The Turing School strives to create an inclusive, helpful and creative community.
Being immersed in this has instilled in me an instinct to strive for not only person growth, but those around me. Throughout multiple team projects, I have been able to provide growth to the team through knowledge sharing, pair programming, patience and openness. I have seen the first-hand results of success through this approach and am excited to bring this mindset to a professional career.
Although, I recognize the importance of a team in solving problems, I have consistently demonstrated my ability to be self-driven and curious. This can be exemplified by my ability to learn quickly. Within a demanding curriculum, I was able to create projects using techniques/tools/stacks that were not covered. These include a Java desktop game and an Elm microservice. At every opportunity I’ve been driven to learn more, ideate and execute with zero bias.
While learning, I had never stopped sharing. For example, I had held a session on learning Elm, and organized a hackathon team surrounded by it. I haven’t let my knowledge just be my knowledge. I am constantly excited to share, receive feedback and iterate.
Outside of programming, I am consistently infatuated by design and the design process. Overall, my pursuit of self-iteration is inspired by it! I love exploring new concepts -- currently I am very into typography and its complexity.
Overall, I reach out to Etsy today, as I feel that you share a lot of these views. Etsy’s inherent creativeness and it ability to foster it as a business model is extremely impressive. A company that is focused on personal growth is one that I’d feel I belong at.
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As a graduate of the Turing School of Software and Design, I have developed a strong ability to work alongside a community of driven, diverse and talented programmers. Throughout multiple team projects, I have been able to provide growth to the team through knowledge sharing, pair programming, patience and openness. I have seen the first-hand results of success through this approach and am excited to bring this mindset to a professional career.
Right now, I am looking to engage in a professional position that will allow me to learn, share and produce code that is not only functional, but well designed. Although I recognize the importance of a team in solving problems, I have consistently demonstrated my ability to be self-driven and curious. Within a demanding curriculum, I was able to create projects using techniques/tools/stacks that were not covered. These include a Java desktop game and an Elm microservice. At every opportunity I’ve been driven to learn more, ideate and execute. I find a position that will reward ideation one that I will excel at!
I reach out to Etsy today, as I feel that these tenets align with you. Etsy’s inherent creativeness and it ability to foster it as a business model is extremely impressive. I believe I can bring forth talent, eagerness to contribute, as well as learn, and a creative, curious mindset. Just like the thousands of artists that Etsy works with everyday, I believe I can be an an asset that also is grateful, respectful and trustworthy .
Apart from programming, I am consistently infatuated by design and the design process. Overall, my pursuit of self-iteration is inspired by it! I love exploring new concepts -- currently I am very into typography and its complexity. Much like the customers that make Etsy a success, I love exploration outside of just "what I do" from 9-5.
Overall, for the aforementioned reasons, I feel as if Etsy would be great fit and a place that I can hit the ground running. I hope I can prove it soon.
Best,
Jon