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Northcoders graduate Fearne discusses why writing a blog while you're a student with us is a great journey exercise to track your progress and reflect on what you have learnt

You may be wondering if you also have the attitude and aptitude to learn to code. Here are some reasons why it is an awesome experience with so many vital skills and opportunities.

We’re going to discuss a whole range of misconceptions that are associated with coding and the tech industry.

We know coding and its terminology can appear complicated from the outside, which is why we have created this beginners guide of simple tech jargon, to make it really easy to understand!

Our coding bootcamps aren’t just courses, they’re the first step in a new career path for our students which is why it is so important to us to make sure that once you graduate, you not only have the coding skills for your new career but also all the tools you will need to land a rewarding and fulfilling job in the tech industry.

If anyone had told me at the start of this year that, come October, I would be trying to perfect an online portfolio displaying various coding projects I’d made over the previous weeks, I would have sworn they’d mistaken me for someone else. I had never touched code before in my life — let alone heard of concepts like JavaScript, React, HTML, and CSS (just to name a few).

Looking for a job can be overwhelming and stressful. Every day can feel the same as you look through the vacancies and check your inbox looking for replies from your applications. Prioritising your mental health and wellbeing can take a backseat, but to make your job-seeking as effective as it can be, it’s important that it doesn’t.

Northcoders graduate Jodi shares some fantastic tips for job-seekers, including creating a diverse coding portfolio, using LinkedIn to share your projects and how your non-tech background could be an asset for employers