Hackbright Career Services - talk on how to ask for what you want and need. Includes networking tips, encouragement to give a tech talk, how to maintain a growth mindset ...
A guide to hiring based on my book, "Hello, Startup". Learn who to hire, where to find them, how to interview them, and how to make an offer they can't refuse.
Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaSmYLymc0U
Book: http://www.hello-startup.net
It’s easier than ever to create a startup around a new, innovative idea. But most startups fail -- and most innovative products never take off. What differentiates the projects that DO take off? What habits, behaviors and attitudes are shared by the teams who create genre-defining hits? In this talk, you’ll learn the 7 habits of breakthrough innovators - brought to life with front-line stories from the early days of eBay, Ultima Online, The Sims, Rock Band, Covet Fashion, Happify, Lumosity and Pley. You’ll come away with a smarter approach to innovative product design - and practical, actionable design shortcuts you can use right away to turbo-charge your path towards product/market fit.
Since opening up our publishing platform in February, we’ve been blown away by the amazing posts our members have shared every single day. We’re celebrating the incredible stories, thought-provoking debates, and eye-opening advice shared so far through a compilation of 2014’s most memorable posts.
We hope they inspire you as much as they've inspired us.
Share your own memorable moments of 2014: Write a post on LinkedIn and include the hashtag #My2014Moments somewhere in the body of the post. Start writing here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/article/new
A guide to hiring based on my book, "Hello, Startup". Learn who to hire, where to find them, how to interview them, and how to make an offer they can't refuse.
Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaSmYLymc0U
Book: http://www.hello-startup.net
It’s easier than ever to create a startup around a new, innovative idea. But most startups fail -- and most innovative products never take off. What differentiates the projects that DO take off? What habits, behaviors and attitudes are shared by the teams who create genre-defining hits? In this talk, you’ll learn the 7 habits of breakthrough innovators - brought to life with front-line stories from the early days of eBay, Ultima Online, The Sims, Rock Band, Covet Fashion, Happify, Lumosity and Pley. You’ll come away with a smarter approach to innovative product design - and practical, actionable design shortcuts you can use right away to turbo-charge your path towards product/market fit.
Since opening up our publishing platform in February, we’ve been blown away by the amazing posts our members have shared every single day. We’re celebrating the incredible stories, thought-provoking debates, and eye-opening advice shared so far through a compilation of 2014’s most memorable posts.
We hope they inspire you as much as they've inspired us.
Share your own memorable moments of 2014: Write a post on LinkedIn and include the hashtag #My2014Moments somewhere in the body of the post. Start writing here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/article/new
25 Social Media Ideas You Can Use to Connect With Your Audience slideshareBoom! Social
One of the things that I get asked the most frequently is what should businesses share on social media, which sparked these 25 social media ideas you can use to connect with your audience.
Lessons From My 20s on Life, Entrepreneurship, and The World - Ryan AllisRyan Allis
A 1285 slide presentation on everything I learned in my 20s on life, entrepreneurship, and the world, created in advance of my 30th birthday on August 14, 2014.
See full presentation at http://hive.org/20s
Finding a new job is really tough work. But it is much easier if you start acting like a marketer. Stop and think for a second. Are you marketing yourself or are you just sending applications? The road to landing a job is paved with personal branding, standing our and making a different impression on the recruiter.
View this presentation and you will learn how to create an application and CV that will get you an interview. There aren’t any one-stop solutions, because everyone is different. Let the characters of Seinfeld help you in this difficult task. Look at this SlideShare and learn how to land a job. Recruiting has never been this clear.
Creating a Healthy Digital Culture by Kevan Gilbert (Now What? Conference 2015)Blend Interactive
Now that your new site is up, it’s the time to think for long-term. Next year, will you still be the only champion for change? Or will everyone from leadership to front-line workers embrace the power of digital? Was this web project just short-term relief work to solve itchy problems, or is it part of a pattern of thoughtful, iterative growth? Discover tools, approaches and facilitation tactics to help transform your organization into a culture of digital excellence.
The deck I used while presenting at CoCoon in Hong Kong on 16 January, 2014 on the topic of how startups can get press for their companies.
I have since updated the presentation. I recommend you view the updated version which includes more helpful content on the slides.
Fast and Furious - 60 Social Media Tips in under 60 MinutesRecruitDC
At the Fall 2013 recruitDC event Holly Bienia, Adelia Curtis Duarte, Francesca Palmer, Kathleen Smith, Kerry Noone, Jessica Lee, Celinda Appleby and Brigit Freedman rocked the stage by delivering 60 social media tips spanning from basic strategy to platform specific tips for branding, sourcing and recruiting.
