This Week at Udacity, February 16 edition
Scholarships, scholarships, scholarships! Plus, Flying Car’s historic inaugural class, tips from our Careers Bartender, and more!
When you send out an email, and then you see that email posted on someone’s LinkedIn account, it’s a really great feeling, because it really reinforces that you’ve been able to support that person’s career aspirations. So we’ve been feeling particularly happy all week long as we’ve been watching all the LI posts from recent scholarship recipients. Here are some wonderful examples!
“The long-awaited email from Udacity!”
“Keep learning! Keep pushing!”
“I’m very very, very, happy!”
Not only have we been happily celebrating these new scholarship recipients, we’re also incredibly excited to start meeting the pioneering inaugural class of our Flying Car Nanodegree program! Why, here’s one of them now!
And now for something completely different! Don’t let the Valentine’s Day theme keep you from reading this post—the advice here will serve you will at any time of the year. As but one example, on the subject of not getting the job:
Treat every rejection as an opportunity to refine your next application. Don’t be afraid to ask for feedback. And don’t shy away from critiquing your own efforts. Did you rush the online application form? Did your resume make your skills sparkle? It’s a great idea to keep a running set of notes on what has worked, and what you need to change next time.
It’s been a heartwarming week, to say the least, and what better way to round it out than with an awesome story about an awesome student who is an awesome lifelong learner?
“I want to spend the next six months just making stuff. Right now, there’s no reason not to take the risk, to be a part of innovation, and to make that innovation accessible to people outside the innovation bubble.”
And that brings us to to your favorite segment and mine, the …
Tweet of the Week!
Can we resist an irresistible gif? No, no we can’t …
And THAT … is This Week at Udacity!
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Lifelong Learners, don’t forget to take advantage of Early Bird tickets for Intersect 2018!
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This post was written by Christopher Watkins, Senior Writer and Chief Words Officer, Udacity
