APPRENTICESHIP JOB PREPAREDNESS

APPRENTICESHIP JOB PREPAREDNESS SESSION 2: JOB POSTINGS & COVER LETTERS

READING JOB POSTINGS

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SESSION 2: JOB POSTINGS & COVER LETTERS Developer Job Postings for Unicorns ‣ Let’s look at one of those very frequent examples of a job posting looking for a unicorn developer ‣ Google Front End Engineer ‣ Blink Front End Engineer vs Blink Senior Back End Engineer

SESSION 2: JOB POSTINGS & COVER LETTERS This is all to say… ‣ Don’t let years of experience, certain “necessary skills,” or degrees stop you from applying somewhere ‣ Job postings often aren’t written well ‣ Can use postings to learn about a company’s culture

SESSION 2: JOB POSTINGS & COVER LETTERS And Soft Skills Are Important! ‣ Companies don’t often list out the soft skills they require — which are generally more important to working on a team! ‣ Soft skills include: -communication -writing -self-motivated -humility, ….

If you have the curiosity, the communication skills, the interest, the enthusiasm, the tenacity, and you actually care, you can learn just about any front-end dev language you want. ~ Zoe Rooney

The soft skills are the ones that will keep you progressing as the technology changes and will make you enjoyable to work with. They’re the ones that will keep the clients happy and will help ensure you don’t burn out. ~ Zoe Rooney If you have the curiosity, the communication skills, the interest, the enthusiasm, the tenacity, and you actually care, you can learn just about any front-end dev language you want.

COVER LETTERS

SESSION 2: JOB POSTINGS & COVER LETTERS Cover Letters: The Basics ‣ Do not recycle cover letters ‣ Learn about the company ‣ Try to find out who o you should be addressing cover letter to ‣ Spell/grammar check ‣ Don’t swear/use colloquialisms

SESSION 2: JOB POSTINGS & COVER LETTERS Cover Letters: How You Can Stand Out ‣ It’s not about you, but about what you can do for the company -How are you a good fit for the role? -What skills do you have that will be an asset to them?

SESSION 2: JOB POSTINGS & COVER LETTERS Cover Letters: Sections ‣ Why are you a good fit for job? -qualifications: hard AND soft skills ‣ What do you like about company? -Can show you researched company, understand values ‣ Conclude it looking towards further opportunity to chat

SESSION 2: JOB POSTINGS & COVER LETTERS Cover Letters: Highlight YOUR Strengths ‣ So.. we shouldn’t recycle cover letters, but we can work on sections you can re-use about: -Your strengths -Your passions -What makes you special - Your background and experiences

So.. Let’s Workshop Your Cover Letter Strengths Sections Now! Your strengths Your passions What makes you special Your background and experiences

SESSION 2: JOB POSTINGS & COVER LETTERS Resources For Cover Letter Writing ‣ https://mattstauffer.com/blog/how-to-apply- for-a-web-developer-job-at-tighten-and-how -not-to ‣ Job Scan Tool: https://www.jobscan.co/cover-letter

THANKS!