Transfer Those Skills!

We share our journeys into tech and teach you how to highlight your relevant skills to help you land a great job when changing careers.

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1. Identify, Communicate, and Sell your Transferable Skills when Switching Careers Transfer those skills! DjangoCon US 2018 Caroline Taylor and Rebekah Post, PhD Pottermore.com
2. Alternate Title: Learn to Harness Your Magical Powers Fridouw, DeviantArt
3. Warner Bros Studios
4. Arileli, DeviantArt
5. What does it take? 1. Network 2. Focus on the skills 3. Craft your materials 4. Hustle for feedback 5. Apply 6. Rock the interview 7. Keep improving
6. Network
8. Focus on the skills
9. Nicolas morales, artstation
10. What’s hard for others that’s easy for you? http://antemortemarts.com
11. When looking for your magical powers - trust... • Your brain • Your friends • Your favorite colleagues • Your experiences • Your favorite things • Free skills assessments Warner Bros Studios
12. • Not favorite colleagues • People who are judgy • Any “expert” with advice that doesn’t feel right When looking for your magical powers - avoid... brenna-ivy.tumblr.com
13. -What magical powers are in demand?- Warner Bros Studios
14. 1. Communication 2. Writing 3. Organizational Skills 4. Problem Solving 5. Planning 6. Project Management 7. Research 8. Word + Office 9. Customer Service 10. Microsoft Excel Baseline skills in tech
15. Skills Needed for your Dream Job picolo -kun, deviant art
16. Story feel thin? Get experience! • Open Source projects ◦ DjangoCon Sprints! • Personal projects • Short-term gigs • Hackathons • Share your work • Volunteer https://www.instagram.com/p/BVzMvswjsQk/
17. Craft your materials
18. Makani, hp-lexicon.org
19. Resume pro tips • Keep it short • Use clear words • Use industry standard terms • Enlist a good editor • Pare down for relevance • Consider visual real estate
20. Presented complex technical information to a range of audiences, tailored to the background and goals of the audience.
22. Hustle for feedback
24. Apply
25. Warner Bros Studios
26. Rock the interview
27. • Says all the right words in the right order? • Thinks they know more than the hiring committee? • Thinks they’re perfect? Do hiring committees want to hire someone who... Warner Bros Studios
28. Hiring committees want to hire someone who... • Is a team player • Enjoys problem solving • Can accept feedback • They can work with for years! Warner Bros Studios
29. Keep improving
30. -Negotiate!!- Tracy Osbourne, DjangoCon US 2017
31. Own your magical powers 1. Network 2. Focus on the skills 3. Craft your materials 4. Hustle for feedback 5. Apply 6. Rock the interview 7. Keep improving
33. Questions? • See Tracy Osborn’s keynote on Negotiation from DjangoCon US 2017 • https://github.com/oreo1029/ transferSkills Resources