This document provides an agenda for a career coaching session that includes various activities and topics to help participants with their job search and career development. The session will include warm-up exercises, pitching practice, learning about personal branding, taking a recess break, and discussing knowing what career path or job one wants. Other topics on the agenda include learning, mindsets and tips for things like content marketing, psychological contracts, design thinking, and elevator pitches. The overall scope of the session is to provide personalized career support through activities, guidance on career issues, and a forum for practicing interview skills.
The Job Search Standup is a programme at General Assembly designed to help our full-time students as they prepare for a new career in web development.
The Job Standup is a tailored to GA web development and UX courses, during which the students participate in job readiness trainings, share their experiences in the job market, and offer support and strategies to each other.
This session covers pitching, CVs, Github, Networks, Portfolio, Blogging, Cover Letter
How to put your best self online and land the interview
- Ideas to upgrade your resume and make it stand out
- How to enhance your social profiles and get noticed
- Best practices for a phone or video interview
The Job Search Standup is a programme at General Assembly designed to help our full-time students as they prepare for a new career in web development.
The Job Standup is a tailored to GA web development and UX courses, during which the students participate in job readiness trainings, share their experiences in the job market, and offer support and strategies to each other.
This session covers pitching, CVs, Github, Networks, Portfolio, Blogging, Cover Letter
How to put your best self online and land the interview
- Ideas to upgrade your resume and make it stand out
- How to enhance your social profiles and get noticed
- Best practices for a phone or video interview
José Palomares estuvo con nosotros conversando sobre las oportunidades que tenemos para destacar en las presentaciones que realizamos. Aquí algunas claves para lograrlo exitosamente.
Interviewing Users: Spinning Data Into GoldSteve Portigal
Interviewing is undeniably one of the most valuable and commonly used user research tools. Yet it's often not used well, because
* It’s based on skills we think we have (talking or even listening)
* It's not taught or reflected on, and
* People tend to "wing it" rather than develop their skills.
Results may be inaccurate or reveal nothing new, suggesting the wrong design or business responses, or they may miss the crucial nuance that points to innovative breakthrough opportunities.
In this day-long session, we'll focus on the importance of rapport-building and listening and look at techniques for both. We will review different types of questions, and why you need to have a range of question types. This session will explore other contextual research methods that can be built on top of interviewing in a seamless way. We'll also suggest practice exercises for improving your own interviewing skills and how to engage others in your organization successfully in the interviewing experience.
How To Prepare Your Career Portfolio for Your FutureFahri Karakas
We are kickstarting our seminar series with a fascinating set of exercises and resources to unleash your imagination.
The first task of this module is to unleash your imagination and use it wildly.
Every one of us is creative. We are born creative. We need to reclaim our own creativity.
These exercises and resources will help you to do this.
As you start working on your portfolio, you will also start a new journey of self-discovery, creativity, and asset creation.
In this journey, you are only competing with yourself.
You need to find your own path in this life and this module will help you to do that.
Enjoy!
Yes, My Tuatara Loves to Cha-Cha Improv, Creativity and DesignSteve Portigal
From UX New Zealand 2015 - Improv is not ‘stand-up comedy’ but a series of games that offer huge degrees of freedom within a set of constraints. During improv, we bring out quickly-understood-and-communicated rules of culture that are implicit, not explicit.
Design and improv have important similarities. Both practices involve collaboration and brainstorming; an emphasis on breakthrough thinking; in-the-moment aspects and ‘Aha!’ moments; a balance of process, structure, and unfettered creativity; an enormous unspoken interaction; and the need to learn upon reflection.
Playing with improv can help us to be more mindful of the power of listening, to create a more collaborative work culture, to develop our own creativity, and to warm up teammates and clients in workshops and design sessions.
In this interactive presentation, you’ll learn about improv, listening, and creativity, and how each supports the others. No tuataras will be harmed.
There are assumptions made about people in many categories but this presentation is for the 50+ or nearly 50 job seeker who may be subject to stereotypical views of the more experienced worker. Learn how to get past those views and demonstrate your value.
