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Step AFK: Practical Advice for Career Adavancement

Step AFK: Practical Advice for Career Adavancement

Technical skills alone are not enough to help you advance your career or find that next job. This session will provide some very practical advice about the things you can do to help broaden your horizons and prepare you for the next step in your career. One warning: your boss doesn't want you to attend this talk, your takeaway might just be that you should quit your job!

Originally presented at LOPSA-East 2014

Nathen Harvey

May 03, 2014
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  1. What do I know about career advancement? I'm a hiring

    manager I've been hired I've worked at VisualCV @nathenharvey
  2. Professional/Career Talks Track IT Careers Panel Backing Into Configuration Management

    Professional Topics Panel Discussion Don't Be That Guy ...and more! @nathenharvey
  3. Why are you here? Actively seeking a new job Passively

    seeking a new job Recently stared a new job @nathenharvey
  4. I'm not ready to quit... I love my job, love

    my team, love the company I work for. @nathenharvey
  5. I'm not ready to quit... I don't like what my

    company does, but the technology I work with is great! @nathenharvey
  6. I'm not ready to quit... There are lots of things

    I dislike about my work environment but the compensation package is great! @nathenharvey
  7. I'm not ready to quit... I'm not "done" here yet.

    There are still things I'd like to accomplish @nathenharvey
  8. I'm not ready to quit... Do I have the skills

    required to get a new job? DevOps Cloud Continuous Delivery Security @nathenharvey
  9. Do what you love Why do you go to work?

    What your company does matters. What your team does matters. What you do matters. @nathenharvey
  10. Your next job starts with you! You have to figure

    out what you want to do the kind of company you want to be a part of the type of team you want to work with @nathenharvey
  11. So now that you've sorted that... How do you find

    your dream job? Step away from the keyboard Step out of your comfort zone Step out of the echo chamber @nathenharvey
  12. Conferences Take a day or three off Hear the echo

    of new voices and ideas @nathenharvey
  13. Twitter Use a client Set-up searches on hashtags Don't try

    to read every tweet in your timeline Someone gets noisy, stop following him or her @nathenharvey
  14. Contribute to Open Source If you've never done so, make

    it a goal Start small It can be addictive! @nathenharvey
  15. Meetup Groups Find people near you with similar interests Networking

    is hard and I'm shy Ask a question Give a presentation @nathenharvey
  16. Take a vacation "I'm on vacation! I won't be checking

    email, voicemail, or even opening my laptop again until May 4th." @nathenharvey
  17. Road Trip! Visit another company in your area See how

    their teams operate Share how your team operates Invite them to visit you @nathenharvey
  18. Wait a minute... We're operations, I can't give an outsider

    root access! How do I know the employee will return? @nathenharvey
  19. Always be interviewing! You should go on a job interview

    every 12-18 months at a minimum! @nathenharvey
  20. Resume You will NOT be hired because of your resume!

    Goal of a resume: Get an interview @nathenharvey
  21. You are responsible... For your learning For your development For

    your career For your teammates For lots of important things! @nathenharvey
  22. ...but you're not alone! Find a mentor Lean on your

    peers Mentor someone Give back @nathenharvey
  23. A quick story Hi, just got rejection from [REDACTED] for

    the SA position. I'm a little curious why - wanted to reach out to see if you had any insight. Thanks. @nathenharvey
  24. A quick story Hey, I just wanted to thank you

    again for reaching out to [REDACTED]. I start in a couple of weeks... :) @nathenharvey
  25. This only works in a good market! Continuing your education

    Meeting your peers Working with other organizations Participating in the community @nathenharvey
  26. Yes, we're hiring But this is not a pitch for

    you to come work for us http://getchef.com/careers http://getchef.com/jobboard @nathenharvey
  27. Thanks! I'm not quitting my job today, but maybe you

    should What questions can I answer for you? @nathenharvey @nathenharvey