Coding Careers &

Coding Bootcamp

Open Evening

Agenda

● Coding Career Context

● Code Institute

● Course Details

● Jim Cassidy, Isobar Dublin

● Gary Mullan, Prosperity

Context

Growing Industry

7 billion people on

earth.

5.1 bn own a cell

phone.

4.2 own a toothbrush.(Starcom MediaVest)

Over 350 million

active users

accessing Facebook

through their mobile.(Facebook)

44,500 jobs that will

be created in the ICT

sector over the next

six years(Expert Group on

Future Skills Needs)

The Chevy Volt runs

on 10 million lines of

code—2 million more

than the F-35 fighter

jet(Boston Consulting Group)

€35,000

Average starting

salary for Junior Web

Developer(glassdoor.com)

http://www.morganmckinley.ie/about/2014-salary-survey-benefits

Coding Career Road Map

Tradition

al

Modern

4 Year Degree Apprenticeshi

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Junior

Developer

Junior

Developer

Apprenticeshi

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12 Week

Boot

Camp

Who is Code

Institute?

Code

Institute

Digital Marketing

Institute● The Digital Marketing Institute defines the most widely

taught Certification Standard in Digital Marketing for

Students, Educators & Industry

● 40+ countries worldwide

● Industry Standard in DM

● Syllabus validated by some of the biggest companies in

the world

We are addressing the shortage of coding skills by providing coding education.

We deliver industry designed, practitioner led, education programmes.

Advisory Council● Panel of Industry Experts.

● Helps to Define and Validate Code Institutes Syllabus.

● Direct insight into what employers are looking for.

● Our Graduates have the latest and most in demand skills

How?● Kick start your career in web and software development.

● Extremely hands on and practical web software development training course.

● Immersive projects supported by classroom training and workshops.

● Full time and Part time options are available.

Options

Part time

30 Weeks

Tuesdays & Thursdays

18:30 - 21:30

Starts Tuesday

February 3rd 2015

Full time

12 Weeks

Monday-Friday

09:00 - 17:00

Starts Monday

January 29th 2015

What You Will Learn

● Full Stack Course

● Front End

● Back End

● Approach to Coding

● Soft Skills Required for Employment

What You Will Learn

● Full Stack Course

● HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, AngularJS

● Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Node.js, API’s

● SQL, MongoDB

● GitHub, Version Control, Text Editors,

Testing

Week 1 - HTTP, HTML5, CSS3, Basic Javascript, JQuery

Week 2 - Ruby I, Agile Development, Object Oriented Design, Github / Source Control

Week 3 - Advanced Javascript (AngularJS, Backbone.js), UX

Week 4 - Ruby on Rails I (Basic and Intermediate)

Week 5 - Ruby II (Advanced), Test Driven Development

Week 6 - Advanced Rails

Week 7 - Ruby on Rails II (Advanced)

Week 8 - SQL, Activerecord

Week 9 - Advanced topics (Algorithms, Data Structures, Authentication)

Week 10 - Advanced Javascript + Using the full stack

Week 11 - Put all the things you've learned into one and build an app

Week 12 - Project Work, Careers Week, Hiring / Employer Days

What You Will Learn

Admission Requirements

● Previous Experience (Not

Necessary)

● Passion and Desire to Learn and

Create

● Aptitude for Coding

Hiring Day

● Working with Employers

● Working with Recruiters

● Matching Skills with

Requirements

● Hiring Day During Last Week of

Course

● Opportunity to Showcase Project

Application Process

● Receive Application

● Phone Interview

● Admissions Committee Review

● In Person Interview

Application Process

Can I Really Become a Coder

in 3 Months?● Providing You with Jump Start

● We Cannot Give You Years of

Experience

● We Can Make You A

World Class Beginner

Jim Cassidy, Isobar Dublin

What We Look For in a New

Hire

We look for two things in a new hire:

1. Technical Ability.

2. Team Fit.

Any candidate we hire needs both.

What We Look For in a New

Hire

● Tend to look for specialists - Front End or

Back End

What We Look For in a New

Hire Front End

● More Specialised.

● Strong front end ability.

● Needs to have an understanding of back end.

● Really interesting work can be done with

HTML5 - Showing you can do work like this is

important.

What We Look For in a New

Hire Back End Languages

● A good back end coder should be a competent front end developer as well

Languages

● PHP

● Ruby on Rails

● Python

What We Look For in a New

Hire

General Things We Look For

● 1 Primary language

● Understanding of other languages (Good

Ruby developer should be able to work with

Python)

● Team Fit

● Completed Work (Projects)

● Good Problem Solver

Interview ProcessCV and Portfolio Review

● Strong CV with experience?

● Portfolio up to standard?

● If both of these look good...

Interview ProcessInterview #1: Technical Ability (Jim and Senior

Developer)

● Technical Questions

● Whiteboard Session

● Laptop (Code on the spot)

Sample Questions and best answers.

Interview ProcessInterview #2: Team Fit

● Who they are

● What motivates them

● What problems do you like to solve?

● What do you enjoy working on?

Sample Questions and best answers.

Would We Hire From This

Course?

● Depends on the candidate

● Depends on their portfolio

● We don’t always hire college graduates.

● If portfolio was up to standard, we would

certainly interview, if we had an opening.

Gary Mullan, Owner,

Prosperity

Gary Mullan, Prosperity

Gary Mullan, Prosperity

The Stats

Technology Sector:

● 40% of Irelands GDP

● €72bn per annum.

● 105,000 working professionals.

● 70% of all IT recruitment is for Software

Development

Salaries

(Prosperity, Salary Guide 2014)

Languages In Demand● Ruby

● Python

● Javascript

● Java

● .Net

● Big Data

● Mobile (iOS In Particular Demand)

Languages In Demand

Web Development Trends:

● Web Development Increasingly in Demand

● Strong focus on UI and UX

● Ruby in particular demand

Recruitment Trends

● Demand for IT professionals far outstrips

supply.

● Recruiting agencies increasingly looking

abroad.

● 55% of all software jobs are filled by inward

immigration

● Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia’s recent EU

entry.

Still not enough Developers.

What We Look For:

● Programming Ability

● Soft Skills

● Enthusiasm

Reasons We Turn Down

Applicants

● Insufficient technical experience for the

position

● Communications skills / level of English

● Poorly laid out CV

● Multiple applications to the same position

● Uncooperative / inflexible

What makes a candidate

stand out?

● Enthusiasm for development / further career

● Experience relative to requirements

● Excellent CV / portfolio

● Flexible approach

● Communications skills – able to translate

practical experience at interview

Questions?

Thanks for

Coming