Amy DeLouise on The Art of the Video Interview Amy DeLouise
Amy DeLouise speaks about how to prepare for and conduct great video interviews. Presented to the Interagency Visual Media Group, October 2015. #Video. #Interviews.
Scientists often find it hard to bridge the gap between themselves and non-technical audiences. This is, in part, because the communication practices which make a good scientist, result in communication that is hard for a general audience to comprehend. The first step to overcoming this challenge is understanding what parts of scientific communication are tough for non-scientists. This presentation offers both a better understanding of the differences, as well as practical tools to improve.
Portland State University CEPE: Crafting an Effective LinkedIn Profile WorkshopJanet Johnson
I gave this presentation to people who attended the Portland State University's Center for Executive and Professional Education workshop last week. It was as fun and educational for me as (I hope) it was for those in attendance.
ICT School - How to write a better resume John Clegg
This is the Slides to the "How to write a better resume" talk that was delivered to the ICT Graduate school in Wellington.
This shows the fundamentals around good CV structure and how to write content for your CV
José Palomares estuvo con nosotros conversando sobre las oportunidades que tenemos para destacar en las presentaciones que realizamos. Aquí algunas claves para lograrlo exitosamente.
Interviewing Users: Spinning Data Into GoldSteve Portigal
Interviewing is undeniably one of the most valuable and commonly used user research tools. Yet it's often not used well, because
* It’s based on skills we think we have (talking or even listening)
* It's not taught or reflected on, and
* People tend to "wing it" rather than develop their skills.
Results may be inaccurate or reveal nothing new, suggesting the wrong design or business responses, or they may miss the crucial nuance that points to innovative breakthrough opportunities.
In this day-long session, we'll focus on the importance of rapport-building and listening and look at techniques for both. We will review different types of questions, and why you need to have a range of question types. This session will explore other contextual research methods that can be built on top of interviewing in a seamless way. We'll also suggest practice exercises for improving your own interviewing skills and how to engage others in your organization successfully in the interviewing experience.
How To Prepare Your Career Portfolio for Your FutureFahri Karakas
We are kickstarting our seminar series with a fascinating set of exercises and resources to unleash your imagination.
The first task of this module is to unleash your imagination and use it wildly.
Every one of us is creative. We are born creative. We need to reclaim our own creativity.
These exercises and resources will help you to do this.
As you start working on your portfolio, you will also start a new journey of self-discovery, creativity, and asset creation.
In this journey, you are only competing with yourself.
You need to find your own path in this life and this module will help you to do that.
Enjoy!
Yes, My Tuatara Loves to Cha-Cha Improv, Creativity and DesignSteve Portigal
From UX New Zealand 2015 - Improv is not ‘stand-up comedy’ but a series of games that offer huge degrees of freedom within a set of constraints. During improv, we bring out quickly-understood-and-communicated rules of culture that are implicit, not explicit.
Design and improv have important similarities. Both practices involve collaboration and brainstorming; an emphasis on breakthrough thinking; in-the-moment aspects and ‘Aha!’ moments; a balance of process, structure, and unfettered creativity; an enormous unspoken interaction; and the need to learn upon reflection.
Playing with improv can help us to be more mindful of the power of listening, to create a more collaborative work culture, to develop our own creativity, and to warm up teammates and clients in workshops and design sessions.
In this interactive presentation, you’ll learn about improv, listening, and creativity, and how each supports the others. No tuataras will be harmed.
There are assumptions made about people in many categories but this presentation is for the 50+ or nearly 50 job seeker who may be subject to stereotypical views of the more experienced worker. Learn how to get past those views and demonstrate your value.
Amy DeLouise on The Art of the Video Interview Amy DeLouise
Amy DeLouise speaks about how to prepare for and conduct great video interviews. Presented to the Interagency Visual Media Group, October 2015. #Video. #Interviews.
Scientists often find it hard to bridge the gap between themselves and non-technical audiences. This is, in part, because the communication practices which make a good scientist, result in communication that is hard for a general audience to comprehend. The first step to overcoming this challenge is understanding what parts of scientific communication are tough for non-scientists. This presentation offers both a better understanding of the differences, as well as practical tools to improve.
