#48: Chloe Condon – An Actress who Quit her Day Job as an Office Manager and Became a Software Engineer

[01:35] Chloe narrates about the turning point that got her interested to software engineering and eventually working at a tech company doing sales by day and theater by night.

[05:52] Chloe talks about her journey to learning coding, applying to scholarships, and ultimately joining Hackbright Academy.

[08:13] Resources Chloe tapped into to get into Hackbright, dealing with the impostor syndrome and overcoming it

[10: 33] A brief overview of the interview process at Hackbright Academy and how she prepared herself for it.

[15:35] Chloe stresses the importance of incorporating exercise and eating clean in your routine to maintain your sanity and some blog articles she has written on Medium.

[19:40] Chloe describes their Demo Night at Hackbright, where they presented their own apps to companies and how to find your gimmick that makes you stand out.

[22:20] Chloe talks about the idea behind the first post she wrote, Consider the Bootcamp Grad, which tackles issues about getting hired as someone with a nontraditional background.

[25:05] Having “cold applied” to almost 80-90% of jobs she got 1-2 interviews with (pretty uncommon), Chloe realized her network didn’t serve her as well as she thought it would.

[27:20] Chloe shares the power of re-branding yourself that can significantly increase your response rate.

[29:50] What is a Developer Evangelist? What the role entails, salary, how she leveraged her theater experience to get into the role, and her advice if you’re interested in this role

[36:55] Chloe talks about Ben Parr’s book, Captivology, and strategies to capture people’s attention

[41:46] Chloe’s hopes for tech and her advocacy for bootcamp grads and people with nontraditional backgrounds