Working Abroad

Talk given at Escuela Informática PUCV
27/03/2018

Transcript

1. WORKING ABROAD NICOLÁS GARCÍA (@NICOONGUITAR)
2. WORKING ABROAD WHO AM I ? ▸ iOS Developer at Velco ▸ Musician and Guitar fan
3. WORKING ABROAD WHAT ABOUT YOU ?
4. WORKING ABROAD IT’S NOT ABOUT WHERE YOU COME FROM
5. WORKING ABROAD IT’S ABOUT WHERE YOU’RE GOING
6. WORKING ABROAD IT’S ABOUT THE STUFF YOU DO EVERY DAY
7. WORKING ABROAD WHAT INSPIRES YOU ?
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13. WORKING ABROAD ME ?
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16. WORKING ABROAD HELLO MY NAME IS NICOLAS ▸ Signed myself in a Language Exchange Workshop in our university. ▸ Meet some cool and nice people ! ,-./ ▸ Learnt about exchange students culture and experiences
17. WORKING ABROAD LOOKING FOR NEW EXPERIENCES ▸ Read LOTS of blogs from people traveling around the ▸ The Working Holiday VISA
18. WORKING ABROAD A DREAM IS BORN ▸ I want to travel too ! ✈ ▸ “Sorry I don’t speak English very well…” ▸ I didn’t have much money saved neither…
19. WORKING ABROAD I TOOK THE CHALLENGE ▸ Got a new job ▸ Moved to Mordor Santiago ▸ Good morning boss ! -
20. WORKING ABROAD BE AN ENGLISH-SPEAKER ! -4 ▸ Universal language ▸ Main language used in tech ▸ Usually, all APIs documentation and most popular programming languages are written in english
21. WORKING ABROAD HOW COULD I IMPROVE MY ENGLISH SKILLS ?
22. WORKING ABROAD READING LOUDLY (AND ALONE)
23. WORKING ABROAD DON’T BE AFRAID TO SPEAK ‼
24. WORKING ABROAD BUT THE LANGUAGE WASN’T THE ONLY CHALLENGE
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29. WORKING ABROAD SO MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE
30. WORKING ABROAD DEALING WITH MULTICULTURAL TEAMS ▸ Different ages, tastes, humor, habits (mid-day nap ) ▸ Does the work start at 9am or after the coffee is made ? ☕ ▸ Personalities inside a team ▸ The SV culture ▸ Activities !
31. WORKING ABROAD TheBesty’s best lunch competition 
 Winner: Porotos ,
32. WORKING ABROAD YOU CAN’T CODE SOCIAL LIFE (YET…)

33. WORKING ABROAD WORKING OUR SOFT-SKILLS ▸ A team is made of humans not resources ▸ Ideas are born in people’s minds not in the computer ▸ You’ll need to elaborate documents (CV, emails, etc) ▸ A job interview is not just coding… ▸ You’re not a code machine
34. WORKING ABROAD PRACTICING HUMILITY ▸ Always asume that other people’s ideas are given with best wishes, as you do. ▸ You won’t be always right ▸ Different cultures can formulate solutions based on their experiences and points of view ▸ Respect others to be respected
35. WORKING ABROAD A NEW CHALLENGE
36. WORKING ABROAD BONJOUR FRANCE . ▸ Understanding ▸ Learning ▸ Respecting ▸ Adapting to new customs
37. WORKING ABROAD WORKING REMOTELY ☀ ▸ Work anywhere…literally ▸ Not being a 9 to 6 person anymore ! ⏰ ▸ Self-management L
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40. WORKING ABROAD WHERE ARE THOSE 
 KIND OF JOBS?
41. WORKING ABROAD YOUR CAREER ISN’T JUST A PAPER RESUME ▸ GitHub ▸ Twitter ▸ LinkedIn
42. WORKING ABROAD SIDE PROJECTS ▸ Build your ideas and start your own business ▸ Open Source projects M M M M M ▸ Am I working for free ? ▸ Don’t BURNOUT !
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44. WORKING ABROAD TECH EVENTS ▸ 9punto5 ▸ iOS Love ▸ GDG Android Santiago ▸ StarsConf
45. WORKING ABROAD IOS CONFERENCES: DOTSWIFT & FRENCHKIT
46. WORKING ABROAD IOS CONFERENCES: FRENCHKIT’S NERD AFTERPARTY
47. WORKING ABROAD DEVELOPER COMMUNITIES ▸ Sharing what you’ve learned today ▸ Don’t limit yourself just to code: Book authors, speakers, mentors ✍ ▸ Getting feedback from others M ▸ Make some new friends !
48. WORKING ABROAD COCOAHEADS NANTES FEB 18’
50. WORKING ABROAD VELCO: WE ARE HIRING ! http://velco.bike/en/
51. WORKING ABROAD THANK YOU! @NicoonGuitar on Twitter 
 iOS @VelcoBike S
 
 Thanks to… * Escuela de Ingeniería Informática PUCV
 
 * Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso