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Stand out from the crowd

Dean Hume
October 21, 2013

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.

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Dean Hume

October 21, 2013
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  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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