Junior Developer Series - Mentorship

I wrote the first part of the "Junior Developer Series" where I addressed Mentorship

Here is an extract:

For starters, let's talk through the benefits of having junior developers join your team. As the potter says, "It's malleable when it's still heated and soft; it's brittle when it's cold and dry". The same is true of the contrast between junior and senior developers, and my advice is catch them in the former stage, so that you can help shape them into the type of developer that you want to work with. Here's why:

• The chances of hiring a good junior developer are higher than that of a great senior developer. Good senior developers are usually well compensated in their respective companies. The chance of hiring them is usually high, you'll probably need to be pay excessively.
• The growth rate of a junior developer is faster and more consistent than that of a senior developer. When I say growth rate, I don't mean simply development speed and quality. I'm also thinking about how quickly developers can grow through collaboration and curiosity when there is not an ego at play.
• Junior developers bring passion, curiosity and enthusiasm onto your tech team
• Junior developers with the right soft skills will learn from the senior team members and become the seniors you wished you were able to find. (You might probably be thinking about retention but I'll definitely touch that in future articles)

You can read the full post on Medium or Andela Insight