#43: Soroush Mehraein – How a switch from Industrial to Software Engineering led to a job at Uber

[00:45] Born in the UK, Soroush talks about moving to the U.S for school and taking up Computer Science.

[03:46] Why Soroush took the industrial engineering route and his job search experience

[05:50] Soroush describes what industrial engineering entails and the stuff they do.

[07:45] How Soroush transitioned from industrial engineering to software engineering, quitting his job, and what led him to Hack Reactor

[10:49] Getting encouragement from his dad, Soroush began learning prior to Hack Reactor.

[12:19] Having a technical background prior to joining Hack Reactor, Soroush talks about the interview process and the value he got from the bootcamp.

[14:21] Contrasting industrial engineering and software engineering and various resources Soroush used from before Hack Reactor to after getting a job

[17:27] Soroush discusses the difference between CS degree and software engineering,  his job search experience, and the interview process at Uber.

[20:33] Overcoming rejections and the biggest hurdle of getting your first job

[22:55] What Soroush is currently doing at Uber and being selected to go through another higher-ed bootcamp called CodePath, for existing software engineers