether you’re self-taught, in school, or just figuring things out, this one’s packed with advice you won’t hear in most coding bootcamp brochures.
Shameless Plugs
🧑💻 Join Parsity - For career changers who want to pivot into software.
✉️ Got a question you want answered on the pod? Drop it here
Zubin's LinkedIn (ex-lawyer, former Googler, Brian-look-a-like)
Chapters
1. Episode Introduction (00:00:00)
2. Resume Honesty and ATS Systems (00:01:03)
3. Building Websites and Real Experience (00:04:15)
4. Coding Programs vs. CS Degrees (00:08:22)
5. Value of Master's Degrees in Tech (00:11:38)
6. Episode Closing and Call to Action (00:14:31)
256 episodes
Manage episode 491156936 series 3399111
In this Office Hours Q&A, I got some pretty interesting questions:
- Should you lie on your resume to trick the ATS and get more interviews?
- If you’re building websites with tools like Squarespace, does it count as real experience—or are you cheating yourself?
- Is a master’s degree in computer science worth it if you already have some tech skills?
I also share thoughts on how to get experience that actually helps you land a dev job and why every learner should have a side project that they control.
Whether you’re self-taught, in school, or just figuring things out, this one’s packed with advice you won’t hear in most coding bootcamp brochures.
Shameless Plugs
🧑💻 Join Parsity - For career changers who want to pivot into software.
✉️ Got a question you want answered on the pod? Drop it here
Zubin's LinkedIn (ex-lawyer, former Googler, Brian-look-a-like)
Chapters
1. Episode Introduction (00:00:00)
2. Resume Honesty and ATS Systems (00:01:03)
3. Building Websites and Real Experience (00:04:15)
4. Coding Programs vs. CS Degrees (00:08:22)
5. Value of Master's Degrees in Tech (00:11:38)
6. Episode Closing and Call to Action (00:14:31)
256 episodes
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