Portland State University CEPE: Crafting an Effective LinkedIn Profile WorkshopJanet Johnson
I gave this presentation to people who attended the Portland State University's Center for Executive and Professional Education workshop last week. It was as fun and educational for me as (I hope) it was for those in attendance.
ICT School - How to write a better resume John Clegg
This is the Slides to the "How to write a better resume" talk that was delivered to the ICT Graduate school in Wellington.
This shows the fundamentals around good CV structure and how to write content for your CV
Up, Up and Away: How to use social data to increase response ratesDice
You’ve found the best tech professionals for your company — now you need to get them to take the job. It’s crucial that your first impression engages, inspires and intrigues these candidates.
Checkout the second on-demand webinar in Dice’s Social Recruiting Pro Tips series, featuring Stacy Zapar, Recruitment Strategist at Tenfold, to learn how to leverage candidates’ social content to develop relationships and seal the deal. Stacy has helped companies like Zappos and Restoration Hardware develop social recruiting, sourcing and employer brand strategies.
You'll learn:
• How to find key conversation starters by skillfully monitoring social channels
• How to decide which channels work best for initial outreach and first impressions
• How to improve response rates and increase conversions by developing a personalized communication strategy
Learn more at http://www.dice.com/openweb
It's never too late to establish your brand on LinkedIn.
90% of recruiters use LinkedIn to source candidates.
And I actively use LinkedIn to do my research.
Being part of LinkedIn's Student Ambassador Programs has allowed me to continue to empower young and working professionals how to better utilize the platform and enhance my soft skills. Although my short tenure as a LinkedIn Student Learning Ambassador has come to an end, the resources created continue to be invaluable.
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What's your favorite feature about LinkedIn?
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#rockyourprofile #linkedintips #studentvoices #studentsoflinkedin
Networking is the surest way to find a job and build a career. These Networking 101 tips can help you make a great impression and connections in your community.
Here is the latest update to the Summer of Code Resume slides.
John Clegg of Summer of Code, provides some inside tips on how to prepare your resume.
Enjoy!
The keys to discovering a meaningful career – by soulful brandSoulful Brand
Why is it that we can often find a job, or career, that leaves us feeling flat or uninspired? Learn the foundational elements of your personal brand – ones that integrate both meaning and practicality.
Professional Skills to a Successful CareerEdward Erasmus
Professional skills are skills that graduates need to posses in order to be successful in their professional practice. These skills range from highly specific ones related to the graduate's field(s) to more general, transferable ones such as communications and ethical practices.
When graduates apply for a job, most employers want to know what professional skills they have already, and how willing they are to learn industry and worksite specific skills. Employers normally want not just a list of skills (that graduates can easily get from a book or the internet), but they require graduates to identify their key professional skills and to provide evidence by citing examples of how they have used these skills already in relevant contexts such as at university or workplaces.
The slideshow discusses the 7 most wanted professional skills in today’s competitive professional environment.
The slideshow was presented at the Career Expo 2010 (Dec. 1, 2010) organized by the 4th grade students of the Faculty of Accounting & Finance of the University of Aruba.
The future of work is here. It is bleak and it is bright.
As conventional jobs and the security they bring fade away, new principles for organising ourselves emerge. Being fulfilled in work has fast become a global focus and moving with dexterity amidst constant change is the new need-to-have capability. Meanwhile, the crisis of disengagement at work can be eased if we seek to reinvent why and how we organise in the new world.
This talk given at Second Home Lisboa covers:
+Meaning at work (why we work)
+Fluidity at work (how we work)
+ Possibilities for work (what we'll work on)
For over 5 years this masterclass has helped participants secure funding from investors, win on BBC Dragons Den, get into Y Combinator, secure new business and as of today - potentially help transform a developing nation.
Whether you want to attract funding, present the findings of a report or impress new clients, knowing how to hold the attention of your audience - and more importantly to actually move them - is an essential skill in business.
