When she left the military she continued the work she was doing in the Navy as a contractor doing work related to electronics and shifted toward software. Her husband completed the program at Sabio a few years ago and recommended she attend the program as well. She was open to the idea so she attended an info session and realized she could use the VET TEC (Veterans Technology Education Courses) program instead of her GI Bill, which she was wanting to save for school. And she also learned that the VA recommended Sabio’s program. These two factors helped her in her decision to attend Sabio. 

It is hard to sum up all she learned at Sabio in the 17 week bootcamp program. It was a lot. It is an intense 17 week program where you learn everything to become a full stack developer. This means you learn both the back-end, the middle and the front-end. In Episode 6 Meg Black explained Sabio’s program with the analogy of baking a cake. You learn how to make the cake (create the batter), bake the cake and decorate the cake. Sabio gives you a full education for all aspects of Software Engineering. 

When she graduated she started putting out hundreds of resumes and began to get interviews. She also got sick and feeling unwell didn’t help her perform her best on interviews. And then her first interview after being sick she was so stressed she couldn’t even remember her name, much less the things she learned from Sabio. Looking back she wishes she would have taken 15-20 minutes before the interview to meditate, listen to music, and remind herself that she was capable and able to do the position she was applying for. 

While she was still looking for a job the team at Sabio reached out to her and asked her if she would be interested in working for Sabio. They needed her to help students when they ran into problems when working through code issues. She was excited to work at Sabio and loves being able to help students in the program. 

If you are considering a career in Software Engineering she recommends people try out coding. Learn a little about C++, Java, etc. And see if it is something you are interested in learning more about coding. You can dive into Sabio’s program with no coding experience and do great. But she is more of a planner and prefers to try things out before she jumps in.  

She is excited about her new career at Sabio and excited about the future opportunities available for her in the future. 

Want to learn more about how you can become a Software Engineer? Head over to https://www.sabio.la to learn more. You can also sign up to attend an info session by clicking here.