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Interviewing Answers

Interview question response video

I chose to answer the question, *“Tell me about a recent challenge or obstacle you encountered on a project and how you handled it?”*

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Email response

By this time, you should have applied to at least 5 jobs for week 1 of your “soft launch” job search.

To get into the habit of having a productive job search ask yourself the following questions:

What’s going well Of the jobs I apply to on job boards, I'm hearing back from about one in five, which seems like a pretty good ratio considering the number of applications these posts receive. In general, the ones I hear from the most are ones that are looking for some kind of design background. Most of these are titled "Web Designer and Developer" or "Front End Developer." In general, I get more responses for places near where I live. In two weeks, out of roughly 15 applications, I've made it through the final round of interviews for one position (I'm still waiting to hear back about whether I got it or not), and had screener interviews with two more.

What’s not going well In general, my attempts to network have not gone anywhere – I didn't get any responses messaging people on LinkedIn, and while I told

I talked to my friend Megan, who graduated from a fullstack development course around two and a half years ago, and has since moved into testing and QA at a healthcare software firm and Madison. She said that her job search after graduating from her program was relatively brief, but that she needed to hone her programming skills (and learn about things like OOP, AGILE software testing and functional programming) before getting a job. She also said that her original position (she has since been promoted) was very entry-level and there was a lot of on-the-job training. She gave me some YouTube channels and resources for filling the gaps in my knowledge. She also noted that there might be a UI developer position opening up at her company and promised to keep me updated.

Time Capsule

Link to live app: https://timecapsule.now.sh/

Link to frontend repo: https://github.com/gusmcnair/TimeCapsuleClient2

Link to backend repo: https://github.com/gusmcnair/TimeCapsuleAPI

Feedback:

Switch statements instead of if/else for determining time when multiple conditions (Done)
Consider using Moment for date/time instead of vanilla JavaScript (Done)
Date/time operations in different function from rest (Done)
Use camelCase to name variables (Done)
Restyle for a more 'futuristic' look (Done)
Let users select specific date in the future to set capsule for (Not in this version, but would be a cool feature to add in the future!)

Link to app

Time Capsule
Zeit deploy: https://timecapsule.now.sh/
Client repo: https://github.com/gusmcnair/TimeCapsuleAPI
API repo: https://github.com/gusmcnair/TimeCapsuleAPI

App name: Time Capsule

Link to live static version: https://timecapsule.now.sh/

Link to repo on GitHub: https://github.com/gusmcnair/TimeCapsuleClient

User feedback (primarily from friends, awaiting feedback from mentor):

a. Created capsules disappear on reload – this is true, but will be fixed when backend is created and integrated

App Name: Time Capsule

User flow

Pages (with links to wireframes)

Login/landing page wireframe

Main screen wireframe

This app, called Time Capsule, will enable users to send notes, or links to photos or video, to their future selves. Uses for this are myriad: making resolutions, sending reminders, sending encouragement on a future date when one knows they'll need it, preserving something that one doesn't want to look at until a certain time. Capsules that have not yet met their set date will be 'locked' or incapable of being accessed; once the date and time has passed, the user will be alerted that they have a new capsule that can be opened.

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	As a new user I want to create a capsule Very high
	As a returning user I want to create a capsule Very high
	As a returning user I want to view my existing capsules Very high
	As a returning user I want to be notified when my capsules are unlocked High
	As a returning user I want to open my unlocked capsules High
	As a new user I want to create an account High
	As a returning user I want to log in High/Mediun?
	As a screen user I want to be able to navigate this app with my keyboard High/Medium?
	As a returning user I want to delete my unlocked capsules Medium