How to Build Community to Get Clients, Candidates, Dates and Fame - Chris Com...RecruitDC
Learn why building your network is the single best thing you can do for you, your company, and people you want to help. The rules have changed, it's not as hard as people want you to think. This talk applies to both megastars and those early in their careers.
This is for you if:
Candidates aren’t answering your email, phone, InMails or DMs.
You want to show you are not a TRANSACTIONAL Recruiter or Sourcer and care about giving back.
You want to learn how to join the Recruiting and Sourcing Influencer "Gold Rush" before it’s too late.
What you get:
Learn the exact steps to get in front of potential candidates and clients in a more meaningful way.
Learn the psychology of why people like to buy and nobody likes to be sold.
And what you need to learn from Justin Bieber, Facebook, and the 80/20 Principle.
We spend more time working than doing anything else in life. Yet for too many people, the experience of work is demotivating and dehumanizing.
I don’t think it has to be this way, and I’m willing to bet you don’t either.
At Google, we’ve learned a ton about what makes for an enjoyable and productive workplace. We’re not alone – lots of other companies, ranging from grocers (e.g., Wegmans) to textile companies (e.g., the Brandix Group) to Brooklyn delis (e.g., Russ & Daughters), as well as academics and scientists, have learned the same simple truth: there are straightforward things we can do to make work better.
My new book, "Work Rules!", is an attempt to bring this together and offer you practical tools to improve work, no matter what you do. Check out this visual preview of the book and visit www.workrules.net if you’d like to pick up a copy or learn more!
The Lean UX Meetup in Las Vegas is gaining momentum. This is the deck for the July meetup. It's got tips for writing a good hypothesis and a few templates to use in the process.
In the Vegas area? Love lean and/or UX? Join the meetup: http://www.meetup.com/Lean-UX-Las-Vegas/
25 Social Media Ideas You Can Use to Connect With Your Audience slideshareBoom! Social
One of the things that I get asked the most frequently is what should businesses share on social media, which sparked these 25 social media ideas you can use to connect with your audience.
Lessons From My 20s on Life, Entrepreneurship, and The World - Ryan AllisRyan Allis
A 1285 slide presentation on everything I learned in my 20s on life, entrepreneurship, and the world, created in advance of my 30th birthday on August 14, 2014.
See full presentation at http://hive.org/20s
Finding a new job is really tough work. But it is much easier if you start acting like a marketer. Stop and think for a second. Are you marketing yourself or are you just sending applications? The road to landing a job is paved with personal branding, standing our and making a different impression on the recruiter.
View this presentation and you will learn how to create an application and CV that will get you an interview. There aren’t any one-stop solutions, because everyone is different. Let the characters of Seinfeld help you in this difficult task. Look at this SlideShare and learn how to land a job. Recruiting has never been this clear.
Creating a Healthy Digital Culture by Kevan Gilbert (Now What? Conference 2015)Blend Interactive
Now that your new site is up, it’s the time to think for long-term. Next year, will you still be the only champion for change? Or will everyone from leadership to front-line workers embrace the power of digital? Was this web project just short-term relief work to solve itchy problems, or is it part of a pattern of thoughtful, iterative growth? Discover tools, approaches and facilitation tactics to help transform your organization into a culture of digital excellence.
The deck I used while presenting at CoCoon in Hong Kong on 16 January, 2014 on the topic of how startups can get press for their companies.
I have since updated the presentation. I recommend you view the updated version which includes more helpful content on the slides.
Fast and Furious - 60 Social Media Tips in under 60 MinutesRecruitDC
At the Fall 2013 recruitDC event Holly Bienia, Adelia Curtis Duarte, Francesca Palmer, Kathleen Smith, Kerry Noone, Jessica Lee, Celinda Appleby and Brigit Freedman rocked the stage by delivering 60 social media tips spanning from basic strategy to platform specific tips for branding, sourcing and recruiting.
How to Build Community to Get Clients, Candidates, Dates and Fame - Chris Com...RecruitDC
Learn why building your network is the single best thing you can do for you, your company, and people you want to help. The rules have changed, it's not as hard as people want you to think. This talk applies to both megastars and those early in their careers.
This is for you if:
Candidates aren’t answering your email, phone, InMails or DMs.
You want to show you are not a TRANSACTIONAL Recruiter or Sourcer and care about giving back.
