Noel Covarrubias is a Software Engineer in the Microsoft Leap Apprenticeship Program. Noel is a self-taught coder who started coding during the COVID-19 pandemic. Noel immigrated from Mexico to the US when they were 18 years old. Before switching careers, Noel worked at the Amazon warehouse. Noel’s captivating story shows that anything is possible if you combine hard work and passion.

In this episode, we talk about the importance of networking during the hiring process, the projects and steps they took to get into Microsoft Leap Apprenticeship Program, their daily routine, and why spending your time doing Data Structure and Algorithm (DSA) challenges will be beneficial while interviewing for tech companies.

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Noel’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/noelcodes/

Noel’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/noel_codes

Noel’s Portfolio - https://www.noelcodes.dev/

Noel’s Blog - https://no3lcodes.hashnode.dev/

Noel’s Discord Name - Noel#5169

Microsoft Leap Apprenticeship Program - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/leap/

People mentioned in this episode:

Danny Thomspon - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dannythompson901/

Tiffany Jachja - https://twitter.com/TiffanyJachja

Recommended books (affiliate links):

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not! - https://amzn.to/3w9Vowz

How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need - https://amzn.to/3vpUjRX

How to Stop Procrastinating: A Simple Guide to Mastering Difficult Tasks and Breaking the Procrastination Habit - https://amzn.to/3LvcT0K

Other resources:

freeCodeCamp - https://www.freecodecamp.org/

The Complete 2022 Web Development Bootcamp - https://www.udemy.com/course/the-complete-web-development-bootcamp/

Master the Coding Interview: Data Structures + Algorithms (Udemy) - https://www.udemy.com/course/master-the-coding-interview-data-structures-algorithms/

Complete React Developer in 2022 (w/ Redux, Hooks, GraphQL) (Udemy) - https://www.udemy.com/course/complete-react-developer-zero-to-mastery/

Engineering with Utsav - https://www.youtube.com/c/EngineeringwithUtsav

NeetCode - https://www.youtube.com/c/NeetCode/videos

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