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
   

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2. WHAT A TIME
   TO BE ALIVE
   // MALCOLM JONES

   // BEHANCE DEVOPS ENGINEER
   //@BOSSJONES
   

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3. IM GOING TO SHOW YOU HOW
   TO GET YOUR DREAM JOB IN
   THE STARTUP WORLD
   

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4. Who am I, and where I came from
   Where am I at now
   13 Tips to finding your dream job
   OVERVIEW
   

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5. TECHNICAL
   NON-TECHNICAL
   

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6. WHAT DO I MEAN
   BY DIVERSITY?
   SMILE, WE LIVE IN AN EXCITING TIME
   

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7. WHO AM I?
   

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12. I ALWAYS KNEW I WANTED
    TO WORK AT A STARTUP.
    Fortunate to have an awesome role model
    

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13. My pops back in the day
    My pops today
    

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14. FOJO - THE
    FASHION DOJO
    MY INTRODUCTION TO THE STARTUP WORLD.
    

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15. UNCUBED GOT ME MY
    DREAM JOB
    

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17. WHAT DOES
    BEHANCE DO?
    

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19. Attribution & Exposure
    

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20. Adobe powers creation for the creative world.
    Behance is the community that brings that world together.
    &
    

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21. ENOUGH ABOUT YOU.
    I NEED A JOB.
    

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22. STEP ONE:
    FIGURE OUT IF YOU REALLY WANT TO JOIN A STARTUP. DONT DO IT FOR THE MONEY.
    

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23. IF YOU WANT TO MAKE MONEY
    HOLLA AT WALLSTREET
    

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24. STEP TWO:
    FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU’RE INTERESTED IN BEFORE BOTHERING OTHER PEOPLE. MAKE SURE TIMING IS
    RIGHT.
    

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25. PRIOR PROPER PLANNING.
    FIND SOMETHING THAT INTERESTS YOU.
    

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26. SOFTWARE ENGINEER DEVOPS
    BACKEND FRONTEND DBA QA
    QE FULL STACK MOBILE
    

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27. DATA SCIENTIST ANALYTICS PRODUCT MANAGEMENT
    DESIGN UI UX COMMUNICATIONS COMMUNITY MANAGER
    LEGAL FINANCE FACILITIES & ADMIN HR SALES BIZDEV
    MARKETING
    

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28. STEP THREE:
    FORM RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEOPLE CURRENTLY AT STARTUPS EVERYONE EXCEPT THE FOUNDERS/CEO/ETC.
    

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29. ASK QUESTIONS AND BE GENUINE
    DON’T MENTION BEING ON THE JOB HUNT YET
    

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30. STEP FOUR:
    LOCATION. LOCATION. LOCATION. NYC VS CALI VS BEYOND.
    

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31. STARTUP LIFE
    IN NYC
    

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32. STARTUP LIFE
    IN CALI
    

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33. STEP FIVE:
    JUMP IN THE MIX. MEETUP.COM, CONFERENCES, HACKATHONS, JOB FAIRS, ETC.
    

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34. TALK TO EVERYONE
    ABSORB EVERYTHING. PARTICIPATE. DONT STAND ON THE SIDE LINE.
    

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35. STEP SIX:
    READ EVERYTHING. USE EVERY APP. PLAY WITH EVERYTHING.
    

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36. TECHCRUNCH WAKEFIELD CRUNCHBASE
    PRODUCT HUNT HACKERNEWS REDDIT COMPANY BLOGS
    

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37. STEP SEVEN:
    HONE YOUR SKILLS. BE A JACK OF ALL TRADES.
    

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38. BEING ADAPTABLE IS DESIRABLE
    IN A STARTUP JOB TITLE DOESNT ALWAYS MEAN SOMETHING
    

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39. STEP EIGHT:
    MARKET YOURSELF. SOCIAL MEDIA IS YOUR FRIEND. BRAND YOURSELF. COLD TWEET PEOPLE.
    

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40. CREATE THE IMAGE YOU WANT PEOPLE TO SEE
    AND SERIOUSLY, COLD TWEET PEOPLE
    

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41. STEP NINE:
    BEGIN COURTING THE STARTUPS YOU LIKE.
    

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42. PUT ON YOUR BEST SHOES
    LET COMPANIES KNOW YOU WANT TO HELP THEM CHANGE THE WORLD
    

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43. STEP TEN:
    TREAT STARTUP COURTING LIKE TINDER. MAKE SURE ITS A GOOD MATCH FOR YOU.
    

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44. DONT JUST JUMP AT THE FIRST COMPANY
    MAKE SURE IT FEELS RIGHT. CULTURE IS KEY.
    

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45. STEP ELEVEN:
    GET THE JOB. I BELIEVE IN YOU, YOU GOT THIS.
    

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46. ENOUGH SAID. MAKE IT HAPPEN.
    FOR REAL.
    

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47. STEP TWELVE:
    IF YOU CANT FIND THE RIGHT MATCH, MAKE IT. BUILD SOMETHING. ANYTHING.
    

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48. BUILD YOUR OWN THING
    DO NOT FEAR FAILURE
    

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49. STEP THIRTEEN:
    GOOD YOU GOT THE JOB, NOW PASS THE MESSAGE AND GIVE BACK. VOLUNTEER.
    

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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
    

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51. TOGETHER, WE CAN CHANGE
    THE STEREOTYPE OF WHAT IT
    LOOKS LIKE TO WORK IN TECH
    

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52. THANK YOU!
    MALCOLM JONES // @BOSSJONES
    

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