You want to learn how to join the Recruiting and Sourcing Influencer "Gold Rush" before it’s too late.
What you get:
Learn the exact steps to get in front of potential candidates and clients in a more meaningful way.
Learn the psychology of why people like to buy and nobody likes to be sold.
And what you need to learn from Justin Bieber, Facebook, and the 80/20 Principle.
We spend more time working than doing anything else in life. Yet for too many people, the experience of work is demotivating and dehumanizing.
I don’t think it has to be this way, and I’m willing to bet you don’t either.
At Google, we’ve learned a ton about what makes for an enjoyable and productive workplace. We’re not alone – lots of other companies, ranging from grocers (e.g., Wegmans) to textile companies (e.g., the Brandix Group) to Brooklyn delis (e.g., Russ & Daughters), as well as academics and scientists, have learned the same simple truth: there are straightforward things we can do to make work better.
My new book, "Work Rules!", is an attempt to bring this together and offer you practical tools to improve work, no matter what you do. Check out this visual preview of the book and visit www.workrules.net if you’d like to pick up a copy or learn more!
The Lean UX Meetup in Las Vegas is gaining momentum. This is the deck for the July meetup. It's got tips for writing a good hypothesis and a few templates to use in the process.
In the Vegas area? Love lean and/or UX? Join the meetup: http://www.meetup.com/Lean-UX-Las-Vegas/
Lean Startup - by Hristo Neychev (bring your ideas to life faster, smarter, a...Hristo Neychev
Lean Startup ideas, trends, and best practices through the lens of my experience in four industries, three startups, and two continents.
Lean Startup methodologies are applicable to both small and large organisation focused on creating new products and services under conditions of extreme uncertainty.
Ash Mauray of LeanStack at BoS USA 2016.
See all talks here: http://businessofsoftware.org/2016/07/all-talks-from-business-of-software-conferences-in-one-place-saas-software-talks/
Increasing Gender Diversity in Tech - International Women's Day 2016Angie Chang
On this International Women's Day, Angie will talk about gender parity in technology, entrepreneurship and business -- and how to reach for it. From companies (recruiting, retaining and advancing women), to individuals perspective (as mentee, mentor, parent, colleague, friend), she will provide research-based tips and tricks for bringing women into the fold. First, she will go over why things are the way they are now -- and how to move toward the future of gender equality.
About the speaker: Angie Chang is the VP of Strategic Partnerships & Mentorship at Hackbright Academy, where she focuses on Strategic Partnerships. Hackbright Academy runs a 12-week accelerated engineering fellowship exclusively for women quarterly in San Francisco. In 2008, she started Bay Area Girl Geek Dinners to network women in technology. Dinners are sponsored by companies including Google, Facebook, Yahoo! and Palantir. Prior to that, she co-founded Women 2.0, a media company which promotes women in high-growth, high-tech entrepreneurship. She was named in Fast Company's 2010 "Most Influential Women in Technology" and more recently Business Insider named her one of "30 Most Important Women Under 30 In Tech". She has been invited by the U.S. State Department to speak on women's high-tech, high-growth entrepreneurship in the West Bank, Switzerland and Germany. Angie has held positions in product management and web/UI production at various Silicon Valley startups. She holds a B.A. in English and Social Welfare from UC Berkeley.
Successful Startup Pivots - 6 Case StudiesAngie Chang
Fab.com was once Fabulis, Groupon was once The Point, Pinterest was once Tote, Twitter was once Odeo, Uber was once UberCab, Instagram was once Burbn... Learn how these founders iterated and pivoted their way to success!
This is an internal “brown bag” presentation I did at PlayHaven, introducing the fundamentals of Lean Startup methodology. Unfortunately, the Cookie Monster GIF doesn’t animate in the Slideshare presentation but you enjoy it 24/7 by clicking this link: http://gifsoup.com/view/1836944/cookie-monster.html :)
Also note that you may notice a few jumps in the included audio recording - I had to remove some sensitive material.
Ryan
@rrhoover
http://ryanhoover.me
Depending on where one falls on the Myers-Briggs test, networking can be seen either as a necessary evil or as a banquet of opportunities. Whether looking for an immediate or future job change, networking is a skill that all can master, including introverts. In this presentation, conventional (and unconventional) steps for how to successfully network will be given, with special attention given to those less likely to embrace it.
