Interviewing for Software Crafters

Flip the typical approach to job hunting on its head. Instead of brute forcing your way through job postings, you should approach job hunting like a system where listening, refining small parts of the process, and building relationships produce targeted results. The job hunt is really about a mutual decision to continue the productive partnership created during the job interview process.

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1. Pam Selle, @pamasaur, thewebivore.com How to get your next job as a developer
2. ✤ Pam Selle ✤ Software Engineer ✤ Gives advice often to job hunters
3. We have a hiring problem
4. We have a shortage!
5. Right?
6. “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
7. No shortage? What’s the problem?
8. Hiring is DIFFICULT
9. And now, stick people
16. WTH is going on?
17. ✤ More noise ✤ More annoyance ✤ Misplaced incentives
18. Cui bono?
19. And for the talent?
20. Challenges ✤ Irrelevant leads ✤ Difficult to connect to employers ✤ Interview process is terrible
21. Creative Commons, aigle_dore on Flickr
22. There must be a better way
23. Pam’s 3 Step Job Hunt Process
24. Beyond the Résumé ✤ Hunt for targets ✤ Make first contact ✤ Nail the interview
25. Hunt for targets
26. “Your chances of getting a job you want vastly increase if you know what you want in a job" – me, Pam Selle
27. Creative Commons, funfilledgeorgie on Flickr
28. Look for places that need people with your skills
29. Finding Targets ✤ Talk to your people ✤ Talk to other people ✤ Go to the watering hole
30. Suggested Watering Holes ✤ Conference sponsor list! ✤ Community supporters ✤ Community forums and events
31. First Contact
32. Exchange the application process
 for a conversation
33. Creative Commons, gareth1953 on Flickr
34. “Hey, I'm interested in talking to $COMPANY about a role there ... what's the best way to do that?”
35. “Thanks, I've checked out the page [mention position that interested you]. Who could I talk to at the company to learn more about the position?”
36. “I'm interested in working at $COMPANY. Do you know anyone I can talk to about what it's like to work there?”
37. Creative Commons, kamoteus on Flickr
38. Nail the Interview
39. DO NOT NAME A NUMBER FIRST
40. Creative Commons, umjanedoan on Flickr
41. Proof of value ✤ Github ✤ Portfolio ✤ List of links
42. Proof of value But really: Speak intelligently about what you have done
43. Creative Commons, powellizer on Flickr
44. Interview practice grounds ✤ AngelList - angel.co ✤ hired.com
45. Bonus: Hunting Survival Tips
46. Do not take rejections personally
47. Take care of yourself
48. Keep making things
49. Want more? pamselle.gitbooks.io/beyond-the-resume
50. @pamasaur | thewebivore.com | turing.cool THANK YOU