Victor Mings

Victor talks about the importance of building your own hobby projects in your spare time, and how that can put you ahead when it comes time to apply for jobs.

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What advice do you have as far getting your foot in the door?

Get any experience, at all, that you can. It doesn’t have to be your dream job - at first.

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When you think back, what do you think got you the job at MobPro? What made you stand out?

Victor’s practical interview didn’t go well, but he tells us what he did that ultimately got him the job.

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So did you find your bachelor’s degree helpful? Did many of your skills transfer?

Victor says that beyond math, what he really learned in his undergrad was how to learn.

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Did you have to go back to school to make the jump from aerospace into software?

Hear about the promise Victor made to get this job that enabled him to make the jump from an aerospace focus to software engineering.

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Any last tips as far as working abroad goes?

You mentioned that you worked with “big data”. How does MobPro use big data in their operations?

Any tips as far as succeeding in the Netherlands, specifically?

What are some traits that will serve you well if you want to succeed in this industry?

What about the language barrier working in Europe?

What's an average day like for a full-stack developer at MobPro?

What are examples of some of these ‘hobby projects’ that you can do on your own, in the field of big data and machine learning?

What can young people do now, as far as building skills, that will help them get jobs later?

What advice do you have as far getting your foot in the door?

When you think back, what do you think got you the job at MobPro? What made you stand out?

So did you find your bachelor’s degree helpful? Did many of your skills transfer?

Did you have to go back to school to make the jump from aerospace into software?

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