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What if coding jobs were made for you?

Welcome to the start of your journey of discovery of the coding professions!

Whether you are unemployed or in precarious employment, whether you have a degree or not, the job of developer may be for you, even if you have never thought about it before! If you have trouble distinguishing between digital and IT, or if you don't know what a developer does, don't worry! This discovery course is designed to enlighten you in a step-by-step, fun way.

First of all, we will break down one by one the clichés linked to the profession of developer, which are often the main obstacles to considering this profession. Then you will hear the testimonies of women who have been retrained in the IT development profession. Then, thanks to mini games, the digital world and some of these jobs will be highlighted. Finally, thanks to additional mini games, you will test your skills to find out if you are cut out to become a developer!

Debunking myths

Do you have a lot of doubts about IT jobs because of myths you were fed all your life about how coding jobs are only for geeks etc.?
This educational cartoon will help you debunk those myths and allow you to look at the Tech roles from a whole new perspective. By being as close to real life as possible, we are picturing the reality of the industry without any unnecessary stereotypes.

This new mindset, which you will gain thanks to this educational cartoon, will help you see yourself taking on the next step towards new career opportunities.
The video is a great tool to destroy once and for all the unhelpful preconceived ideas we store in our mind due to society norms that favour men.

Debunking myths

Let's summarise what we've just watched! Through this educational cartoon, we were able to debunk some common myths about coding, in a fun and straightforward way.
1. Coders work alone
2. It is a male job
3. It is only for those with a formal education in STEM
4. It is a geek job
5. Coding is very difficult
We hope the storyline has helped you see for yourself how untrue and unhelpful those stereotypes are.

Discover women's career stories in IT

Now, it is time for some real life stories told by our peer examples. We have interviewed a number of women who were brave enough to restart their careers in the IT industry and succeeded. They are peer examples, role models to us and share their ups and downs along the way to encourage you to find the necessary strength to deal with whatever challenge will be in front of you, while staying realistic about the commitment you need to have in order to succeed.

Kira, data engineer, ex-lawer (France)

Maeva, UX Designer, ex-event florist (France)

Vlada, Web Developer, ex-babysitter (Finland)

Louisa, CRM, Email and Web developer, ex-workforce planner

Aleksandra, QA Engineer, ex-translator

Discover women's career stories in IT

Software development offers so many different kind of possibilities to work with meaningful topics. Women in tech are ordinary women and anyone can find their place in tech industries, just like you!

Get to know coding jobs!

Here is a fun course in 3 short steps, which will allow you to understand the global vision of what the digital world is and what it is made of, then zoom in on the Web professions and finally to focus on the coding professions, those that are recruiting and are accessible to retraining.

Get to know coding jobs!

What is the digital world like? In the blink of an eye, you will finally grasp this concept thanks to this simplified diagram and these definitions.

Get to know coding jobs!

Digital, Web and IT are no longer interchangeable terms for you. You have understood that software development jobs are jobs that are present in the Web domain. Now, in this second step, let's zoom in on these Web professions.

Get to know coding jobs!

Now you can identify the different sectors of activity in the Web and you know in which sector some of the coding professions belong, that are recruiting and are accessible for retraining. But what exactly are these 5 jobs that can be retrained for? With this last step, these jobs will no longer hold any secrets for you!

Get to know coding jobs!

This is it, the light has been shed on the dark area that was the digital world for you. What's more, you have a concrete idea of the day-to-day activities of 5 of these professions, as well as the soft skills required. Now, let’s discover whether you possess some of these skills ! Here are 3 mini-games that call on different soft skills and aptitudes needed for these professions.

Play and see if it could be a job for you

Let's start with the easiest games to check the attention to detail, it will take only a few minutes !

Play and see if it could be a job for you

If you’ve been able to spot the differences in these shapes, symbols, quickly enough, then this is a sign to go on ! The next game "Twist your brain", through a long riddle, will test your patience, logic, analytical mind among other things...

Play and see if it could be a job for you

Whether you’ve finished the game without error or not, the important thing is that you enjoyed playing it. Indeed, looking for and finding solutions to problems encountered represents a large part of the developers' work time. Here is another puzzle game based on numbers. The skills used are similar to "twist your brain", but the difference is that by playing you end up creating something, a bit like the developers!

Play and see if it could be a job for you

If playing these mini-games was a rather fun and enjoyable experience for the player, then that's encouraging for further discovery. On the other hand, if the experience was rather frustrating and unpleasant, that doesn't necessarily mean that coding is not for her. Here's a "Am I suited to coding?" test to keep the investigation going!

Play and see if it could be a job for you

We now believe that after playing all these games, you will either start to consider becoming a developer and will therefore want to go to the next step, i.e. testing the code. Or on the contrary, you will decide to stop your discovery here.
We have aimed to equip you with general knowledge about the industry, while the more detailed questions about specific roles can be answered by mentors, via networking and more in-depth educational courses.
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So, Why not you?

Well done for your involvement and active participation in this journey of discovery!
Now the digital world is not so obscure, and you are aware of the clichés linked to the profession of developer. You have a more in-depth knowledge of 5 jobs that are recruiting and that are accessible to retraining. Finally, you know the soft skills required for these jobs and whether you have any. One last essential step to validate your decision though, test the code!