From Parks & Rec To Code & Tech: Lessons Learned From a Career Transitioner

Erik Andersen
3 min readApr 17, 2023
https://youtu.be/uWSbPZw93sQ

Introduction

The Junior Jobs Podcast is a show focused on surfacing the voices of recently hired junior developers to give you relatable and actionable job search advice relevant to TODAY’s market.

In this episode we interview Bryce Simonds, a graduate in Psychology who recently career transitioned from Parks and Rec to Code and Tech. So if you’re a career transitioner, this episode is for you!

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Job Search Principles

1 | Get referrals from strangers 😱

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Erik Andersen

Senior Software Engineer with 10+ years of experience. Also an independent coach, teacher, and public speaker. My opinions are my own