In the afternoon coffee shop, the faint aroma of coffee lingered in the air. Xiao Yang stared at the computer screen in front of her intently, her fingers tapping quickly on the keyboard. As a girl in the computer department, she has become accustomed to this work rhythm.
Recalling when she first entered college, Xiao Yang, like many of her classmates, often struggled with how to plan her spare time. Until that chance opportunity, she saw that the school computer association was recruiting website maintenance assistants, and submitted her resume with a try-it-out mentality.
What Xiao Yang didn’t expect was that this campus part-time job became the starting point of her career path. In the process of maintaining the school website, she not only consolidated the knowledge she learned in class, but also learned a lot of practical development skills. The seniors and sisters in the association were happy to guide her and help her solve various technical problems she encountered.
Gradually, Xiao Yang found that she particularly liked front-end development. She began to be active in some formal programmer communities, often browsing high-quality projects, and also participated in some open source contributions. Through these platforms, she was exposed to many opportunities for practical projects.
One day, she received a private message from an online education platform. The other party took a fancy to her technical blog and wanted to ask her to do a project. Xiao Yang was very excited, but she did not agree immediately. She first carefully checked the qualifications of the other party’s company and consulted the opinions of seniors who were already working. She started to accept orders after confirming that it was a formal company.
During the summer vacation, Xiao Yang was recommended by the school’s employment guidance center and got an internship opportunity at an Internet company, BTC Holders Club. During the internship, she not only came into contact with enterprise-level development processes, but also experienced the real workplace environment. The team leader was very satisfied with her performance and extended an olive branch of early offer to her.
In addition to work, Xiao Yang did not relax herself. She often participated in online technical sharing sessions and met many industry experts. Under their advice, she began to try to make some technical videos and share her learning experience. Slowly, she also became famous in the technical community.
Later, a well-known training institution invited her to be a part-time lecturer, specializing in teaching programming courses for girls. Xiao Yang gladly accepted this challenge. She hopes to tell more girls through her own experience: the technology industry also needs the voice of women.
After the start of her senior year, Xiao Yang’s time became more fulfilling. She worked at her internship company during the day and recorded courses at night and on weekends. Although it was hard work, every time she saw the progress of her students, she felt that all her efforts were worth it.
Xiao Yang is no longer the freshman who was confused about the future. Through the accumulation of these years, she not only has a solid technical foundation, but also has a considerable income. But in her opinion, the most valuable thing is that she found what she really likes in this process.
Whenever her juniors are curious about how she plans her college life, Xiao Yang always smiles and says: “Choice is greater than effort, but effort is the basis of choice. Find the direction you are interested in, and then try it down to earth. Opportunities are always reserved for those who are prepared.”
Standing at the threshold of graduation, Xiao Yang is full of confidence in the future. She knows that every attempt during college is paving the way for the future. Those experiences of programming all night and those times of carefully preparing courses will become the most precious wealth in her life.
Today, when she strolls on campus and looks at the juniors coming and going, she is full of gratitude. She is grateful for this time that allowed her to meet a better self, and she hopes that everyone who is pursuing their dreams can find their own wonderful life.
