Personal Information

• Name:PUSO RAMOROA
• Date:31/05/2024
• Current Role/Position:Codespace Software Development Student
• Field of Interest: Software Development

Part 1: Self-Assessment Reflection

1. Skills Analysis:

   • HTML
   • CSS
   • JavaScript (I need to continuosly practice as it can get a very complex)
   • Digital Marketing (From before I entered this course)
   • Graphic Designer (In a basic skill level - I know how to manuerver around graphic design tools)
   • Product Management
   • UI/UX design

2. Interests and Values:

   • My key interest would be to learn software development to be able to become fully competent
   • My Interests are in building online bussinesses and platforms
   • Competency (Know your capabilities and being honest about what you know and do not)
   • Honour (Not lying)
   • Being a contrarian (Not just being a contrarian only but actually putting action behind that)
   • Taking positive risk (Being able to assess what is possible and not, while trying to merge the two)
   • Being Brave (Even though you could feel alone as a contrarian, you go out to explore)
   • Passion (Doing something well without cutting corners or not at all)
   • Friendship
   • Reliablity
   • Thoughtfulness
   • Family

Part 2: Career Exploration Insights

1. Industries and Roles Explored:

   • Luno: Front End Software Engineer
   • Luno: Brand Designer
   • Huawei: Frontend developer - JS *

2. Alignment with Personal Profile:

   • Previous experiences have I been are in working at news agencies and building own business | yourcater.co.za(no longer operational)
   • Experience is major(important) in all roles availble which I am exploring/ researching
   • React, Angular, Python ...etc. Would be added bonuses to understand and get competent knowledge in
   • Database, SQL knwoledge and Backend software development in general

Part 3: SMART Career Goals

1. Short-term Goals (Next 1-2 years):

   • Get an internship or junior position for front development position at LUNO by January 2025
   • Pass Software Development Course at Codespace with a distinction (which should translate to knowledgeability)
   • Gain competent knowlegde in databases, building native mobile applications
   • Be able to create full stack websites from start to finish alone from what I learn at Codespace

2. Long-term Goals (3-5 years and beyond):

   • Build out yourcater, which is an online business that serves catering and home based chefs
   • Also have aspiration of building out an agriculture platform which would help farmers save and extract more value from their produce by using the platform
   • I accuired Digital Marketing and Graphic design skills earlier in my career
   • These are the skills I believe if they were to be combined with JS,HTML,CSS would be beneficial

Part 4: Action Plan

1. Steps to Achieve Short-term Goals:

   • Learning JavaScript, HTML, CSS enough to build out automated product/ service
   • Making time for practice to throughly achieve competency in JavaScript
   • Work on my time management skills to improve workflow and information processing

2. Preparation for Long-term Goals:

   • Understanding and being able to use sub-languages of JS, HTML, CSS
   • Experience in building full stack websites and Native mobile apps
   • Ability to recruit other engineers to work on a collaborative project

Part 5: Reflection on Challenges and Opportunities

1. Anticipated Challenges:

   • Identify potential obstacles or challenges in reaching your goals
   • Complex issues with code that my experience has not encountered
   • Access to funding for growth and scaling the product/ service

2. Opportunities for Growth:

   • Building my product/ service as I progress within codespace
   • The friendships that I gain here could become colleagues co-founders and or partners in ventures
   • Getting close with the Codespace coaches and asking for guidance, insights and help
   • Making sure my portfolio speaks volumes while leaving no stone unturned