Eddie Jaoude

Have you ever wondered whether being part of the tech community and doing Open Source will help you get a job?  I interviewed Naomi Carrigan and Lucy Macartney for this session of Developer Stories on why they feel it is worth investing the time giving back to the tech community and how this has helped them land their freelance remote jobs with Sema.  Matt Van Itallie, CEO and Founder of Sema shares his insights on what he is looking for in candidates.

In this session of Developer Stories I sit down with Emma Dawson to talk about her journey from school teacher (who leapt at the chance of teaching code to school students when no one else would...) to a web developer.  Emma is also a Moderator, Maintainer and Ambassador of my community EddieHub - providing help, support and inspiration to all community members.

Jae is the founder of Mentor Mesh that is all about "Learn. Grow. Achieve". In this episode we talk about how to build your network and grow within a thriving community of tech-passionate, lifelong learners.

Lucy is a self-taught developer who fell in with coding in 2020 and EddieHub ambassador, technical writer and freelancer!

Kunal Kushwaha is setting a great example on how students can start getting work experience early as well as making money on the side, then setting themselves up for a great career.

A self-proclaimed "Dev in my 30's", Julia Undeutsch spent some time talking to me about switching careers into tech and her passion for helping others do the same.

I geeked out with Adelina Simion who is a Technology Evangelist working at Form3, based in London. Adelina has been a Software Engineer since 2014, working at first in Java, then converted to Go in 2018.

Francesco really stands out in the tech community and I have a great time chatting to him about how he got into tech and his tips to making an impact.

We all have challenges, but we must power through, the supportive tech community will help you!  We learn from Sylvia's story and challenges, as a self taught developer.

I have always been interested in the journeys that have led people into tech - not one journey is the same.  So that is why I have created "Developer Stories", where I chat to some very interesting people at different stages of their careers, about how and what led them to get into tech and their hopes for the future.   I hope their stories inspire you as much as they inspired me - enjoy this series!

Freelancing is a great way to manage your time, work harder when you want, take more breaks when you need - you say "when", you say "how", your time, your rules! But to be able to have this freedom, you need to secure clients and deliver a good service.  In this podcast I explore how you can achieve this.

When being a freelancer, your rate is not the only thing you need to think about.  There are expenses that you also need to think about.   In this episode I break down my monthly costs for the different "hats" I wear - from dev expenses, as a YouTuber, as a company owner and founder of the open source tech community EddieHub. 

I am a self taught developer - are you? You have a personal brand whether you have consciously built one or not, so I recommend that you embrace it and make it work for you. In this episode I share tips on how to stand out, so you can get remote work and also potentially skip the interview stage.

Are you thinking about what choice to make? Have you just started freelancing? Are you a freelancer who has gone permanent? If you are thinking of any of these questions right now, listen to this episode of my podcast where I give you some insight of my life as both - and why ultimately I chose to become (and remain) and freelancer.

I have been a freelancer for over 10 years and I would not go back to a permanent role, and I feel quite passionately about this.   In this series "Its all about Freelancing", I explore the pros and cons of being a freelancer and I share with you how to get started, how you can provide the best service to your clients (and why this is important), as well as the costs you need to consider. Enjoy the series!

Freelancing is about adding value, and I believe everyone can add value to a project or team! In this episode I explore the ways in which you can make money as a freelancer and ways in which you can scale this.

Your CV is ready...you have identified your dream job... but now you need to write the covering letter.   Your covering letter is your first impression, do not waste it! Stand out so that your prospective employers wants to learn more about you and your amazing skills.   Writing a covering letter which shows you in the best possible light and has an impact as to whether you go on to the next step of the selection process can be a daunting task. Here is a comprehensive guide on the various things to think about when drafting your next covering letter!

After over fifteen years in web dev, I know how I would do it again and I want to share this with you.  There are many routes in web development, you can make your own route, hopefully this will help!

Learn tips that will make you stand out in an interview, whether this is your first one or your 100th!  Find out how you can learn more about the role and the company you are interviewing for, so that you can make an informed decision. 

One of the reasons I started sharing my learnings in public, be it on YouTube, Twitter or on this podcast - and also why I started EddieHub, was to try and help you with getting the job that you want.   So, in this series "Are you ready to get your dream job", I talk about the tips that have helped me secure roles throughout my career and also what I look for when I am hiring. One of my big tips is to have a GitHub profile that will really showcase your talent - whether you are starting out or perhaps you feel your GitHub profile needs some TLC, then have a look at my free course on "How to make your GitHub profile stand out". I hope you find this series helpful and good luck with landing that dream job!