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ManageYour Job Search
Johanna Rothman
New: Hiring GeeksThat Fit
@johannarothman
www.jrothman.com
jr@jrothman.com
781-641-4046
© 2013 Johanna Rothman
The ProblemWith a Job Search
2
It’s a big complex project
It’s overwhelming
Your emotions are all over the place
It’s so easy to get interrupted
It doesn’t end until you have an offer
in hand
Which means you have to iterate
© 2013 Johanna Rothman
Why Learn a New System?
A complex project requires a
system that breaks down the
complexity into something that
works for you
You need to prepare for your
success
3
© 2013 Johanna Rothman
Plan to Iterate
How you look for a job
Where you look for a job
On your resume
On your networking
On everything
4
© 2013 Johanna Rothman
We Have a System for Iteration
It’s called “agile”
Helps you get feedback
But agile is built for cross-functional teams
You are not a team; you’re a person
5
© 2013 Johanna Rothman
You Need a System for Flow
Personal kanban helps with flow
Helps you see small achievable steps to get to the next
place
6
© 2013 Johanna Rothman
You can use personal kanban inside
one-week iterations to manage your
job search project
7
© 2013 Johanna Rothman
Let’s See an Example
8
© 2013 Johanna Rothman9
A Possible FirstWeek for a Newbie
© 2013 Johanna Rothman
A Possible SecondWeek
10
© 2013 Johanna Rothman
Keep Iterating
11
You might iterate on your resume:
Write draft 1
Get review from Sally, John, and
Dan
Do several other things in order
(1, 2, 3) while you are waiting, such
as request references
Later, write draft 2.That would be
a separate sticky
© 2013 Johanna Rothman12
© 2013 Johanna Rothman
DecideWhat’s Next
13
You decide what to do next week
based on your accomplishments and
what’s important now
You don’t over-commit
You write down everything you
need to do
You retrospect to assess your
progress
© 2013 Johanna Rothman
KeepYourTodos Small
We like to make progress
We are not good at multitasking
The way to keep your spirits up and to
make progress is to keep your todos small
You won’t get confused with an
interrupting phone call
You can make progress with small
chunks of time
14
© 2013 Johanna Rothman
Retrospect
Many ways to reflect
Plus/Minus/Change
Proud/Sorry
Facilitated Conversation
MindMap of your week
Quantitative data of your week
Five whys
15
© 2013 Johanna Rothman
Tips to MakeThisWork
You can finish every todo in
two hours or less
You can finish the week’s
work in the time you have
for your job search
Your todos are independent
from each other
16
© 2013 Johanna Rothman
AvoidTheseTraps
Keep going
Perfection is the enemy of the good
Don’t beat yourself up
Don’t have too much work in
progress (todos in the In Progress
column)
Know that you will never have the
perfect resume
17
© 2013 Johanna Rothman
What Questions DoYou Have?
18
© 2013 Johanna Rothman
Let’s Stay inTouch...
ManageYour Job Search on leanpub
Hiring GeeksThat Fit on leanpub.com, Pragprog.com,Amazon
Much more on www.jrothman.com/blog/htp
Pragmatic Manager:
www.jrothman.com/pragmaticmanager
Please link with me on LinkedIn
19

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Manage.your.job.search

  • 1. ManageYour Job Search Johanna Rothman New: Hiring GeeksThat Fit @johannarothman www.jrothman.com jr@jrothman.com 781-641-4046
  • 2. © 2013 Johanna Rothman The ProblemWith a Job Search 2 It’s a big complex project It’s overwhelming Your emotions are all over the place It’s so easy to get interrupted It doesn’t end until you have an offer in hand Which means you have to iterate
  • 3. © 2013 Johanna Rothman Why Learn a New System? A complex project requires a system that breaks down the complexity into something that works for you You need to prepare for your success 3
  • 4. © 2013 Johanna Rothman Plan to Iterate How you look for a job Where you look for a job On your resume On your networking On everything 4
  • 5. © 2013 Johanna Rothman We Have a System for Iteration It’s called “agile” Helps you get feedback But agile is built for cross-functional teams You are not a team; you’re a person 5
  • 6. © 2013 Johanna Rothman You Need a System for Flow Personal kanban helps with flow Helps you see small achievable steps to get to the next place 6
  • 7. © 2013 Johanna Rothman You can use personal kanban inside one-week iterations to manage your job search project 7
  • 8. © 2013 Johanna Rothman Let’s See an Example 8
  • 9. © 2013 Johanna Rothman9 A Possible FirstWeek for a Newbie
  • 10. © 2013 Johanna Rothman A Possible SecondWeek 10
  • 11. © 2013 Johanna Rothman Keep Iterating 11 You might iterate on your resume: Write draft 1 Get review from Sally, John, and Dan Do several other things in order (1, 2, 3) while you are waiting, such as request references Later, write draft 2.That would be a separate sticky
  • 12. © 2013 Johanna Rothman12
  • 13. © 2013 Johanna Rothman DecideWhat’s Next 13 You decide what to do next week based on your accomplishments and what’s important now You don’t over-commit You write down everything you need to do You retrospect to assess your progress
  • 14. © 2013 Johanna Rothman KeepYourTodos Small We like to make progress We are not good at multitasking The way to keep your spirits up and to make progress is to keep your todos small You won’t get confused with an interrupting phone call You can make progress with small chunks of time 14
  • 15. © 2013 Johanna Rothman Retrospect Many ways to reflect Plus/Minus/Change Proud/Sorry Facilitated Conversation MindMap of your week Quantitative data of your week Five whys 15
  • 16. © 2013 Johanna Rothman Tips to MakeThisWork You can finish every todo in two hours or less You can finish the week’s work in the time you have for your job search Your todos are independent from each other 16
  • 17. © 2013 Johanna Rothman AvoidTheseTraps Keep going Perfection is the enemy of the good Don’t beat yourself up Don’t have too much work in progress (todos in the In Progress column) Know that you will never have the perfect resume 17
  • 18. © 2013 Johanna Rothman What Questions DoYou Have? 18
  • 19. © 2013 Johanna Rothman Let’s Stay inTouch... ManageYour Job Search on leanpub Hiring GeeksThat Fit on leanpub.com, Pragprog.com,Amazon Much more on www.jrothman.com/blog/htp Pragmatic Manager: www.jrothman.com/pragmaticmanager Please link with me on LinkedIn 19