Q&A #1: Podcasting, Tech Layoffs and First Job as Developer & More with Patrick Akil

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2y ago 40:28

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First of its kind on the beyond coding podcast, an episode with just me answering your questions.

Let me know if I should do more of these 💬

New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!

Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/Q6VJg98ERoU

OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:43 - Should I go for a master's degree in computer science?
00:02:35 - How do I get my first job in the tech market?
00:04:35 - Why don't you tweet more?
00:04:50 - How do new engineers entering the tech field cope with the recent layoffs from companies?
00:07:05 - Favorite podcast episode so far? :)
00:08:13 - Hi Patrick, would love to know what was the inspiration behind the podcast?
00:11:33 - Podcast names we didn't end up going with
00:12:19 - Back to how we created the podcast
00:17:59 - Committing to the podcast too quickly
00:19:20 - Curious to know what goes into creating a podcast episode
00:23:25 - When is person X coming on? :(
00:23:51 - What’s your favorite podcast?
00:25:24 - What’s it like being a guest on a podcast?
00:26:40 - What’s your take on hiring in tech?
00:28:53 - Do you hate your own voice?
00:29:56 - How did you get into software development?
00:40:05 - Wrapping up

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