Hi, remember me? My name is Medina Sheriff, but I mostly go by "Emdee".
I created this blog a while back, when I was a dev at the verge of a breakdown. I'm still on this journey, still a stressed person, but I transitioned into Product Design from Frontend Development so I'm now a stressed designer (lol). It hasn't been a walk in the park, it's been a fulfilling, yet challenging journey.
Update:
I joined and finished my product design training through a scholarship I got from a Zuri and Ingressive 4 good (I4G) training, got a 6 months internship opportunity with Decagon Training Institute, but unfortunately I couldn't take the full time job offer because of my location. i left with lots of positive feedback and team love that I felt like I would get another offer immediately. Unfortunately, its been over 6 months (I took about 2 months break due to health issues)post internship and I haven't gotten a job. I knew I had to get my mojo back after my health break and job disappointments worsened my imposter syndrome, and then came HNG!
HNG is an online intense 2 month internship bootcamp that challenges your technical abilities and improves your skill. You should already know why I registered for it after my update. Yes, I need the grilling I have heard HNG puts you through to get back on track. I also need the community of techies whose goals align with mine to get the right motivation, support, and challenges I need on my personal journey to becoming world class.
My professional and personal goals are also a big motivation to not just joining the HNG free bootcamp, but enough to make me sign up for the HNG Premium Network in order to get the full perks of the training which includes; Mock interviews to prepare me for upcoming job interviews, Design quizzes for consistency to enable me keep my skills fresh and sharp, and also get Job postings! All of these perks and more for a token of $5 (#5000). Isn't it just amazing?
I have designed my personal and professional goals Infographic for the next 2 years. If you'd like to see what it looks like, then check here. I also included some HNG links in this blog post, but if you missed them, then check here for internship and here to learn more about HNG.
That would be all for today, but I plan to drop updates more often so expect me back here very soon. bye for now.
Still your stressed Dev Designer.