Participants learn the 3 ingredients to a perfect pitch, storytelling techniques to keep your audience interested and body language tips to make you a more confident and persuasive speaker.
With advice on creating and delivering rapid-fire pitches, it’s perfect for professionals who want to learn how to stand out in the fast-paced world of business.
This is part II new and updated. The first deck now has over 11K views and thousands of leaders and entrepreneurs who've used the tips and techniques in this high-impact workshop.
Bookings:
https://www.jonasaltman.com/#speaking-1-section
More tips:
http://bit.ly/2jOHyfp
http://bit.ly/2jQJhkE
Technology and innovation continue to flip every industry on its head. Leading organizations have embraced a new model of operating that reward productivity over presence. And while corporates flex tired post-industrial ways, a movement of creative independents steadily grows stronger.
Social Fabric's Future of Work series celebrates the folks that are reinventing work in real time. Now touring its 4th continent after Europe, Asia, and the Americas
Part talk and part workshop, we help design a future where you wake up every day doing your best work. We discover what you're working on and how you can accelerate with the help of your community.
Participants come away a fresh perspective and actionable ways to design lasting work rhythms and rituals.
In this hands-on workshop we see complex adaptive systems in action through 1) MIX 2) SELECT and 3) INTERACT. Case studies from Netflix, Starbucks, Spotify, NYT, Amazon, Away, Waze, Airbnb, Zara and Under Armour and Spotify show where behaviour, design and networks all come together.
'Fails' from RyanAir, Target, New Balance and British Airways are also explored. 'A Day in the Life' and 'Multipliers' are two excercises you can run with your team.
This is a follow-up to 'Thinking Like a Network'
https://www.slideshare.net/JonasAltman/thinking-like-a-network
Workshop on getting to grips with digital strategy by thinking like a network. Understanding complex adaptive systems, terminology, exponential growth and how technology, behaviour and design all come together. Two exercises included are Stinky Fish and Jobs to be Done. Lots of stuff on Netflix in there too.
Today more than ever, the design of experiences matters. This is a short overview and workshop on how do bring design into to the creation and growth of your business.
Several well funded startups have designer co-founders and technology giants are ravishingly acquiring design firms. You too can apply the principles of design to the development of your business.
In this workshop, participants learn about the key ingredients for creating a business using design methodologies to connect all of the moving parts. By using integrative thinking and a set of tried and tested tools to help you design new products and services your can keep your user’s desires at heart.
Knowing how to design a compelling business strategy is an essential skill for any creative leader. As businesses are ecological and evolve, adaptive business design means gaining the capacity to respond to change and an aptitude for identifying and seizing opportunities. This hands-on workshop was designed to help early-stage startups and young entrepreneurs to turn your ideas into action.
Covering: Business Models, Problem-Solution Fit, Customer Profiling, Business Culture and Psychology, Customer Discovery, Case Studies, Design Strategy and more.
Overview
In this workshop learn the elements required to build a strong brand foundation. For early stage businesses a key component in commercial growth is communicating your story and value to customers. Establishing enduring brand equity affects everything from product development to customer acquisition, from employee engagement to strategic partnerships.
Details
In this immersive workshop you will explore leading case studies and learn how to work in a lean way to create a stellar brand strategy with high impact and at low cost. Leveraging your digital agility and producing engaging and digitally efficient content will be a key to your competitive advantage. Staying true to your brand vision and learning to employ the best practices from both large and small organisations will be integral to your long-term success and improve your ability to convey a clear mission and communicate consistently through all media.
Takeaways
• Understand that what your brand does matters more than what it says
• Identify the key components and characteristics of your business that make it pop
• Establish your core insights and mission that will drive all decisions
• Learn about the power of good storytelling and its ability the work for you
• Discover lean methodologies for branding that improve customer engagement and boosts your return on investment
Target Audience
• Entrepreneurs, start-ups and small business owners
• Folks interested in design, business, and technology
• Folks who want to get more insight into the field of business design
LAUNCH ACADEMY - Pitching & PresentationsJonas Altman
Knowing how to deliver great pitches and presentations is an essential skill to have for everyone. Few people are naturals, but pitching and presenting—communicating what is important and compelling about your business—is an art and science that can be learned and practiced. This session was delivered at Launch Academy in Vancouver.
