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- 1. Getting Started inTech: Building a Great Career February 2017 http://bit.ly/thinkful-hired-in-tech
- 2. About me • JasjitSingh • Self-taught developer • Worked in finance & tech • Co-Founder Hotspot • Thinkful General Manager
- 3. About us Thinkful preparesstudents for web development & data science jobs with 1-on-1 mentorship 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
- 7. Netflix “Our goal isto become HBO faster than HBO can become us” - Ted Sarandos, Chief Content Officer of Netflix, 2013
- 8. Goldman Sachs • LloydBlankfein, CEO • “Goldman Sachs is a Technology Firm” • 9,000 out of 33,000 employees are on tech team
- 9. 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
- 10. The new bluecollar job?
- 11. The implications forjobs • Increased demand in for technical skills • Creation of new “software plus” jobs • Diffusion of tech organizational culture, roles, and processes
- 12. One such process— career trajectory Junior sales Account executive Sales Manager VP Sales!
- 13. In “tech” careertrajectories are varied Full stack developer Front-end developer Back-end developer QA developer
- 14. 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
- 15. Goals for tonight •Define common first jobs • Career trajectories after the first job • Tips for breaking in
- 16. First jobs • Frontenddeveloper • Backend developer • Full-stack developer • QA developer
- 17. Frontend Developer You’ll bebuilding the parts of an application that people interact with
- 18. Backend Developer Building thebusiness logic and handling data storage and manipulation
- 19. Full-stack Developer Build bothfront and backend features +
- 20. QA Developer Write softwaretests and conduct manual tests to catch bugs before they’re shipped
- 21. 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
- 22. Coding plus Roles •Coding + Product = Product Manager • Coding + Marketing = Growth Hacker • Coding + Community = Developer Evangelist • Coding + Sales = Sales Engineer • Coding + Data = Data Scientist
- 23. 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
- 24. Growth Hacker (Coding+ Marketing) Design & implement experiments to drive customer acquisition and engagement Skills & Tools • Rapid prototyping • Analytics • Communication
- 25. Developer Evangelist (Coding+ Community) Build community around a technology by helping customers, creating content and participating at events Skills & Tools • Specific technical expertise • Teaching/Mentoring • Customer support
- 26. 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
- 27. Data Scientist (Coding+ Data) Use statistics and programming to find valuable insights from extremely large datasets Skills & Tools • Curiosity • Statistics • Analytics • Machine Learning
- 28. The Good News •Massive shortages in tech industry • Hiring is based on skills, not credentials • Anyone can learn with a growth mindset
- 29. 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
- 30. Many firms recruitfrom code challenge sites
- 31. Technical interview iscornerstone of the process
- 32. 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
- 33. How to getin the door? • Learn the skills • Build a portfolio of high quality work • Develop a relevant network • Prep for technical interviews
- 34. 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)
- 35. 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
- 36. 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
- 37. 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
- 38. 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
- 39. Thinkful students findjobs through referrals
- 40. The technical interview •Phone screen • Take home tech challenge • In-person interviews
- 41. Resources • Prep sites(e.g. Interview Cake) • Books (e.g. Cracking the Coding Interview) • Mock interviews with technical friends
- 42. More about Thinkful •Anyone who’s committed can learn to code • 1-on-1 mentorship is the best way to learn • Flexibility matters — learn anywhere, anytime •We only makes money when you get a job
- 43. More about Thinkful You’lllearn concepts, practice with drills, and build capstone projects for your own portfolio — all guided by a personal mentor
- 44. Our mentors Mentors have,on average, 10+ years of experience
- 45. Our results Job Titlesafter GraduationMonths until Employed
- 46. Try us out! Trythe program for two weeks, includes six mentor sessions - $50 Learn HTML/CSS/JavaScript Option to continue onto web development bootcamp Come talk to me if you’re interested (or email me at jas@thinkful.com)
- 47. Questions? email me atjas@thinkful.com