Watch this video by Gargi Sharma (26 mins) where she discusses the importance of ‘bragging’ about yourself and celebrating your achievements.
Next, think about your work now and training to become a developer. How can you start to make your work visible? What has happened over the past week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks, 4 weeks- 8 weeks since you started the course that you are proud of?
Create a Brag doc/diary in template in Google Doc and write about your past achievements in the course. Below is an example of a past trainee’s brag diary.
Update this diary at least once a month.
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What is the purpose of this assignment?
This assignment will help you reflect on your achievements in this course and prepare you to answer situational-based interview questions in the future.
This is also a great way for you to keep track of your development, have clear examples you can use in interviews - and when you have your job, help you in your annual reviews and salary negotiations.
How to submit
Since it is quite personal, you can choose to either post it on the board for anyone to see or share it with the ones you trust and want to share this with.
Coursework content
Estimated time in hours
1
What is the purpose of this assignment?
This assignment will help you reflect on your achievements in this course and prepare you to answer situational-based interview questions in the future. This is also a great way for you to keep track of your development, have clear examples you can use in interviews - and when you have your job, help you in your annual reviews and salary negotiations.
How to submit
Since it is quite personal, you can choose to either post it on the board for anyone to see or share it with the ones you trust and want to share this with.
Anything else?