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This slides describes the basic concepts of ICT, basics of Email, Emerging Technology and Digital Initiatives in Education. This presentations aligns with the UGC Paper I syllabus.
Ethnobotany and Ethnopharmacology:
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Impact of Ethnobotany in traditional medicine,
New development in herbals,
Bio-prospecting tools for drug discovery,
Role of Ethnopharmacology in drug evaluation,
Reverse Pharmacology.
The French Revolution, which began in 1789, was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France. It marked the decline of absolute monarchies, the rise of secular and democratic republics, and the eventual rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. This revolutionary period is crucial in understanding the transition from feudalism to modernity in Europe.
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An EFL lesson about the current events in Palestine. It is intended to be for intermediate students who wish to increase their listening skills through a short lesson in power point.
1. @
WARM UP
SCRIPTING
PITCH PRACTICE
SELLING & THE MARKET
BRAND YOU
RECESS
KNOW WHAT YOU WANT
THE ELEMENT
YOU & THE FUTUE OF WORK
CONTENT MARKETING
PSYCHOLOGICAL CONTRACTS
DESIGN, MINDSETS & TIPS
ELEVATOR PITCHING
WRAP
AGENDA
2.
3.
4. @
• Personalized career facilitation (resume, cover letter,
portfolio, presenting, negotiation tips, etc.) AKA guidance
• Where you escalate career-related issues or concerns
• A forum to practice your interview skills – behavioral
• Practice for speed interviews (e.g. meet & greet, job fairs,
• Where you share your job search experiences and insights
THE SCOPE OF SESSIONS IS..
THE SCOPE OF JOB STANDUP IS NOT..
• A normal class or technology lesson. We assume that you
will find the right answers our role is to guide you on the
questions and how you present your skills
5. Who are you? (Something unique and interesting - past career?)
What are your professional + educational accomplishments?
Where are you going?
• Full stack / front-end / back-end / UX / Digital Marketer / Product Manager
• Interest in ... Junior Role / Middleweight / Internship / Other
• Full time / Part Time / Freelance / Starting Business / Not Actively Looking
17. THIS IS FUNCTIONAL YET SAFE
I AM THE HUMBLE INVENTOR
WOW, CAN YOU SEE THE POSSIBILITIES!
LOGIC
CHARACTER
EMOTION
18. IT’S TIME TO HAVE A GO..
• Remember it’s a conversation
• What must you say
• What do they care about?
• Less is More
ie [If you’re rushing you shed some content]
23. THERE WAS NEMO THE ONLY SON OF A PROTECTIVE WIDOW
DAD WARNS NEMO OF THE DANGERS OF THE OPEN SEA
NEMO IGNORES HIS DAD AND SWIMS INTO THE OPEN OCEAN
HE’S CAPTURED BY A DIVER & ENDS UP IN A FISH TANK OF A DENTIST IN SYDNEY
DAD SETS OFF WITH OTHER SEA CREATURES TO SAVE NEMO
DAD AND SON FIND EACH OTHER, & REUNITE HAPPILY EVER AFTER.
ONCE UPON A TIME
EVERY DAY
ONE DAY
BECAUSE OF THAT
BECAUSE OF THAT
UNTIL FINALLY
25. UBER
connecting you and a driver with the tap of a button
HAILO
like UBER but just for cabs
LYFT
like UBER but drivers aren’t professional
SIDECAR
like UBER but fares are dontations and drivers
aren’t professionals - aka car sharing
SWIFTO
company pitch: “Uber for dog walking”
34. SOME TIPS
NO TYPOS!
Be concise.
Tell a story.
Share your work – don’t just talk about it.
Avoid generic objective statements.
Highlight career progression.
Highlight technologies you’d be comfortable using in an interview.
Be prepared to answer questions about anything you mention on your Resume
Seriously, no typos!
