Join Rissa Jackson's engaging discussion on harnessing the power of junior developers! Learn why hiring early-career tech enthusiasts can bring fresh perspectives, boost diversity, and promote growth in your company. 00:00 Who am I 01:00 Why hire juniors 01:14 Pupper tax paid 01:40 Inspired to try tech 02:17 First developer job 02:29 Quick remote job 03:14 Journey to here 03:40 Why hire juniors 04:06 Diversity helps companies 04:40 Fresh perspectives 05:08 Forbidden questions 05:41 Things change 06:27 Mentorship benefits all 07:12 Bus factor 07:29 Leadership opportunities 08:10 Forbidden questions 08:30 Junior developer memes 09:10 Feature, not a bug 09:52 Find company gaps 10:30 Docs are wrong 11:15 Automated junior developers 12:00 Delete prod 12:48 Fix the docs 13:11 Great seniors 13:49 Onboarding buddy 14:24 Ramp up work 15:11 Mentoring & pairing 15:30 Survey stats 16:03 Break barriers 16:52 Sell pairing 17:34 Better code reviews 18:01 Don't isolate 18:26 Isolate backgrounds 19:23 Managers & safety 20:11 Feedback is a gift 21:11 Curse of knowledge 22:22 Be the senior 23:11 Many pivoted to tech 23:38 Consider quitting tech 24:07 How it can go wrong 24:33 70% would quit 25:14 Almost left tech 25:43 Incredible mentors 26:11 Tips for juniors 26:41 Ask what you need 27:23 Take charge 28:15 Publish your work 28:50 Sometimes leave 29:42 You belong here 30:13 Contact info 30:47 Junior dev journeys