Your First Developer Job

A small talk I gave at General Assembly (9th June 2016) on finding your first developer job.

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1. Your First
   Developer Job
   

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2. Who is this guy?
   

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3. I’ve been doing Rails for
   ten years
   

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13. Rails contributors
    

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14. “Hiring Juniors”
    ryanbigg.com
    

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15. Your First
    Developer Job
    

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16. Before applying…
    

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17. Rule #1: Self-care
    

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18. Build your network
    

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20. Code Triage
    

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21. Hobby Projects
    

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22. Applying
    

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23. Differentiate
    yourself
    

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24. Apply at more
    than one place
    

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25. Interviewing
    

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26. What will the
    interview be like?
    

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27. Interviews are
    two way
    Ask lots of questions
    

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28. Be prepared
    for rejection
    

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29. Starting your
    first job
    

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30. There are
    no “dumb”
    questions
    

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31. Expect pairing
    

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32. Expect to
    be wrong
    

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33. Expect to
    learn a lot
    

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34. Get a mentor
    me@ryanbigg.com
    

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35. https://80000hours.org/career-guide/how-to-get-a-job/
    

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