Where Do You See Yourself in Five Years?

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Where Do You See Yourself in Five Years? Zoë Nolan | http://zoenolan.org/ Rails Girls London June 2016 http://zoenolan.org/blog/2016/06/in-five-years/

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http://zoenolan.org/blog/2016/06/in-five-years/ Office Space | Copyright 20th Century Fox

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Have you done any Research? http://zoenolan.org/blog/2016/06/in-five-years/

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http://zoenolan.org/blog/2016/06/in-five-years/ Discworld | Copyright Terry Pratchett

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You have thoughts on Technology http://zoenolan.org/blog/2016/06/in-five-years/

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http://zoenolan.org/blog/2016/06/in-five-years/ Game Developer Barbie | Copyright Mattel

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Will you work well with the rest of the team? http://zoenolan.org/blog/2016/06/in-five-years/

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Tips •Keep CV’s to one or two pages •Work on your cover letter •Avoid a laundry list of skills •Get a LinkedIn profile http://zoenolan.org/blog/2016/06/in-five-years/

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Tips •Have a sensible email address •Set the URL for your LinkedIn profile •If you have code to show, get a GitHub account •Only list relevant social media profiles on your CV http://zoenolan.org/blog/2016/06/in-five-years/

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Tips •Use tools to research companies •https://www.glassdoor.co.uk/ •https://angel.co/ •https://www.crunchbase.com/ http://zoenolan.org/blog/2016/06/in-five-years/