module 10.4: Additional Tips

Advice:

• APPLY to everything! Most applications take 10-15 minutes to complete, after researching the company, applying can only help you.

• Post your code on Github to show you are active in the coding community!

• Update or start a LinkedIn page → this site is really helpful for Networking

• When you are in an interview, make sure you have RESEARCHED the company. You need to show interest and to show the interviewer the skills you have can help the companies missions and goals.

Other Coding Integrated Development Environment (IDEs)

• In the future you might be working on different platforms, the python syntax will be the same but the interface you are using it to run can change

• We have been using Google Colab as our IDE to code in, however there are several different platforms you can use to code in different languages. Feel free to google more, here are a few:

  • Thonny

  • Spyder

  • Jupyter

  • Visual Studios

  • Code Academy *

  • HackerRank *

  • LeetCode *

* → these websites offer practice coding questions for interviews, and competitions you can do and put on your resume!

Get Excited About Your Future!

• The most important thing to take away here is that each and every one of you have such a bright future to come. 

• You are all unique individuals that will succeed!

• We hope this was helpful in guiding you onto a successful path!

• Feel free to come back and use these tools whenever you want!