Being a junior has a lot to do with a state of mind. besides technical skills.
I want to tell you how I changed my “junior” state of mind and how I was able to give value much faster, which translates into a better salary, roles, and opportunities.
I will share practical tips that you can implement starting today.
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Asking For Help
I often see students and junior developers asking for help by just stating that they have “a problem”.
Communicating in messages can be an important way to avoid interruptions and achieve a flow state, but often, there are too many “noises” over the chat.
In order to avoid interrupting as much as possible, it is important to save time and give as much information as you can.
This way, the people that can help you don’t need to chase you and ask additional questions (or at least, they have fewer).
What to do
- ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ?
- Add the error message
- Explain what is not working
- ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ง?Explain what is the wanted behavior and attach relevant designs or other resources that can help.
- ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ฅ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ?This step is usually the one missing. This actually can help the asker think of new ways to solve the issue (“rubber duck debugging”).
This also will save time by avoiding solutions that were already tried.
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- Who am I, and how did I end up here?I am a software developer and Instructor with extensive experience leading both teams and projects, and over a decade teaching students and training staff.A few years ago, Jonathan (Owner @Solvism) found me a job in a technical position after I moved to the Netherlands. He guided me through the Dutch working culture and got me a great fit. He did this in… wait for it… one day!Since then we kept in touch, and when I had the opportunity to join the team and contribute with my knowledge and experience, I had to jump in! So here I am!My Social
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