Landing a job as developer at Accenture after learning to code with a Bildungsgutschein.

My passion for computers began while in high school back then home. My friends and I used to buy broken PC’s, repair them and resell them. Just to make things clear here, we had no prior hard or software education, we were hustling . After finishing high school, I decided to enrol in an undergraduate computer science program, where I ended dropping out after one semester to join the bank.

By the time I joined Le Wagon, I was almost finishing my undergraduate computer science program in Berlin. However, I felt like I wasn’t ready for the market, so I thought the 9-week intensive full-stack bootcamp from Le Wagon would help me get there. 

“The best part during the 9 weeks was the pair programming, this was always a great opportunity to get to know more about the people at Le Wagon, their background, experience, etc.”

The outbreak of Covid-19 happened during our project weeks (two weeks prior the end of the bootcamp) and it has affected somehow my experience at Le Wagon. A lot of people including me got sick, although it wasn’t clear it was covid-19, but most of the teams at that time had to work on the final project with less team members, which somehow had affected the end result of the project. This also affected the Demo Day, we were not able to have the usual event where friends and family would participate and celebrate with us.

Upon leaving Le Wagon, I was focused mainly on writing my thesis, so I did not experience the job hunting difficulties during the first weeks of the pandemic. However, few close friends that attended the bootcamp with me, couldn’t find new positions by the time.

“For me personally, thanks to Le Wagon’s ‘Get Me Hired’ program, after two months upon beginning my job hunting, I was able to get two job offers, and decide which to keep. Currently I am working as a front-end & cloud engineer at Accenture.”

“Now is the best time to learn to code, the demand for developers is growing even faster with the pandemic. Learning to code not only gives you job security, but also the opportunity to build your products. So, to anyone who is eligible to get the Bildungsgutschein, don’t miss this opportunity to learn a valuable skill for free, trust me you won’t regret it.”

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