38. JOB STANDUP
Do your homework
Culture, technology, executives, recent releases, growth numbers, competitors, etc.
LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Crunchbase, Built With, Angel List Quora, news searches
What do you love about the product? What could be better? If asked, what feedback would you say?
Practice reciting your personal pitch and answering the following kinds of questions
39.
40.
41.
42. CONTEXT
AVERAGE 30 YEAR OLD HAS HAD 9 JOBS (USA)
PAST 5 YEARS DEMAND FOR UX DESIGNERS UP x 22
ALL THE BIG BOYS ARE ALL IN UK OR IRELAND
NEARLY 5K TECH STARTUP VACANCIES IN UK
SALARIES OF £30K+ > SOME EXCEEDING
WHAT ELSE???
46. Smart Searching
• We want to work with those we know and like
• Job ads draw too many applicants
• Many jobs are filled before advertising
Challenges to Networking tactics
• Might seem too pushy, selfish
• Fear of rejection
• Intimidating
47.
48. Understand your networking landscape
• List companies that you would like to work at
• List who’s already on your network – friends and acquaintances
• Look to your 2nd degree connections
• Be visible
• Attend Meetups, Online groups for designers/engineers /marketers
(for newbies and general ones, Hacker hours)
• Diversify, socialize in other circles
• Stay in touch
49. Like any relationship, network is built on trust
3 keys to building and keeping it:
• Visibility: They know who you are and what you do
• Credibility: They know that you’re good at it
• Profitability: They can trust you enough to do business with you
Also:
• Peers: If they know someone that knows you in a professional
capacity - this can make all the diffeence
• Connect: On another or deeper level – find common interests
50. SOME MORE TIPS
REFERRALS are #1 source of tech hires in most tech companies
Review your network (LinkedIn, FB, Twitter, Github, etc.)
for introductions, recommendations and explatory conversations
Help your friends/family with design, digital strategy and creation of websites
Be active on social networks and in tech communities like Twitter and Hacker News
Contribute to an Open Source project. Better yet go to a Hackathon
Answer questions on Stack Overflow and Quora
Participate in coding competitions like TopCoder
52. TIPS AND TRICKS
• Chronicle often - as long as you have something to say
• Map your journey - turn info into knowledge
• Try offering a tech tutorial / troubleshooting tips
• Get inspired by top blogs/twitter accnts (ie. 50+ Rubyist)
• Stay up to date with relevant blogs
• Make digital stuff and share it
• Link to your blog/medium/whever from your portfolio
53. IT’S TIME TO [RE]TEST YOUR..
• Presentation skills
• How you organize information
• Logical flow
• Art of story-telling
• Speaking from the heart
• Ability to separate relevant from irrelevant information
• Confidence in your journey
55. DO:
• Prepare and practice your response
• Contain response within 2 minutes
• Analyze listing
• Note body language
• Tailored top-down review:
> Summarize professional background and education
> Review each relevant experience
> Highlight notable points
56. DON’T:
• Bog down into too much details
• Digress from the thread of your story
• Mention irrelevant points
• Read from your resume (or mind)
• Ramble
57. PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT
• Speak from your heart - put some thought into your story!
• Maintain eye contact + use gestures naturally
PUBLIC SPEAKING GOOD PRACTICE
1. Tell them what you’re going to tell them
2. Then tell them
3. Finally tell them what you told them
RESEARCH
• Research interviewer aka CREEP
• Highlight relevant skills and accomplishments
• Mention any personal event if relevant in context
58. BRAND WHO?
1. Have your Brand You‘Script’ ready - max 60 seconds
2. Stretch, Breathe, and Smile
3. 1 by 1 in front of the class pitch yourself.
YES REALLY.
84. The best way to join the tech community?
Enhance your marketability?
And find a new job?
is through...
PEOPLE
EVENTS
& CONVERSATIONS
85.
