Job Search & Interview Tips with an Amazon Developer

🎓 View our courses: https://scrimba.com/links/all-courses 📺 In this live stream, we chat to self-taught developer Dylan Israel. He'll tell us how he tackled the job search and technical interview and ultimately landed a sweet gig at Amazon! 🖥 Contents 🖥 0:00 - Introduction 2:00 - Dylan’s journey from pizza delivery to tech 4:00 - How did you go about acquiring the skills you needed to break into the field? 5:15 - How did you overcome the lack of support from others when making this transition into tech? 7:37 - In terms of your learning journey, if you knew then what you know now, what would you have done differently? 8:45 - What was your biggest struggle when learning to code? 10:50 - “I am currently aspiring to be a web developer. What would you suggest I do?” 12:32 - How did you help yourself learn algorithms and problem solving? 14:15 - How to prepare for technical interview questions 15:33 - What is the difference between code on tutorials and actual code that is in production? 17:13 - Job search strategies - How did you approach your first technical job search? 20:17 - Dylan’s story on why he quit a job after 3 days 22:36 - How many interviews did you have before landing your first job? 24:42 - Interview experience at Amazon 26:08 - Day-to-day life in Amazon 28:25 - Amazon Explore 30:05 - What’s your secret for productivity? 31:36 - What skill or strategy helped you the most in your job search? 34:30 - Tips on how to stand out as a candidate 35:50 - How much emphasis is placed on college degrees when it comes to the interview process? 37:18 - Is it important to have side projects or a side hustle in order to land a job? 39:46 - What are some ways to convince the HR interviewer that despite not having a degree, we are capable? 41:45 - Would it look bad if your main project has some monetization such as affiliate links or advertising? 43:08 - How to learn GitHub at a higher level on your own 44:55 - Are the technical skills that you’re using at Amazon dif