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- 1. Getting Started inTech: Building a Great Career April 2017 http://bit.ly/thinkful-hired-in-tech
- 2. About me • ConnorEricson • Thinkful Graduate
- 3. About us We traindevelopers and data scientists through 1-on-1 mentorship and career prep programs
- 4. What is “tech”? Techisn’t just one industry anymore — it’s the new business model. Every company is now a tech company.
- 5. “Software is eatingthe world” “More and more major businesses and industries are being run on software and delivered as online services — from movies to agriculture to national defense. Many of the winners are Silicon Valley-style entrepreneurial technology companies that are invading and overturning established industry structures. Over the next 10 years, I expect many more industries to be disrupted by software, with new world-beating Silicon Valley companies doing the disruption in more cases than not.” - Marc Andreeson, WSJ, 2011
- 6. Some examples • Largestretailer => Amazon • Best movie production => Pixar • Biggest media => Facebook & Google • Most popular entertainment => Netflix
- 7. Goldman Sachs • LloydBlankfein, CEO • “Goldman Sachs is a Technology Firm” • 9,000 out of 33,000 employees are on tech team
- 8. The good news By2020, there will be 1.4M computer science jobs and only 400,000 C.S. grads with the skills to apply for those jobs - Bureau of Labor Statistics
- 9. The implications forjobs • Increased demand in for technical skills • Creation of new “software plus” jobs • Diffusion of tech organizational culture, roles, and processes
- 10. One such process— career trajectory Junior sales Account executive Sales Manager VP Sales!
- 11. In “tech” careertrajectories are varied Full stack developer Front-end developer Back-end developer QA developer
- 12. In “tech” careertrajectory are varied Full stack developer Front-end developer Back-end developer QA developer DevOps Product developer Growth hacker Reliability engineer Architect Manager / team lead
- 13. Goals for tonight •Define common first jobs • Career trajectories after the first job • Tips for breaking in
- 14. First jobs • Frontenddeveloper • Backend developer • Full-stack developer • QA developer
- 15. Frontend Developer You’ll bebuilding the parts of an application that people interact with
- 16. Backend Developer Building thebusiness logic and handling data storage and manipulation
- 17. Full-stack Developer Build bothfront and backend features +
- 18. QA Developer Write softwaretests and conduct manual tests to catch bugs before they’re shipped
- 19. Next step: SeniorDeveloper Everything that came before with the ability to estimate your work accurately, handle challenging problems with less support, and add support for junior colleagues
- 20. Coding plus Roles •Coding + Product = Product Manager • Coding + Marketing = Growth Hacker • Coding + Sales = Sales Engineer • Coding + Data = Data Scientist
- 21. Product Manager (Coding+ Product) Turn business goals into product requirements. Work with designers & developers to deliver — measure success Skills & Tools • Customer research • Customer development • User stories • Wireframes • Project management • Analytics
- 22. Growth Hacker (Coding+ Marketing) Design & implement experiments to drive customer acquisition and engagement Skills & Tools • Rapid prototyping • Analytics • Communication
- 23. Sales Engineer (Coding+ Sales) Sell complex technical product by helping customer understand how it works and how they’ll use it Skills & Tools • Communication • Customer support
- 24. Data Scientist (Coding+ Data) Use statistics and programming to find valuable insights from extremely large datasets Skills & Tools • Curiosity • Statistics • Analytics • Machine Learning
- 25. The Good News •Massive shortages in tech industry • Hiring is based on skills, not credentials • Anyone can learn with a growth mindset
- 26. 1M unfilled techjobs by 2020 By 2020, there will be 1.4M computer science jobs available and only 400,000 computer science grads with the skills to apply for those jobs - Bureau of Labor Statistics
- 27. Many firms recruitfrom code challenge sites
- 28. Technical interview iscornerstone of the process
- 29. Anyone can learnhow to code Students with a growth mindset - the belief that intelligence is not just something that you are born with - have higher levels of success. Neural connections grow and become stronger the more you struggle with learning and correct your mistakes. Carol Dweck, Professor of Psychology at Stanford University
- 30. How to getin the door? • Learn the skills • Build a portfolio of high quality work • Develop a relevant network • Prep for technical interviews
- 31. Learning the skills •Build stuff + Google • Free online resources (e.g. CodeAcademy) • Flexible coding bootcamps (e.g Thinkful) • Full-time coding bootcamps (e.g. GA) • Full degree programs (Georgia Tech)
- 32. Building your portfolio •Find a niche (based on your background) • Build a personal website • Get your portfolio on GitHub • Try and find contract work • Have professionals guide & review your work
- 33. Networking the rightway • 80% of job openings are never advertised • 120 average applicants per job posted • 20% get an interview *https://www.forbes.com/sites/jacquelynsmith/2013/04/26/why-every-job-seeker-should-have-a-personal- website-and-what-it-should-include/#578fbf6f119e
- 34. Networking the rightway • Cold applications suck! • Figure out what you want (size, industry, role, etc) • Reach out to someone that works at company • Ask them about their work, genuine interest, build a relationship • Eventually (1-2 months in), ask for referral
- 35. Tech recruiters • Techrecruiters serve as your agent • Can leverage their relationships to arrange interviews • They are incentivized to find you a job • You might get less say in where, but are helpful • Can be great in getting you feedback
- 36. Thinkful students findjobs through referrals
- 37. The technical interview •Phone screen • Take home tech challenge • In-person interviews
- 38. Resources • Prep sites(e.g. Interview Cake) • Books (e.g. Cracking the Coding Interview) • Mock interviews with technical friends
- 39. Ways to keeplearningLevelofsupport Learning methods
- 40. 1-on-1 mentorship enablesflexibility 325+ mentors with an average of 10 years of experience in the field
- 41. Support ‘round theclock
- 42. Our results Job Titlesafter GraduationMonths until Employed
- 43. Try us out! •Initial 2-week trial includes six mentor sessions for $50 • Learn HTML/CSS and JavaScript • Option to continue onto web development bootcamp • Talk to me (or email jasjit@thinkful.com) if you’re interested