86. Hiring is largely governed by old-school methods & word of mouth
33%
27%
15%
42%
30%
13%
Co-workers / Peer Referrals
Customers / Suppliers
Former Colleagues
Social Media
[aka LinkedIn]
SEARCH SELECTION
The Interview
Gut Feeling for Fit
w/ Company Culture
Recommendation
from peer
87. “Let’s face it, applicants have been known to ‘elaborate’ on their experience.
...Leaders take CVs with a grain of salt”
5%
SELECTION
Experience
on CV
- Alexa Von Tobel, Founder LearnVest.com
88.
89.
90.
91.
92.
93.
94.
95.
96.
97.
98. 33%
25%
16%
9%
7%
Let the conversation flow
Focus on skills &
job knowledge
Focus on unique
interests / capabilities
PROSPECTS / INTERVIEW
Focus on personality
Use structured questions
114. TALKING ABOUT YOUR WORK
1. Clear Overall Delivery
2. Good Sense of Market
3. Competitive Landscape
4. User Scenarios & Flows
5. Clear Rationale Behind Features
6. Site Maps / Personas / Wireframes
& Prototype Testing
115. “A good designer behaves like a skilled professional
with analytical, persuasive, creative, and social skills.
You can count on them to solve problems, present
good work in a timely manner, be accountable, and
argue from an informed point of view.”
- Mike Monteiro, Author Design Is a Job
116.
117. Qualities beyond coding/mkt/ux that are valuable
Curiosity
Interpersonal + communication skills
Creative+ innovative thinking
Logical approaches to problem solving
Confidence to ask questions and deliver feedback
Enthusiasm about technology+ knowing the competitive landscape
Ability to prioritize the highest impact tasks
Understanding of external and internal constraints - Empathy
Data driven with strong analytical skills
Self motivated + disciplined
Detail oriented
Patience and level-headedness
General business acumen
118.
119.
120. LET’S NEGOTIATE
Companies will expect you to negotiate.
Wait a day after receiving your offer.
Be enthusiastic about the offer [really!]
Be objective and realistic.
Keep your emotions in check
Wait for them to answer.
ALWAYS Get it in writing.
121. Negotiate or not?
Only if the salary too low
Agressive negotation?
Practice the golden rule
Negotiate on equity?
Case by case. Avoid be insulting (ie. asking for less equity and higher base)
If company is doing or likely to do very well - explore options through discussion
What are you worth?
Determine an acceptable range. Market data + personal needs + [track recrord]
122. "Once they've decided that they have to have you, only then are you in the position to negotiate”
-Dan Martineau
President of Martineau Recruiting Technology
123. Don’t Bargain over Positions
Separate the People from the Problem
Focus on Interests, Not Positions
Invent Options for Mutual Gain
Insitsist on Using Objective Criteria
from Getting to Yes
Roger Fisher & William Ury
125. Tips from Neil Roseman, Amazon.com
[Questions a decision maker will ask themslves or you]
Can this person improve the probability of your company’s success?
Probe when you see a long list of skills on CV. Separate truth from filler.
Ask probing questions about their CV to get at what they did, not what they observed.
Ask candidates questions that are relevant to problems your company actually faces.
Use some questions that are vague and open-ended. See if they ask you questions to find out more.
Personality fit question: Do you consider yourself lucky?
Make it tough but fun.
126. S T A R
Situation: The interviewer wants you to present a recent challenge and
situation in which you found yourself.
Task: What did you have to achieve? The interviewer will be
looking to see what you were trying to achieve from the situation.
Action: What did you do? The interviewer will be looking for information
on what you did, why you did it and what the alternatives were.
Results: What was the outcome of your actions? What did you achieve
through your actions and did you meet your objectives? What did you
learn from this experience and have you used this learning since?
130. CONTEXT
AVERAGE 30 YEAR OLD HAS HAD 10+ JOBS (USA)
PAST 5 YEARS DEMAND FOR UX DESIGNERS UP x 22
MOST OF THE BIG BOYS HAVE PRESENCE IN VAN
1,300 VAN TECH STARTUPS ON ANGELIST
MANY MORE LISTINGS ON VAN STARTUP LISTS
WHAT ELSE ???