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WHO AM I ?
▸ iOS Developer at Velco
▸ Musician and Guitar fan
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WHAT ABOUT YOU ?
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IT’S NOT ABOUT WHERE YOU
COME FROM
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IT’S ABOUT WHERE
YOU’RE GOING
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IT’S ABOUT THE STUFF
YOU DO EVERY DAY
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WHAT INSPIRES YOU ?
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✨
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✈
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ME ?
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✈
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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
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LOOKING FOR NEW EXPERIENCES
▸ Read LOTS of blogs from people traveling
around the
▸ The Working Holiday VISA
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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…
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I TOOK THE CHALLENGE
▸ Got a new job
▸ Moved to Mordor Santiago
▸ Good morning boss ! -
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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
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HOW COULD I IMPROVE
MY ENGLISH SKILLS ?
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READING LOUDLY (AND ALONE)
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DON’T BE AFRAID
TO SPEAK ‼
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BUT THE LANGUAGE WASN’T
THE ONLY CHALLENGE
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,-67.:
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SO MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE
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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 !
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TheBesty’s best lunch competition
Winner: Porotos ,
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YOU CAN’T CODE SOCIAL LIFE (YET…)
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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
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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
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A NEW CHALLENGE
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BONJOUR FRANCE .
▸ Understanding
▸ Learning
▸ Respecting
▸ Adapting to new customs
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WORKING REMOTELY ☀
▸ Work anywhere…literally
▸ Not being a 9 to 6 person anymore ! ⏰
▸ Self-management L
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WHERE ARE THOSE
KIND OF JOBS?
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YOUR CAREER ISN’T JUST A PAPER RESUME
▸ GitHub
▸ Twitter
▸ LinkedIn
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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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NERD FEST
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TECH EVENTS
▸ 9punto5
▸ iOS Love
▸ GDG Android Santiago
▸ StarsConf
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IOS CONFERENCES: DOTSWIFT & FRENCHKIT
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IOS CONFERENCES: FRENCHKIT’S NERD AFTERPARTY
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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 !
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COCOAHEADS NANTES FEB 18’
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VELCO: WE ARE HIRING !
http://velco.bike/en/
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THANK YOU!
@NicoonGuitar on Twitter
iOS @VelcoBike S
Thanks to…
* Escuela de Ingeniería Informática PUCV
* Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso