Staci McWilliams stacimcwilliams

Lending Privilege

Plan

20 - Videos
15 - Guest Speaker(pending) || Individual Reading and Reflection
20 - Small Group Discussion
5 - Share Out

Videos

Intro video 2:53

Job Search Plan (scedule and goals)

Daily Goals

Wake up by 7:00 am
Eat breakfast/workout : 7:00 - 8:00
Spend at least one hour on codewars or refactoring old projects: 9:00 - 10:00
One hour of research for jobs 10:00 - 11:00
Plan meetups for the week (minimum of two) 11:00 - 11:15
Cold Outreach : 11:15 - 12:00

CoalFire Systems Inc

Samantha Moltke, Recruiting Operations Specialist

May 2, 2017

Samantha responded at let me know that her current company is removed from software and going through an acquisition and trying to lauch their ATS. She is unavailable to meet right now but we are going to touch base again after graduation.

Brocade

Guidelines: Documentation of Practice/Actual Interview Participation

What happened in the interview/practice?

In my mock interview with Emily Freeman I had to a chance to have a mock interview in a comfortable setting(here at Turing). It was very helpful in a few different ways for me. I prepared by going over my story and also doing a lot of research on common technical interview guestions. I found that even though I invested a lot of time preparing for this portion of the interview, it was where I preformed the poorest. During the question and answer portion of the interview I felt very comfortablebut not so during the technical problem solving.

What are some best practices of technical interviews that you've discussed?

Link to overview of 6 Cold Outreach emails following these guidelines:

Link to your completed Turing portfolio, complete with your name, photo, description, 3 projects, and resume:

Summary of participation in practice interview and/or actual interview using these guidelines:

Link to completed action plan for the post-grad job search using this template:

Challenge 1//

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[Challenge 1] (http://codepen.io/snmcwilliams/pen/zoWwEP?editors=1100)//

Challenge 2//

My approach was to make the header block elements so they would stack next to each other. I gave them a bit of margin on the left for breathing room.

	1. People hire others like them. It's just the way it goes weather it be personality or
	other factors it has always seemed to happen anywhere I have worked(including when I was doing the hiring).
	When this happens the teams continues to grow in a certain direction and then by default that employer/company/team
	appeals to a certain type. I beleive you have to be very of this bias that many of us
	have and conciously fight it when seeking to add team memebers. Be very deliberate in avoiding this. Diversity is good.
	2. The reason I am at Turing is partially becuase of their diversity mission.
	It was something that drew me to the program. It is also something that makes other who have come
	before me comfortable referring others to Turing knowing this is a safe enviroment for all. I think diversity quotas
	add value when executed well(which is a whole other conversation).
	3. Small changes in demanding diversity. Adapting an inclusive attitude and living that in your day to day interactions.

	### Three accessability commitments for the next project

	I will ensure that users who are utilizating keyboards can navigate my site easily.
	I will make sure all the elements on my page are labeled for users using a screen reader.
	I will use easy to navigate and understand headings, fonts and white space for those with cognitive issues.