from code to coach
guest: jonny scharer, technical career coach at pathrise
- treat every job application like a tiered system and spend most of your time on roles you truly want, not easy apply jobs
- a referral from an engineer on the team carries more weight than a recruiter forwarding your resume
- find common ground before you message someone, like a shared bootcamp or shared industry interest, to make your outreach feel human
- before asking for a referral or recommendation, add value first, think of it like a social bank where you invest before you withdraw
- if software development isn't clicking, stay open to roles like qa testing or low code work since internal promotion is easier than restarting a search