on mentoring junior developers
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BRINGING UP OUR FUTURE
ON MENTORING JUNIOR DEVELOPERS
SARAH DUTKIEWICZCLEVELAND TECH EVENTS
CLEVELAND TECH CONSULTING, LLC
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We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we
give.- Winston Churchill
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Introduction• Over 15 years in the field, as:
• Tech support & management• Desktop support• Database administration• Web server administration• Reporting• Web development• Published technical author• Iteration manager• Instructor / Adjunct instructor• Developer Mentor• Conference Organizer• Speaker• Blogger• Community advocate
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On Junior Devs…• Prior to the Guild, mentored 10-15 junior developers• Over 150 junior devs mentored since August 2014• All walks of life• Young and right out of high school• Older and pursuing a second or third career• No prior technical experience• Senior developers who know older technologies and want to learn newer
ones
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What is a mentor?• Experienced and trusted
adviser• Someone who can offer
guidance and advice in achieving a goal in life
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A mentor is someone who sees more talent and ability within you,
than you see in yourself, and helps bring it out of you.
- Bob Proctor
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Finding mentors• Within a company• Boss• More experienced colleague on a project• Formal mentoring program
• Outside a company• Networking via community engagements
• Conferences• User Groups
• MentorNet• Mentoring.org
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Search for role models you can look up to and people who take an interest in your
career. But here's an important warning: you don't have to have mentors who look like you. Had I been waiting for a black,
female Soviet specialist mentor, I would still be waiting. Most of my mentors have been old white men, because they
were the ones who dominated my field.- Condoleeza Rice
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Having multiple mentors• Multiple expertises• Multiple perspectives
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Lessons from the FieldHow to be a Great Mentor, especially for Junior developers
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Trust and respect, until burned
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Separate Opinions from Fact
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Demystify Questions
• What do they mean when they say inheritance vs interfaces?• Why do people ask about how
many piano tuners are in an area?• Where do you see yourself in 5
years?
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Encourage their
curiosity
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Learn Strengths
& Weakne
sses
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Do Lunch!
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Encourage questions!
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Don’t be afraid to say
“I don’t know”
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Push them out of their comfort zone!
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Encourage personal
development
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Respect
Career
Paths
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Addressing Impostor Syndrome
Bart Simpson and The Simpsons are © 20th Century Fox Film Corp.
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Common Triggers of Impostor Syndrome• New situations• Unpopular situations• High stress situations
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Fake it until…
You make it!
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On Analysis Paralysis
WHITESPACE!
SCARY!
So many folders…
ALL THESE WINDOWS
…
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Gender Concerns
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Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.