Looking back I wish I knew about this when I started coding Starting anything in life seems really complicated and even more if it’s deciding what you want to have as part of your portfolio. I’ve been talking to other people like me who decided to change careers and some…

After recruiting for several engineering companies including MongoDB, there’s something every hiring manager looked for when interviewing and that helped a lot of candidates to get hired even if they didn’t do great in all the interviews. Cultural fit is one of the most important deal-breakers when interviewing, if the…

Having a well-rounded profile will take you a long way. Today I wanted to cover the new option for a personalised Readme file. Bringing attention to your code is important as well if some potential employers might be looking at your work, but you will definitely leave an impression if…

Showing what you can do is more important than saying that you can do it — As important as having a good CV is having a place showing the work you are doing, or you have done. Even you might have it on a repo on Github or save it on your laptop, it’s no good if you don’t showcase it. It might be scary at…

Changing careers or starting a new one is hard, and more so when you have to start writing your CV — I’ll be sharing a few resources on what I did to switch careers. I’ll share my CV, Portfolio and GitHub. In my opinion, writing a CV that shows your skillset and opens the door to getting an interview is one of the hardest tasks while looking for a job. When…

Have you ever been in this situation and thought that all your hard work is gone? — If the answer to that question is yes, I feel you as I was in that same situation recently. But failing is learning and now I have the trick to get back to where you were and hopefully end a headache. What did I do? While trying to fix some conflicts after pulling from…

Today I have completed my first month as an Associate Front End Software Engineer at Genesys. As you may already know I was a Technical Recruiter before. I’ve always been so curious about why Software Engineers are so happy and driven in their jobs, and now I understand why. If…

If you have ever wondered how recruiters found you or why they are not doing it, here is how it works — I started to learn Frontend development a little less than a year ago now, but I’ve been working in HR & Talent Acquisition for over five years and specialising in the second one for the last 2.5 years. I’m currently a Technical Sourcer at MongoDB. It’s a really cool company…

Python has been getting more and more popular as it is a really versatile programming language. In my previous post, I gave you some free courses on Python, here I’d like to show you a shortlist of videos and Youtube Channels to start or continue your journey in Python. Python for Beginners [Full course] 🆕 - Programming with Mosh This…