Additional Resources:

Want to learn more about how to use your VET TEC benefits check out Episode 9 with Alley Johnson 

Free training with Sabio:

https://sabio.la/free-coding-courses

Live training in May 2023: 

https://lu.ma/sabio

Summary:

He was able to use the VET TEC benefits to go through the Sabio Program. He was also able to save his Post 9/11 GI Bill for future opportunities. He started Sabio with no coding experience, but was quickly immersed into the world of coding. He learned so much and he got to work with the City of Los Angeles for his cohort project. It is still listed on his LinkedIn profile and was able to take his resume that was filled with his Army experience and now had experience working as a software engineer. 

He graduated in December of 2019. And as the world closed down due to the COVID-19 pandemic he was worried he wouldn’t be able to find a job. While looking for a job and sending out resumes he started working small jobs for small business owners to help create websites and resources. There is such a demand for Software Engineers that he was able to find a job over the next few months in the midst of a pandemic working OSI Express, Inc. working on building a CRM platform. 

He eventually left OSI to work as an instructor with Sabio. He helps new students go from people who don’t know anything about coding to finding their footing. He loves getting to watch them learn and loves supporting students through the program. 

He encourages people to get started with coding. There are free programs offered by Sabio that can help you learn a little about coding and see if it is something you are interested in. He loves supporting students who are following this self paced route.

He also encourages graduates to remember how much they have learned and to go in with confidence. Be confident with what you learned and if you don’t know the answer come back after the interview and share what you have learned. He felt unsure of himself before he went to his first interview. But he realized he was prepared and ready.