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Software engineer marketing done right – career...

Software engineer marketing done right – career tips from my experience.

Ivan Jovanovic

November 22, 2018
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  1. Hello! I am Ivan Jovanovic Senior Software Engineer at NearForm

    You can find me at @ivanjov96 & https://ivanjov.com
  2. “ Recruiting is hard. It's just finding the needles in

    the haystack. You can't know enough in a one-hour interview. - Steve Jobs -
  3. Where do you fail? ! Before the interviews, on CV

    check ! At the interview ! On homework ! On live coding
  4. Why do you fail? ! You don't have enough experience

    ! Your skills don't match the job description ! You request big salary ! Company can't fulfill your requests
  5. How to start? ! Pick topics ! Buy domain and

    hosting ! Install WordPress or Ghost ! Make theme (or buy one) ! Just write!
  6. How to start? ! Pick topics, experiment, do some crazy

    things ! Find local meetups and contact organizers ! Learn how to write good proposal for CFP ! Don't be shy!!! ! Practice a lot!
  7. VoxxedDays Belgrade VoxxedDays Thessaloniki RollingScopes Minsk JSDay Verona DevTalks Cluj

    O'Reilly Fluent Conf OdessaJS AmsterdamJS Web Rebels Oslo Full Stack London JS Talks Sofia
  8. How to start? ! Open-source a solution to a problem

    that you solved ! Find a community ! Check open issues on Github ! Fix a bug, update documentation, add tests
  9. How to start? ! Solve your own problems ! Start

    small, build something that does one thing successfully ! Share on Twitter, HackerNews, Reddit etc. ! Work on SEO ! Open-source it
  10. How to start? ! Put outstanding title ! Have a

    lot of keywords in your description ! Fill out everything, experience, education, skills, projects ! Ask for referrals
  11. How to start? ! Pick a topic, something that you

    already know or something you're learning now ! Find a quiet room, get a microphone and headset and record tutorial ! Make a YouTube account and share it with the world
  12. How to start? ! Select topic, programming language or a

    general tech event ! Find big organizations that can support you (VoxxedDays, JSConf, Devoxx etc.) ! Start small, experiment ! Make connections, find speakers and sponsors
  13. Conclusion ! No one will hire you if they don't

    know enough about you ! Skills are not enough, you need to show them to the world ! Learn how to market yourself and do it every day