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Transfer Those Skills!

Rebekah
October 15, 2018

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.

Rebekah

October 15, 2018
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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. 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
  3. 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
  4. • 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
  5. 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
  6. 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/
  7. 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
  8. • 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. Questions? • See Tracy Osborn’s keynote on Negotiation from DjangoCon

    US 2017 • https://github.com/oreo1029/ transferSkills Resources