Easier Said Than Done (Career Change & How to Do it)

Easier Said Than Done (Career Change & How to Do it)

Hosted by: Zubin Pratap

A podcast dedicated to career change, getting hired to code, AI engineering, where I share the things that worked when I went from 37yo lawyer to FANG/Big Tech Software Engineer.

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Designing Your Customized Coding Curriculum: The Inner Circle MED Framework Explained

They don't want you to know this: The biggest failure point for mid-career professionals trying to pivot into coding isn't a lack of smarts or effort—it's a lack of direction, which costs you years of wasted time. If...
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From Self-Doubt to Software Engineer : Rose's coding journey | Ep # 60

Unlocking the Hidden Path to Software Engineering Success They don’t want you to know this: mid-career professionals can break into tech without the typical barriers. 04:24 – Why “feeling like a real software...
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Harvard Lawyer to Software Engineer: My Mentee Shares the Behind-the-Scenes Struggles Ep#59

Harvard Law to software engineer at 34—while battling health setbacks and moving continents. From Lawyer to Engineer (just like me!). Hear from my mentee at the Future Coders Inner Circle.  Pallavi had reached the...
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Cracked: What 33,000+ Interviews Reveal About Coding Interview Mastery | Ep #58

Show Notes and Timestamps are below  ☎️Contact Zubin:👉🏼  Connect with Zubin:   https://meetzubin.carrd.co/  💥 Free Career Change to Tech...
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From Brewer to Coder: Escaping YouTube's Tutorial Traps (Student Interview) | Ep # 57

☎️ Contact Zubin  👉🏼  Connect with Zubin:   https://meetzubin.carrd.co/  👉🏼 Parsity Inner Circle Program (https://parsity.io/inner-circle?utm_source=estd)  Why 90% of career changers fail at learning to code (and the...
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Goal Setting For Learning To Code | Ep # 56

The secret that coding bootcamps won't tell you: Learning to code isn't your real problem - it's setting the wrong career goals. Most mid-career professionals waste hundreds of hours "training for a marathon when they...
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Why "Smart" Coders Get Badly Stuck with Taha Hussain | Ep # 55

What if the biggest thing holding you back in tech isn’t your skills—but a hidden emotional pattern almost every engineer ignores? Show Summary and FREE Resources Is Further Below👇 ☎️ Contact Zubin: 👉🏼  Connect with...
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How I Learn Any Programming Language in Weeks (Not Months) - Pattern Recognition Secret | Ep#54

What if I told you the fastest way to learn to code has nothing to do with learning 5 languages or wasting $20K on a bootcamp? Mid-career pros keep grinding tutorials, bleeding time they don’t have—while younger grads...
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Why It Took Me 5 YEARS To Get A Coding Job (The Truth No One Tells You) | Ep #53

Why it took me FIVE years to land my first coding job—and how you can do it in less than 12 months (if you avoid this trap). Show Summary and FREE Resources are further below 👇 ☎️ Contact Zubin & Brian: 👉🏼 ...
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The WORST Learning to Code "Advice" You've Following | Ep #52

Are you a career changer who wants to learn to code? Are you feeling stuck in a loop of endless tutorials, portfolio projects, and imposter syndrome? Perhaps it feels like everyone else has the secret key to break...
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The Inner Game of Coding : Why You're Struggling to Learn | Ep#51

The #1 reason mid-career professionals fail at coding has nothing to do with IQ, bootcamps, or degrees—it’s all in your inner game. They don’t want you to know this. Show Summary and FREE Resources are further below...
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A Code Review at Google Almost Broke me | Ep#50

Coding is a hard skill. We know that. but What happens when your very first code review brings out the worst impostor syndrom? In this episode, host Zubin Pratap takes you inside his journey from being a 39-year-old...
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