Episode 41: Apprenticeship with Megan Tiu, Kara Carrell, and Alyssa Ramsey

Apprenticeship with Megan Tiu, Kara Carrell, and Alyssa Ramsey TableXI is offering training for developers and products teams! For more info, email workshops@tablexi.com. Get your FREE career growth strategy information and techniques! (https://stickynote.game) Summary What is an apprenticeship program, how is it different from an internship, and how can your company benefit from having one? In this episode, we’re talking about technical apprenticeships with Megan Tiu of Women Who Code. Megan and I have both run apprenticeships at various companies. We’re also joined by Table XI’s current apprentice cohort, Kara Carrell and Alyssa Ramsey. Guests Megan Tiu (http://twitter.com/megantiu): Engineering Manager with Women Who Code (https://www.womenwhocode.com). megantiu.com (http://www.megantiu.com/). Alyssa Ramsey: Developer Apprentice at TableXI (https://www.tablexi.com/). Kara Carrell: Developer Apprentice at TableXI (https://www.tablexi.com/). Notes 02:18 - Apprenticeship: Defined 04:38 - Finding and Hiring People for Apprenticeships 05:21 - Interviewing For Apprenticeships 08:35 - Organizing Apprenticeships 14:13 - Making Use of Unstructured Time and Other Opportunities for Apprentices 17:39 - Career-Growth Support - Apprenticeship Patterns by Dave Hoover and Adewale Oshineye (http://shop.oreilly.com/product/9780596518387.do) 20:40 - Having a Sponsor and Getting Support - Sticky Note Game (http://stickynote.game) 24:20 - Evaluating Apprentices 27:59 - Benefits For Companies That Have Apprenticeship Programs - How to be a Better Junior Developer, by Katherine Wu (https://confreaks.tv/videos/railsconf2014-how-to-be-a-better-junior-developer) Related Episodes Your First 100 Days Onboarding A New Employee With Shay Howe and John Gore (http://www.techdoneright.io/37) Developer Bootcamps and Computing Education with Jeff Casimir and Mark Guzdial (http://www.techdoneright.io/20) Managing For Career Development with Claire Lew and Dan Hodos (http://www.techdoneright.io/12) Career Development With Brandon Hays and Pete Brooks (http://www.techdoneright.io/002-career-development-with-brandon-hays) Special Guests: Alyssa Ramsey, Kara Carrell, and Megan Tiu.