Hala Al-Adwan - CTO at dotOrg Technology

Junior to Senior with David Guttman

Talking Points:

• Critical Skills
• Analyzing Fear
• Leveling at Companies
• Setting Goals
• Team Collaboration
• Situational Conversation
• Remote Onboarding

Quotable Quotes:

• “Fear is not something to be taken lightly … make friends with it … evaluate it.” - HA
• “Growth is not comfortable.” - DG
• “Is this the right fear or is it just a fear that is holding me back from recognizing my net opportunity?” - HA
• “Impatience, in its own way, becomes an obstacle.” - HA
• “[ Admitting when you don’t know something ] is the sign of a more Senior Engineer.” - HA
• “Why is an engineer looking to get promoted? What is their driver? … What does that promotion actually mean?” - HA
• “It’s important to have goals, it helps you structure how you want to move forward and what to focus on.” - HA
• “Your product is a reflection of your organization, and I think great organizations have great products.” - HA
• “There is no one-size-fits-all, every situation has its own need.” - HA
• “Junior engineers have so much opportunity in front of them.” - HA
• “It’s a challenging time with companies being remote, to start your career as a junior engineer.” - HA

Notes:
Hala’s Twitter
twitter.com/haladwan
Hala’s LinkedIn
linkedin.com/in/aladwan
.Org
dotorg.io
Junior to Senior Community
community.juniortosenior.io