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Pam Selle, @pamasaur, thewebivore.com How to get your next job as a developer

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Pam Selle, @pamasaur, thewebivore.com How to get your next job as a developer

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Pam Selle, @pamasaur, thewebivore.com Hacking the hiring process

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✤ Pam Selle ✤ Software Engineer ✤ Gives advice often to job hunters

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We have a hiring problem

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We have a shortage!

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Right?

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“There’s no evidence...that there’s a shortage in the conventional sense…They may not be able to find them at the price they want.” “But I’m not sure that qualifies as a shortage, any more than my not being able to find a half-priced TV.” Hal Salzman, Rutgers University

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No shortage? What’s the problem?

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Hiring is DIFFICULT

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And now, stick people

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WTH is going on?

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✤ More noise ✤ More annoyance ✤ Misplaced incentives

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Cui bono?

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And for the talent?

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Challenges ✤ Irrelevant leads ✤ Difficult to connect to employers ✤ Interview process is terrible

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Creative Commons, aigle_dore on Flickr

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There must be a better way

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Pam’s 3 Step Job Hunt Process

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Beyond the Résumé ✤ Hunt for targets ✤ Make first contact ✤ Nail the interview

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Hunt for targets

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“Your chances of getting a job you want vastly increase if you know what you want in a job" – me, Pam Selle

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Hunting for targets ✤ Know and articulate what you want ✤ Reach out to your network to tell them you are looking

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First Contact

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Exchange the application process
 for a conversation

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First Contact ✤ Find the best way to start a job conversation

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Nail the Interview

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Interviewing ✤ Never name a salary number early in the conversation ✤ Practice speaking intelligently about past success ✤ Practice interviews

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What can employers do?

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http://bit.ly/1jZivmP

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Want more? pamselle.gitbooks.io/beyond-the-resume

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✤ http://talks.caktusgroup.com/all-things-open/2015/ hiring/ ✤ https://storify.com/anyharder/ disrupttechinterviews-using-psych-methods-maybe ✤ #disrupttechinterviews

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