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3:20 - The origins of Enova’s apprenticeship program6:20 - Creating and teaching the curriculum
Rails Guide to Active Support
Code School
11:05 - Realities of implementing an apprenticeship program15:30 - Jill’s experience21:10 - Feedback processes22:50 - Advice for setting up an apprenticeship program24:20 - Ideal candidates and mentors
Women Who Code
Code2040
Girl Develop It
28:05 - Apprenticeship and new hire diversity28:45 - Experimenting with bias, communication, and engagement33:20 - Do trainees take too much time away from regular employees?37:05 - Teaching the codebase39:50 - Firing apprentices42:05 - Advantages of working at a lucrative company45:45 - Learning outside the program
Edx
Coursera
47:40 - Breaking into the industry
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58:10 - Who decides the circle?Picks:
Ruby Tapas (Avdi)
Nozbe (Avdi)
Postach.io (Avdi)
Neo4j (Caroline)
Thinking in Systems by Donella H. Meadows (Caroline)
DeskTime (Charles)
“Codes of Conduct 101 + FAQ” post by Ashe Dryden (Joe)
The Book With No Pictures by B.J. Novak (Joe)
Practical Object-Oriented Design by Sandi Metz (Jill)
Edx CS50 Class (Jill)Special Guests: Jill Lynch and Joseph Mastey.