Episode 004 – Beth Laing is a Software Developer and Certified Scrum Master living and working in Atlanta, GA. After enjoying success in other fields which were “tech-adjacent,” as she says, Beth completed the Web Development Immersive program at General Assembly to transition into a development role.

In this episode, Beth explains her background and how she has always been around tech and how she transitioned into tech. After attending a coding bootcamp she is now a Software Developer for CNN / Turner.

Beth Laing

Co-director for Women Who Code Atlanta. Organizer of the Refactr.tech conference. Speaker. Developer.

Mentioned in this episode

Attitude is Everything – by Jeff Keller. How you respond to anything is based on your attitude. Change your attitude and you will change your life.

Refactr.tech Conference – Beth is one of the founders of the Refactr Conference which focuses on diversity and inclusion in tech.

Exercism – A website that will help you prepare for the interview process.

The most critical point in handling an interview is to show your thought process even if you cannot answer the question. Also don’t forget to do some research on the company so you sound familiar with what is going on.