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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi LRUG,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Great to speak to lots of people after my presentation about Junior Developers not being able to find jobs. If you’re interested in mentoring someone feel free to email me and I can set you up.
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<p class="MsoNormal">And if you’re interested in reading what some people are saying which counters the “we don’t need juniors anymore” narrative here’s some articles I found interesting and were in my presentation:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://tidyfirst.substack.com/p/the-bet-on-juniors-just-got-better">https://tidyfirst.substack.com/p/the-bet-on-juniors-just-got-better</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://thoughtfuleng.substack.com/p/junior-developers-in-the-age-of-ai">https://thoughtfuleng.substack.com/p/junior-developers-in-the-age-of-ai</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://workweave.dev/blog/hiring-only-senior-engineers-is-killing-companies">https://workweave.dev/blog/hiring-only-senior-engineers-is-killing-companies</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Food for thought <span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">David Smith<o:p></o:p></p>
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