Getting started-jan-9-2018
- 1. Getting Started in Tech January 2018 bit.ly/hired-in-la 1
- 2. About Thinkful We train developers and data scientists through 1x1 mentorship and project-based learning. Guaranteed. 2
- 3. About you What's your name? What brought you here today? What is your programming experience? 3
- 4. What is "tech"? Tech isn’t just one industry anymore — it’s the new business model. Every company is now a tech company. 4
- 5. Largest in their areas - all tech based companies Retail / Entertainment Transportation Media Entertainment bit.ly/hired-in-laWIFI: CrossCamp.us Events 5
- 6. The good news Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics + White House 6
- 7. The implications for jobs Increased demand in for technical skills Creation of new “software plus” jobs Diffusion of tech organizational culture, roles, and processes 7
- 8. One such process — career trajectory Junior sales Account executive Sales Manager VP Sales 8
- 9. In “tech” career trajectories are varied Front End Developer Back End Developer Full Stack Developer QA Developer 9
- 10. In “tech” career trajectories are varied Manager / team lead Reliability Engineer Growth Hacker Product Developer Dev Ops Architect Front End Developer Back End Developer Full Stack Developer QA Developer 10
- 11. Common first jobs Front End Developer Back End Developer Full Stack Developer QA Developer 11
- 12. Front end developer bit.ly/hired-in-laWIFI: CrossCamp.us Events 12
- 13. Back end developer bit.ly/hired-in-laWIFI: CrossCamp.us Events 13
- 14. Full stack developer + bit.ly/hired-in-laWIFI: CrossCamp.us Events 14
- 15. QA Developer Write software tests and conduct manual tests to catch bugs before they’re shipped bit.ly/hired-in-laWIFI: CrossCamp.us Events 15
- 16. Next step: Senior Developer Everything that came before with the ability to estimate your work accurately, handle challenging problems with less support, and add support for junior colleagues 16
- 17. Coding plus Roles Coding + Product = Product Manager Coding + Marketing = Growth Hacker Coding + Sales = Sales Engineer Coding + Data = Data Scientist 17
- 18. Product Manager (Coding + Product) Skills & Tools Customer research Customer development User stories Wireframes Project management Analytics Turn business goals into product requirements. Work with designers & developers to deliver — measure success 18
- 19. Growth Hacker (Coding + Marketing) Skills & Tools Rapid prototyping Analytics Communication Design & implement experiments to drive customer acquisition and engagement 19
- 20. Sales Engineer (Coding + Sales) Skills & Tools Customer Support Communication Sell complex technical product by helping customer understand how it works and how they’ll use it 20
- 21. Data Scientist (Coding + Data) Skills & Tools Curiosity Statistics Analytics Machine Learning Use statistics and programming to find valuable insights from extremely large datasets 21
- 22. How to get in the door? Learn the skills Build a portfolio of high quality work Develop a relevant network Prep for technical interviews 22
- 23. 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 23
- 24. Networking the right way 80% of job openings are never advertised 120+ average applicants per job posted At Thinkful, roughly 10-12% of cold applications yield a phone screen Source: Forbes 24
- 25. Networking the right way Cold applications are the least effective way of landing a job 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 25
- 26. Tech recruiters Tech recruiters 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 26
- 27. Thinkful students find jobs through connections Out of 100 students, this is the breakdown: Application: 35% Thinkful community intro: 20% Existing employee referral: 15% Networking: 20% Cold contact from recruiter: 10% 27
- 28. The technical interview Phone screen Take home tech challenge In-person interviews 28
- 29. Resources Prep sites (e.g. Interview Cake) Books (e.g. Cracking the Coding Interview) Mock interviews with technical friends 29
- 30. Ways to learn to code bit.ly/hired-in-laWIFI: CrossCamp.us Events 30
- 31. Thinkful's free course HTML, CSS and JavaScript Unlimited group mentor sessions Personal Program Manager Slack Channel Thinkful Coding Prep Course http://bit.ly/web-dev-free 31