# Practical Advice for Starting a Career in Tech

DevFeed: [Practical Advice for Starting a Career in Tech](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/start-your-career-in-tech-27885.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://riggaroo.dev/startyour-career-in-tech/>)

Author: Rebecca Franks

Published: 2021-04-06T18:39:56Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Rebecca Franks - @riggaroo](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/rebecca-franks-riggaroo.md>)

Topics: [Learning](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/learning.md>), [Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code.md>)

Tags: [career](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/career.md>), [career-in-software](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/career-in-software.md>), [coding](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/coding.md>), [community](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/community.md>), [conferences](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/conferences.md>), [developer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer.md>), [experience](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/experience.md>), [job](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/job.md>), [learning](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/learning.md>), [meetup](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/meetup.md>), [tech-industry](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tech-industry.md>)

## AI overview

The author shares personal advice for starting a career in tech, including finding a supportive community through meetups and conferences, building a professional network, and staying flexible about code and project changes.

## Source excerpt

Getting starting in the tech industry is a daunting experience. I remember being fresh out of university back in 2012 with big expectations of what the working world would be like. Navigating the industry for the past 9 years has taught me a few key ideas that I feel really helped me steer my career [...] The post start("Your Career in Tech"); 🚀 appeared first on Rebecca Franks - @riggaroo.