Welcome to this Academy Member Exclusive Workshop.

Zero To Mastery Instructor, Yihua Zhang covers a topic that is top of mind for many students ➡ Getting Your First Dev Job 💪👩‍💻

We know that this is the goal for many of you so Yihua walks you through how to make efficient use of your time and gives you some actionable steps to take so you can get your first dev job as quickly as possible.

We've also provided some key takeaways, next steps and bonus resources for you after the Part 2 video.

Enjoy!

Part 1 Timestamps:

0:00 - Introduction

1:51 - Who is Yihua?

2:50 - Workshop overview

4:15 - Landscape of the tech industry

4:44 - What do tech companies actually care about

6:34 - The four main types of tech companies

10:42 - Lifecycle of a startup

16:12 - What is Venture Capital ("VC") Series Funding and how does that affect you getting a job?

19:33 - What are employers actually looking for when hiring junior developers?