Stand out from the crowd

This is a recent talk that I gave at Untangle the Web London. It is all about starting your career in the tech industry and some tips to help your interviewing.

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Transcript

1. Stand out from the crowd
2. Dean Hume
3. Finding a job is hard
4. ...but
5. In this talk: Your CV
6. In this talk: Your CV Getting yourself out there
7. In this talk: Your CV Getting yourself out there Technical tests
8. In this talk: Your CV Getting yourself out there Technical tests The Interview
9. Preparation is the key to success
11. Preparation is the key to success
12. Your CV
13. Your CV Copy your heroes
14. Your CV Copy your heroes Get it reviewed
15. Your CV Copy your heroes Get it reviewed Spellcheck!
16. CV Templates tinyurl.com/CVGuardian
17. Keep it real
18. Get it online LinkedIn StackOverflow Careers
19. Protip Create a blog Get your code online
20. Create a blog
21. Get your code online
22. Protip Link your code and blog to your CV
23. Get searching
24. Get searching Attend events like this meetup.com eventbrite.co.uk
25. Get searching Job sites careers.stackoverflow.com linkedin.com corporate sites totaljobs.co.uk reed.co.uk
26. Get searching Networking Get in touch with agencies Talk to your friends / colleagues
27. Get searching Twitter Follow your heroes Follow companies that inspire you
28. The Interview
29. It’s about you!
30. Do your homework The background
31. Do your homework The background The product
32. Do your homework The background The product Questions are good
33. The technical test
34. This is where you can really stand out
35. Stand out Make sure it works on another machine
36. Stand out Make sure it works on another machine Upload to a live server (EC2, Heroku, Azure, Site44)
37. Stand out Make sure it works on another machine Upload to a live server (EC2, Heroku, Azure, Site44) Make it easy for the interviewer
38. D-Day
39. Interview Dress code When & Where Arrive on time
40. The Interview
41. The Interview Answer honestly
42. The Interview Answer honestly Don’t badmouth
43. The Interview Answer honestly Don’t badmouth Be cool!
44. ...and relax
45. Ask for feedback
46. Summary
47. Resources tinyurl.com/InvolvedVideo
48. Thank you @deanohume
49. Any Questions?