Career Series - April 13th & 16th (Phase 1)

On Friday, April 13th and Monday, April 16th we held live career-focused webinars to help provide you with resources as you prepare you for a career in tech. Webinar leaders answered career questions like "Should I learn Kotlin or Java" to resume questions like "What's the best way to add skills/programming languages that I am presently learning"?

If you weren't able to attend, no worries! Just click the webinar title below to watch the recording. Happy learning!

Friday, April 13th | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PT - Roadmapping and Career Support with Trinh

A little about Trinh: At Udacity, Trinh builds content and services to help alumni land jobs. Prior to Udacity, she worked as a federal and state policy consultant for education programs - helping businesses and organizations attract tech talent through lifelong learning programs. Now on the other side of that relationship, she loves supporting students and alumni in breaking into the tech industry.

Watch the recorded version of Trinh's webinar on YouTube. Resources mentioned in Trinh's webinar can be found below

Trinh Nguyễn, Program Manager in Career Content + Services at Udacity

Friday, April 13th | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PT - Crafting a Killer Resume with Kathleen

A little about Kathleen: Before Kathleen joined the Udacity team in February, she worked for a technical workforce development nonprofit where she helped graduates (who were new to the tech field) secure gainful employment. She knows first-hand how important resumes are when making a first impression, and will be sharing resources to help you update or craft your resumes, along with do's and don'ts, common mistakes, and tips for making your resume stand out from the crowd.

Watch the recorded version of Kathleen's webinar on YouTube. Resources mentioned in Kathleen's webinar are linked in her slide deck.

Kathleen, Community Manager with the Scholarships team at Udacity

Monday, April 16th | 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM PT - A Day in the Life of a Developer

Lyla Fujiwara, a Google Developer Advocate and former Udacity course developer, will be sharing her experience in the tech industry and what life is like at Google.

A little about Lyla: "I'm currently a Noogler (new Googler), working as a scalable developer advocate on the Android team.

Prior to Google, I worked at Udacity. My work at Udacity involved creating accessible and interactive classes and sample apps on Android Development, Firebase and Java. I'm a mission driven developer who's worked on courses used by over 500,000 students across the globe.

Watch the recorded version of Lyla's session here.

Lyla Fujiwara, Google Developer Advocate