Holberton School Australia

Not everyone starts their tech career in tech.

Before becoming a Frontend Developer at RACV, Cienna Nguyen worked as a registered nurse across multiple hospital specialties.

When she decided to make the switch, she wasn’t bringing years of coding experience with her. What she did bring was the experience she’d gained from working with people, solving problems under pressure, and learning in a demanding environment.

Today, she’s helping build digital experiences used by hundreds of thousands of Australians.

One thing Cienna wants career changers to remember:

“There’s going to be so many soft skills that will be your strong point when you transfer.”

What skills from your current career would you bring into tech?

One of the best takeaways from the HotDog presentation was how much the team valued communication and learning from each other throughout the build.

That’s something we really encourage at Holberton too. Technical skills matter, but being able to collaborate, explain ideas clearly, and work through challenges as a team is just as important in the real world.

The full HotDog Demo Day presentation is now up on YouTube if you wanna check out their journey. 👏

🐝 Buzzing with success at Demo Day! 🚀

Huge congrats to Angela, Chutima, Mary, Phonexay, Egan, and Vlad for crushing their final project, Carry Bee! 🎉

They brought creativity, teamwork, and top-notch tech skills to the stage—and absolutely nailed it! 💪🐝

The future of tech looks bright with these legends! 💥
Were you there? Tell us your favorite moment! (Unless it was just the food & drinks… 👀🙈)

✨ Happy faces around our guest speaker Con from who shared ground-breaking insights on how to become the best software engineer version of yourself! Supported by an amazing slide deck (of course) 🎨🧑‍💻

‼️🎆 Great time for the Holbie crew at — no we’re not saying this just for the stickers & goodies! 👾🥤

Looking sharp ✨and ready to take networking to the level with our brand new t-shirts! 💥🤩 engineer

Tackling the big questions this morning with our student Speaker of the Week....

At Holberton, the Checker is a tool that checks your code and grades you accordingly. The checker can give you feedback on what you did wrong... and what you did right 😉

Final Peer Learning Day for 2024 at the offices in docklands 🏦

Cohort 20's Demo Day is this Friday, November 24th! 📣

Eva, Bryce, Kathryn, Bryan, Angela, Sourabh, Belinda and Sophia will be presenting their final projects... 🎉

Join us to see their presentations, and stay for a chat and a drink - register via the link in our bio 🔗

Welcome to coding your career! 💼💻

The go-to destination for those looking to kick start a career in tech. Join us as we explore the journey of tech career switchers and gain valuable insights from industry experts.

Discover how and why people have made the switch to tech and gain inspiration for your own career journey.

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