Lecture to 3rd year New Media students: University of LeedsAna Cecilia Santos
Lecture delivered on 15th October 2014 for the Final Project module of the New Media degree. Focused on exploring opportunities and ideas for students to address on their final year project. Highlighting how user research techniques can help to understand who their users are/will be, and how to design a project that meets user needs and delivers high impact.
After 20 years of successfully moving from one job to another without much effort, I suddenly had to find a job. The process of finding job was completing foreign to me. This is my story and lessons from my 7 month job search journey.
There is a science and an art to sparkling conversations. In this guide, you'll learn the basics of Conversations 101:
- My 25 Favorite Conversation Starters
- How to Talk to Strangers (in a good way)
- The Best Way to Create Conversational Sparks
- The ‘Eyebrow’ Trick (it sounds weird, and it is, but it’s EXTREMELY helpful)
- The Art of a Graceful Exit
As a UX designer, Joe Bond is interested in using peer-to-peer mentorship as a primer for creating inclusive, active local design communities. He talks about his own experiences in creating communities to meet and learn from people that are solving meaningful problems in a variety of design disciplines and methodologies.
Startups and Smalltak - Presented at Smalltalks2014 Córdoba, Argentinasebastian sastre
Here are the slides of the talk I gave at Smalltalks2014 in November 2014, in Córdoba, Argentina.
It covers the basics of why startups matter and what they actually are. Then show some opportunities and challenges about them and for Smalltalk in particular. It closes with some questions and suggestions on how to raise the value of the community, hopefully resulting in increasing the chances to see more profitable portfolios.
APAC Speaker - Angie Chang, Girl Geek X (1).pptxAngie Chang
In this session, Angie Chang explores the dynamic nature of confidence, emphasizing fluctuations based on experiences and challenges. Burnout prevention is highlighted through self-care practices, such as setting boundaries and finding rejuvenating activities.
The importance of building and exuding confidence is discussed, with specific strategies for introverts. She addresses the well-documented confidence gap between men and women, offering insights into potential causes and solutions, including company audits and internal promotion assessments.
She shares practical tips for acting and speaking confidently without arrogance are provided, considering cultural nuances. The significance of weak ties in network building is embraced, with the speaker advocating for nurturing relationships at scale.
The concept of micro-mentorship is introduced, emphasizing the value of collecting insights from mentors based on their strengths. The session concludes with advice on maximizing limited time in micro-mentorship sessions, encouraging mentees to ask insightful questions and actively engage with mentors.
Overall, the speaker advocates for confidence-building, self-awareness, and strategic networking to navigate professional challenges effectively and successfully.
Redesigning the employment experience for young peopleLoft2work
‘’Redesigning the job seeking experience for young people’’, quite relevant with our current situation, given that youth unemployment is officially almost 54% right now. The participants of the workshop were a mixture of young students, start-up-ers, experienced professionals and mature entrepreneurs, giving the needed variety to hear many different perspectives. First of Loft2work's Secret Workshops.
http://blog.loft2work.gr/2012/11/employment-experience-youth/?lang=en
Couldn’t make it to SxSW Interactive this year? Don’t worry, the Social Media Club of Fort Worth has you covered! For our April speaker event, several SMCFW members who attended SxSW served as the presenters. Each speaker took five minutes to give their own mini presentation and talk to the group about their favorite SxSW session, speaker or conference experience.
Presentation sharing key insights into how to leverage your network to make the most of your career, existing job and any other moment in your life with actionable pro tips for a pro networker.
MIT Cryptocurrency Bootcamp - Tips and Tools to Build Your Own Career PathMeltem Demirors
This presentation was prepared for the MIT Digital Currency Initiative Cryptocurrency Bootcamp, and delivered to students as the last session of their week-long bootcamp. It focuses on the cumulative, incremental steps students (and any savvy job-seeker) can take to build their skills, and offers practical guidance on how to leverage technology and tools to build and grow a meaningful network, develop a unique brand, and identify key skills you need to get the career you want.
Key Trends Shaping the Future of Infrastructure.pdfCheryl Hung
Keynote at DIGIT West Expo, Glasgow on 29 May 2024.
Cheryl Hung, ochery.com
Sr Director, Infrastructure Ecosystem, Arm.
The key trends across hardware, cloud and open-source; exploring how these areas are likely to mature and develop over the short and long-term, and then considering how organisations can position themselves to adapt and thrive.
