What A Wonderful Time To Be Alive: Bloomfield College Talk - How To Break Into The Startup World

What A Wonderful Time To Be Alive: Bloomfield College Talk - How To Break Into The Startup World

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1. WELCOME
2. WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE // MALCOLM JONES
 // BEHANCE DEVOPS ENGINEER //@BOSSJONES
3. IM GOING TO SHOW YOU HOW TO GET YOUR DREAM JOB IN THE STARTUP WORLD
4. Who am I, and where I came from Where am I at now 13 Tips to finding your dream job OVERVIEW
5. TECHNICAL NON-TECHNICAL
6. WHAT DO I MEAN BY DIVERSITY? SMILE, WE LIVE IN AN EXCITING TIME
7. WHO AM I?
12. I ALWAYS KNEW I WANTED TO WORK AT A STARTUP. Fortunate to have an awesome role model
13. My pops back in the day My pops today
14. FOJO - THE FASHION DOJO MY INTRODUCTION TO THE STARTUP WORLD.
15. UNCUBED GOT ME MY DREAM JOB
17. WHAT DOES BEHANCE DO?
19. Attribution & Exposure
20. Adobe powers creation for the creative world. Behance is the community that brings that world together. &
21. ENOUGH ABOUT YOU. I NEED A JOB.
22. STEP ONE: FIGURE OUT IF YOU REALLY WANT TO JOIN A STARTUP. DONT DO IT FOR THE MONEY.
23. IF YOU WANT TO MAKE MONEY HOLLA AT WALLSTREET
24. STEP TWO: FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU’RE INTERESTED IN BEFORE BOTHERING OTHER PEOPLE. MAKE SURE TIMING IS RIGHT.
25. PRIOR PROPER PLANNING. FIND SOMETHING THAT INTERESTS YOU.
26. SOFTWARE ENGINEER DEVOPS BACKEND FRONTEND DBA QA QE FULL STACK MOBILE
27. DATA SCIENTIST ANALYTICS PRODUCT MANAGEMENT DESIGN UI UX COMMUNICATIONS COMMUNITY MANAGER LEGAL FINANCE FACILITIES & ADMIN HR SALES BIZDEV MARKETING
28. STEP THREE: FORM RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEOPLE CURRENTLY AT STARTUPS EVERYONE EXCEPT THE FOUNDERS/CEO/ETC.
29. ASK QUESTIONS AND BE GENUINE DON’T MENTION BEING ON THE JOB HUNT YET
30. STEP FOUR: LOCATION. LOCATION. LOCATION. NYC VS CALI VS BEYOND.
31. STARTUP LIFE IN NYC
32. STARTUP LIFE IN CALI
33. STEP FIVE: JUMP IN THE MIX. MEETUP.COM, CONFERENCES, HACKATHONS, JOB FAIRS, ETC.
34. TALK TO EVERYONE ABSORB EVERYTHING. PARTICIPATE. DONT STAND ON THE SIDE LINE.
35. STEP SIX: READ EVERYTHING. USE EVERY APP. PLAY WITH EVERYTHING.
36. TECHCRUNCH WAKEFIELD CRUNCHBASE PRODUCT HUNT HACKERNEWS REDDIT COMPANY BLOGS
37. STEP SEVEN: HONE YOUR SKILLS. BE A JACK OF ALL TRADES.
38. BEING ADAPTABLE IS DESIRABLE IN A STARTUP JOB TITLE DOESNT ALWAYS MEAN SOMETHING
39. STEP EIGHT: MARKET YOURSELF. SOCIAL MEDIA IS YOUR FRIEND. BRAND YOURSELF. COLD TWEET PEOPLE.
40. CREATE THE IMAGE YOU WANT PEOPLE TO SEE AND SERIOUSLY, COLD TWEET PEOPLE
41. STEP NINE: BEGIN COURTING THE STARTUPS YOU LIKE.
42. PUT ON YOUR BEST SHOES LET COMPANIES KNOW YOU WANT TO HELP THEM CHANGE THE WORLD
43. STEP TEN: TREAT STARTUP COURTING LIKE TINDER. MAKE SURE ITS A GOOD MATCH FOR YOU.
44. DONT JUST JUMP AT THE FIRST COMPANY MAKE SURE IT FEELS RIGHT. CULTURE IS KEY.
45. STEP ELEVEN: GET THE JOB. I BELIEVE IN YOU, YOU GOT THIS.
46. ENOUGH SAID. MAKE IT HAPPEN. FOR REAL.
47. STEP TWELVE: IF YOU CANT FIND THE RIGHT MATCH, MAKE IT. BUILD SOMETHING. ANYTHING.
48. BUILD YOUR OWN THING DO NOT FEAR FAILURE
49. STEP THIRTEEN: GOOD YOU GOT THE JOB, NOW PASS THE MESSAGE AND GIVE BACK. VOLUNTEER.
50. Code2040 Black Founders Latinas in STEM Mother Coders Women Who Code Black Girls Code GROUPS TO GET INVOLVED WITH C/I Girls Who Code Latinas in STEM TEALS Tech Kids Unlimited Lesbians Who Tech
51. TOGETHER, WE CAN CHANGE THE STEREOTYPE OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TO WORK IN TECH
52. THANK YOU! MALCOLM JONES // @BOSSJONES