DevRel as Professional Career

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   DevRel as Professional Career Alvaro Navarro 22 January 2020

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   What is DevRel?

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   What is DevRel? “ help to get software developers excited

   about building on top of your product “
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   What is DevRel? DevRel is not about selling or promoting

   a product.
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   Why DevRel matters? - DevRel actually isn't necessary at every

   company! - We help developers to succeed - Bridge between engineering team and customer - People who care about Developers’ needs - Passionate about the product they represent
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   What skills are needed?

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   “ We have backgrounds in software development, most of us

   contribute to Open Source, and many of us are even maintainers, meaning that we know when a product is or isn’t easy to use and we also know how to fix it “ What skills are needed? Ashley McNamara Developer Advocate at Microsoft
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   What skills are needed? - Technical knowledge - Coding skills

   - Writing - Public Speaking Hard skills
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   What skills are needed? - Communication - Quick learner -

   Approachable - Empathy Soft skills
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    A day as Developer Advocate

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    None
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    A Day as Developer Advocate @ Hackathon 07:00 Coffee &

    Breakfast 09:00 Arrival to venue 09:30 Elevator pitch 10:00 Hackathon starts -- Time for hacking -- 22:00 Hackathon stops (some teams may stay working!)
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    A Day as Developer Advocate @ Hackathon 09:00 Hackathon starts

    -- Time for hacking -- 15:00 Hackathon finishes 15:30 Solutions evaluation 17:00 Recap: feedback analysis & actions 21:00 Flight back $HOME
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    Who is hiring?

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    Who is hiring?

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    Resources

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    Resources

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    Resources devrelcollective.fun bit.ly/37aibua

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    Thanks! alnacle alnacle