Stand out from the crowd

This is a recent talk that I gave at Untangle the Web London. It is all about starting your career in the tech industry and some tips to help your interviewing.

http://deanhume.com

Transcript

1. Stand out from
   the crowd
   

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2. Dean Hume
   

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3. Finding a job is
   hard
   

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4. ...but
   

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5. In this talk:
   Your CV
   

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6. In this talk:
   Your CV
   Getting yourself out there
   

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7. In this talk:
   Your CV
   Getting yourself out there
   Technical tests
   

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8. In this talk:
   Your CV
   Getting yourself out there
   Technical tests
   The Interview
   

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9. Preparation is the
   key to success
   

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11. Preparation is the
    key to success
    

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12. Your CV
    

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13. Your CV
    Copy your heroes
    

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14. Your CV
    Copy your heroes
    Get it reviewed
    

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15. Your CV
    Copy your heroes
    Get it reviewed
    Spellcheck!
    

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16. CV Templates
    tinyurl.com/CVGuardian
    

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17. Keep it real
    

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18. Get it online
    LinkedIn
    StackOverflow Careers
    

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19. Protip
    Create a blog
    Get your code online
    

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20. Create a blog
    

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21. Get your code
    online
    

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22. Protip
    Link your code and blog
    to your CV
    

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23. Get
    searching
    

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24. Get
    searching
    Attend events like this
    meetup.com
    eventbrite.co.uk
    

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25. Get
    searching
    Job sites
    careers.stackoverflow.com
    linkedin.com
    corporate sites
    totaljobs.co.uk
    reed.co.uk
    

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26. Get
    searching
    Networking
    Get in touch with agencies
    Talk to your friends / colleagues
    

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27. Get
    searching
    Twitter
    Follow your heroes
    Follow companies that inspire you
    

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28. The
    Interview
    

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29. It’s about
    you!
    

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30. Do your homework
    The background
    

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31. Do your homework
    The background
    The product
    

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32. Do your homework
    The background
    The product
    Questions are good
    

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33. The technical
    test
    

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34. This is where you
    can really stand out
    

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35. Stand out
    Make sure it works on another machine
    

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36. Stand out
    Make sure it works on another machine
    Upload to a live server (EC2, Heroku, Azure,
    Site44)
    

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37. Stand out
    Make sure it works on another machine
    Upload to a live server (EC2, Heroku, Azure,
    Site44)
    Make it easy for the interviewer
    

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38. D-Day
    

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39. Interview
    Dress code
    When & Where
    Arrive on time
    

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40. The Interview
    

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41. The Interview
    Answer honestly
    

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42. The Interview
    Answer honestly
    Don’t badmouth
    

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43. The Interview
    Answer honestly
    Don’t badmouth
    Be cool!
    

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44. ...and relax
    

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45. Ask for
    feedback
    

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46. Summary
    

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47. Resources
    tinyurl.com/InvolvedVideo
    

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48. Thank you
    @deanohume
    

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49. Any
    Questions?
    

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