As a 22 year old just out of college, this article sums up my experience the last few months.
>Teach yourself a new industry
I was on the pre-med track throughout college. And by on that track, I almost went all the way (MCAT + all the pre-reqs). Got really bored wiht the root memorization involved + didn't think it satisfied my needs for creativity so I started learning how to code online via the usual free resources - Codecademy, etc. Realized that I needed some more structure and a mentor (had no idea of "best practices")without the ridiculous price tag associated with bootcamps, so I chose Thinkful (https://www.thinkful.com). I had chosen my industry.
>Do one hour of research before you apply
I used and enjoyed the "product" for two months while conducting extensive research on every press article out there on TF. Was impressed by the background of both the co-founders and saw a post by Dan in our Community about an open intern position. Did more research and sent them a long email basically saying I'd do anything (had a bit of marketing experience so I pitched that).
>Get in early
I was accepted as a Front-End/Marketing intern and had a lot on my plate immediately. I was/am a huge part of helping Thinkful grow now that I've moved up to become the Community Manager - I handle everything from starting a class to maintaining alumni relations.
>Work with fabulous people
Super fabulous. We've added 3 more since I joined to become a 9 person team. Constantly growing. Everyone has different backgrounds and a unique sense of humor. Darrell (CEO/co-founder) gave this hilariously vague (but often quoted) advice to our Thinkful Fellow, "if you make it awesome, it'll be awesome. That's awesome." I think we're awesome.
>Pick a rocket ship
I'm beyond excited of the direction we're headed. We hope to fill a void between the less structured online resources and the intensive in-person bootcamps.
Learn
Basics of Photoshop/Illustrator, Social Media, Google Analytics, Facebook Ads, SEO, Github, HTML/CSS, Javascript/jQuery, and soon Python/Ruby.
All on someone else's dime - while earning a few dimes of my own, ha.
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As a 22 year old just out of college, this article sums up my experience the last few months.
I was on the pre-med track throughout college. And by on that track, I almost went all the way (MCAT + all the pre-reqs). Got really bored wiht the root memorization involved + didn't think it satisfied my needs for creativity so I started learning how to code online via the usual free resources - Codecademy, etc. Realized that I needed some more structure and a mentor (had no idea of "best practices")without the ridiculous price tag associated with bootcamps, so I chose Thinkful (https://www.thinkful.com). I had chosen my industry.
I used and enjoyed the "product" for two months while conducting extensive research on every press article out there on TF. Was impressed by the background of both the co-founders and saw a post by Dan in our Community about an open intern position. Did more research and sent them a long email basically saying I'd do anything (had a bit of marketing experience so I pitched that).
I was accepted as a Front-End/Marketing intern and had a lot on my plate immediately. I was/am a huge part of helping Thinkful grow now that I've moved up to become the Community Manager - I handle everything from starting a class to maintaining alumni relations.
Super fabulous. We've added 3 more since I joined to become a 9 person team. Constantly growing. Everyone has different backgrounds and a unique sense of humor. Darrell (CEO/co-founder) gave this hilariously vague (but often quoted) advice to our Thinkful Fellow, "if you make it awesome, it'll be awesome. That's awesome." I think we're awesome.
I'm beyond excited of the direction we're headed. We hope to fill a void between the less structured online resources and the intensive in-person bootcamps.
Basics of Photoshop/Illustrator, Social Media, Google Analytics, Facebook Ads, SEO, Github, HTML/CSS, Javascript/jQuery, and soon Python/Ruby.
All on someone else's dime - while earning a few dimes of my own, ha.
Those are our dimes you're talking about – get back to work! :)
We're lucky to have you.