Welcome back to another edition of Masters of Code! This is Mike Brewer, former B2B Sales Manager turned Technical Operations Manager! Mike graduated from Command Shift in May last year, and we recently sat down to talk all about his experience at Command Shift; life in the tech industry; and his advice about jumpstarting your tech career. So let’s get into it…
What were you doing before Command Shift?
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How has the course set you up for your job?
When I started in my first tech role there was a steep learning curve as you would expect with any job, but thanks to Command Shift, I felt like I had a really strong foundation to build from. The course does a great job at teaching core skills and technologies that are relevant and used within the industry, so I felt like my first role was a natural progression of the experience that I had already gained from building projects and working in groups with other students.
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What would you say to someone who's on the fence about joining the course?
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Why did you choose Command Shift over other coding courses?
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