[Ep. 38] Don't overthink career changes | How I became a developer advocate at AWS w/ Linda Haviv

Linda wanted to become a singer. She came from a musical family and had the talent to go professional. However, through her career in music and later on in tv production, she saw how difficult it can be as a women in front of media. So she sought out a career where she can maintain autonomy - by becoming a software engineer. I was fascinated by Linda's process in finding career advancing opportunities. After deciding to switch careers into tech, she didn't just jump into a bootcamp. She contacted HR and the managers of the digital department at Fox Corporation (the company she was working at the time), and first heard out what roles and skills the company was hiring for. Linda then went out and learned those skills to become hirable. How to upskill yourself so you're in demand? Ask what your company needs! Come hear Linda's career and money journey as a rapping developer advocate at AWS! 0:00 Intro 2:07 Growing up in a musical family 3:46 Switching from a singer to tech 6:11 Combining hard and soft skills 7:01 Sad #lawyer8:15 Pivot career to #softwareengineer based on what company needs 11:18 Jumping into bootcamp 14:51 Changing roles within Fox 16:12 Managers matter more than a company 18:11 Becoming domain expert in cloud 20:17 How to assess if new technology is a hype? 23:32 What do I want to do with my life? 24:29 Breaking into  @amazonwebservices  26:21 Don't overthink career changes. Take baby steps. 30:04 What is Developer Advocacy? 32:33 Rapping about AWS - content creation 34:30 Why you should become a content creator 37:25 A day in the life of developer advocacy 39:25 Excited about #generativeai