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Tracey Berg-Fulton
Tracey Berg-Fulton

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[On-Demand Talk] Art History is a Feature: Non-Dev Work as a Superpower

About this talk

So, you're coming to a dev career from a very different path in life β€” one that may not seem "connected" to the dev world...

In this talk, I will run through an exercise about discovering the superpowers of your non-dev work career, including how to identify your superpowers, talk about them, and use them to start and advance your career.

We're all competent in our tech stacks, but what makes us unique and awesome coworkers is the variety of experiences and skills we've picked up along the way. No matter what these skills are, there's a way to connect them to being a dev and working in tech.

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🌈 Comment below and ask me questions β€” I might just answer them during my live speaker discussion!


About Tracey Berg-Fulton

Tracey Berg-Fulton is a Software Engineer at Lumen Learning. Before learning to code in 2016, Tracey spent nearly a decade working in museums as a registrar & provenance researcher. She holds degrees in art and journalism from Otterbein, and a master's degree in art history from the University of Glasgow. In her spare time, Tracey competes in powerlifting, runs silly distances, and studies GΓ idhlig. She shares her Pittsburgh home with her giant schnabrador, Walter, who is a very good boy.


This on-demand talk is part of CodeLand 2021 β€” a virtual conference brought to you by CodeNewbie & DEV on September 23 & 24, 2021.

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Varghese Jose

Hi TRACEY BERG-FULTON

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Kajah • Edited

I'm incredibly excited for this one. Realizing my current non tech job has transferable skills has been a learning process!

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Novice

Super excited!! Hello Tracy and hello everyone πŸ‘‹

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\alexandrammr

I would have loved to be an art historian based on your career description ❀️ maybe it's not too late, do you have any ideas for how someone might get started in it?

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Tiffany (she/ela)

Ohhh I'm so excited for this talk! I switched careers and love thinking about my previous skills as super powers :D

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Richard Dewey Hammers

I work Retail Right now and be really cool to see how I can use those skills once I get into my first Tech job

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Ella (she/her/elle)

Hey y'all, you probably know what's up by now, but I'ma go ahead and remind you to leave all your comments and feedback here and most of all... QUESTIONS!

Tracey is going to be in a live Speaker Discussion later on, so if you have any questions to ask, now is the time!

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Michael Tharrington

Totally second this. ☝️

Ask away and we'll make sure to pass on any questions!

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Clarke Jacobse (they/them) • Edited

One question I have for Tracey about setting boundaries: how would you approach a situation where you're asked to use your 'superpowers' for something you weren't hired to do? (In this case something you don't feel comfortable with).

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Shara Crosslin

I love hearing stories from others who pivoted into tech from a completely different field. So excited for this chat!

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Shara Crosslin

πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ Props for that joke!

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Christian New

Going from field artillery to being a full-stack software engineer sure gives me a perspective! I love this talk, and I hope others can find their superpowers too! Thanks @bergfulton