Maeling Murphy - Transitioning to tech, and taking notes along the way
Season 4, Episode 8 | November 23, 2021In today's episode, Dan and Bekah talk to Maeling Murphy about her journey from Material Science and Engineering to Software Engineering, including her personal documentation of her tech journey, work culture, and the big surprises when starting her job.
Maeling Murphy
Dr. Maeling Murphy is a software engineer who recently transitioned into tech, coming from an 8+ year entrepreneurial journey as a digital content creator and as a Ph.D. research scientist in Materials Science & Engineering.
Maeling identifies as a multi-passionate creative soul, finding expression through gardening, programming, brush-lettering and other mediums that cross her path.
She lets her love for exploration, learning and sharing with others lead her in all aspects of life and is enjoying this journey with her husband and son.
Show Notes:
This week Bekah and Dan sat down with Dr. Maeling Murphy, a software engineer who recently transitioned into tech. Maeling shared the importance of connecting with potential employers to see if they would fit her values, how contributing to open source projects can help prepare you for your first job, and the value of developing the connection to community and being able to grow alongside others. Oh, and did we mention we talked a lot about Notion? She takes us through her notetaking journey and answers all our questions about finding the right approach.
Links
- Harvard's CS50
- 100 days of code
- Virtual Coffee Demo Monthly Challenge
- Homeschool journal
- Github
- Learning Path log
- Karen's Notion for job searches
- Karen's Job Application Details Spreadsheet
- Frank's Notetaking System
- KeyValues: Find engineering teams that share your values
- Dan's Pinboard bookmarks
- Forem - Open source project that Nick Taylor helps maintain
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