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JUST WATCH BRANDON HAYS’ TALK FROM KEEP RUBY WEIRD 2015.
A BRIEF TAXONOMY OF DEV CAREER PATHS
▸ Go broad : Senior engineer -> Software architect
▸ Go deep : Senior engineer -> Staff Engineer
▸ Go management : Team Lead -> CTO
▸ Go lateral : Growth Team / Risk / Ops
▸ Go business : Consultant / Founder
YOU CAN READ THE STRONGEST ATTACK ON DR WRIGHT IN THIS POST ON GITHUB
THE BBC
THANKS FOR DOING THAT HIGHLY TECHNICAL ORIGINAL REPORTING
“I GAVE ONE RATHER MEDIOCRE TALK AT A REGIONAL TECH CONFERENCE …AS A DIRECT RESULT I NOW WORK AT TWITTER.”
FAIRLY REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE
OUR STANDARD HIRING PROCESS
▸ Resume screening
▸ Phone screen (non-technical)
▸ Programming screen (technical)
▸ On-site
▸ Interview #1
▸ Interview #2
▸ Interview #3
▸ Lunch With Team
▸ CEO Interview
▸ Decision
ENGINEERS ARE MOST MARKETABLE FOR THE THINGS THEY ARE ALREADY DOING; THIS IS GENERALLY WHAT THEY LEAST WANT TO DO AT A NEW JOB.
Dillon Forrest
ONE OF SMARTEST THINGS I’VE EVER HEARD ABOUT CAREER PLANNING
WHAT A GOOD COLD EMAIL CONTAINS
▸ A real human clearly sending one-on-one email.
▸ Demonstrated value you’d bring to a conversation.
▸ An explicit ask for what you want.
I’M STUDYING CS AT $UNIVERSITY. YOUR COMPANY CHAIONE IS DOING SOME REALLY COOL THINGS THAT I AM INTERESTED, I WONDER IF WE WOULD HAVE THE CHANCE TO TALK.
Did Not Get A Job Interview
I WATCHED YOUR PRESENTATION ON PRODUCTIZING TWILIO APPS. GREAT STUFF — I WROTE ABOUT IT HERE. CAN WE TALK FOR 15 MINUTES ON TUESDAY ABOUT WHAT STARFIGHTER IS DOING THESE DAYS?
A Much Better Cold Pitch
MISSION: UPGRADE EARLY COLD CONTACT TO WARM INTERNAL REFERRAL
AGENDA FOR COFFEE DATE OR SKYPE CALL
▸ Demonstrate you’re not an axe murderer.
▸ Listen about what the company is doing.
▸ Give evidence that you’d be interesting to work with.
▸ Do recon on what their hiring process is.
▸ Ask explicitly for them to get the ball rolling for you.
CONDUCTING YOURSELF AT A JOB INTERVIEW
▸ You should know their format cold before you go in. Ask.
▸ Coding tests: answer correctly and concisely then refine.
▸ The job interview is about their needs, not your skills.
▸ Demonstrate enthusiasm and engagement with the mission.
▸ Do not negotiate until you have achieved Yes-If.
TRY ONE OR MORE OF THESE ON FOR SIZE
CLASSIC DODGES THAT OFTEN WORK ON SALARY QUESTION
▸ Defer: “I want to make sure we’re a good fit first.”
▸ Redirect: “I’d like this job to be a big step forward for me in terms of responsibility, impact, and salary.”
▸ Invert: “You’d know better than me. I just want to do great work and know you’ll treat me fairly.”
▸ Consider: “It would depend on the full context of the offer.”
▸ Range: “It sounds like you’re trying to qualify me for a range. If you tell me it, I’ll tell you if we’re in the ballpark.”
I LOVE TALKING ABOUT THIS STUFF. CAN I HELP YOU?
▸ [email protected] or @patio11
▸ https://www.stockfighter.io <— If you like the Twilio API, you will enjoy playing with this.
▸ https://www.starfighters.io <— We can help you hire pre-vetted, extremely talented engineers.
▸ You absolutely cannot waste my time by talking to me or reaching out. This is my vocation and my passion.
▸ Shoutout to Josh Doody’s Fearless Salary Negotiation. Buy a copy (or get one from us).
BECAUSE IF SOFTWARE PEOPLE DON’T RESPECT COPYRIGHT THEN WHO WILL?
PHOTO CREDITS
▸ Cubicles: (CC) https://flic.kr/p/7yV6B3
▸ Keith Casey: Silicon Hill (nominative use) http://www.siliconhillsnews.com/2014/01/23/keith-casey-developer-evangelism-has-been-both-the-best-and-worst-job-in-my-career/
▸ Barbed wire: BBC (CC-BY-A) https://flic.kr/p/kYhdCi
▸ Franz Apostol: Keith Perhac