DoorDash driver turned full-time developer

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David tried DoorDash part-time while he learned to code on Scrimba. He is also a successful landscaping business owner. If you think these experiences wouldn't help David become a professional developer, then think again! This interview is about how David leveraged his experiences to position himself and secured an exciting developer job 🎉

Contents

00:20 Introduction
02:55 How David got into code
05:30 What David learned about SEO
11:20 How David Tell us about the JOB and how you stood out (Associate SEO strategist)
12:40 Transferring skills from what seem like irelavent previous experiences
13:45 How the Scrimba community helped David
14:50 How David found the community
16:30 Why talking in front of people is scary and how to overcome it
18:00 Did you make friends at Scrimba and how did they help you?

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