Builder.ai Founder Sachin Dev Duggal's Strategic Approach to Create an Innova...Ramesh Iyer
In today's fast-changing business world, Companies that adapt and embrace new ideas often need help to keep up with the competition. However, fostering a culture of innovation takes much work. It takes vision, leadership and willingness to take risks in the right proportion. Sachin Dev Duggal, co-founder of Builder.ai, has perfected the art of this balance, creating a company culture where creativity and growth are nurtured at each stage.
State of ICS and IoT Cyber Threat Landscape Report 2024 previewPrayukth K V
The IoT and OT threat landscape report has been prepared by the Threat Research Team at Sectrio using data from Sectrio, cyber threat intelligence farming facilities spread across over 85 cities around the world. In addition, Sectrio also runs AI-based advanced threat and payload engagement facilities that serve as sinks to attract and engage sophisticated threat actors, and newer malware including new variants and latent threats that are at an earlier stage of development.
The latest edition of the OT/ICS and IoT security Threat Landscape Report 2024 also covers:
State of global ICS asset and network exposure
Sectoral targets and attacks as well as the cost of ransom
Global APT activity, AI usage, actor and tactic profiles, and implications
Rise in volumes of AI-powered cyberattacks
Major cyber events in 2024
Malware and malicious payload trends
Cyberattack types and targets
Vulnerability exploit attempts on CVEs
Attacks on counties – USA
Expansion of bot farms – how, where, and why
In-depth analysis of the cyber threat landscape across North America, South America, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East
Why are attacks on smart factories rising?
Cyber risk predictions
Axis of attacks – Europe
Systemic attacks in the Middle East
Download the full report from here:
https://sectrio.com/resources/ot-threat-landscape-reports/sectrio-releases-ot-ics-and-iot-security-threat-landscape-report-2024/
Encryption in Microsoft 365 - ExpertsLive Netherlands 2024Albert Hoitingh
In this session I delve into the encryption technology used in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Purview. Including the concepts of Customer Key and Double Key Encryption.
Slack (or Teams) Automation for Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Soluti...Jeffrey Haguewood
Sidekick Solutions uses Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Solutions Apricot) and automation solutions to integrate data for business workflows.
We believe integration and automation are essential to user experience and the promise of efficient work through technology. Automation is the critical ingredient to realizing that full vision. We develop integration products and services for Bonterra Case Management software to support the deployment of automations for a variety of use cases.
This video focuses on the notifications, alerts, and approval requests using Slack for Bonterra Impact Management. The solutions covered in this webinar can also be deployed for Microsoft Teams.
Interested in deploying notification automations for Bonterra Impact Management? Contact us at sales@sidekicksolutionsllc.com to discuss next steps.
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
Generating a custom Ruby SDK for your web service or Rails API using Smithyg2nightmarescribd
Have you ever wanted a Ruby client API to communicate with your web service? Smithy is a protocol-agnostic language for defining services and SDKs. Smithy Ruby is an implementation of Smithy that generates a Ruby SDK using a Smithy model. In this talk, we will explore Smithy and Smithy Ruby to learn how to generate custom feature-rich SDKs that can communicate with any web service, such as a Rails JSON API.
Software Delivery At the Speed of AI: Inflectra Invests In AI-Powered QualityInflectra
In this insightful webinar, Inflectra explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming software development and testing. Discover how AI-powered tools are revolutionizing every stage of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), from design and prototyping to testing, deployment, and monitoring.
Learn about:
• The Future of Testing: How AI is shifting testing towards verification, analysis, and higher-level skills, while reducing repetitive tasks.
• Test Automation: How AI-powered test case generation, optimization, and self-healing tests are making testing more efficient and effective.
• Visual Testing: Explore the emerging capabilities of AI in visual testing and how it's set to revolutionize UI verification.
• Inflectra's AI Solutions: See demonstrations of Inflectra's cutting-edge AI tools like the ChatGPT plugin and Azure Open AI platform, designed to streamline your testing process.
Whether you're a developer, tester, or QA professional, this webinar will give you valuable insights into how AI is shaping the future of software delivery.
Kubernetes & AI - Beauty and the Beast !?! @KCD Istanbul 2024Tobias Schneck
As AI technology is pushing into IT I was wondering myself, as an “infrastructure container kubernetes guy”, how get this fancy AI technology get managed from an infrastructure operational view? Is it possible to apply our lovely cloud native principals as well? What benefit’s both technologies could bring to each other?
Let me take this questions and provide you a short journey through existing deployment models and use cases for AI software. On practical examples, we discuss what cloud/on-premise strategy we may need for applying it to our own infrastructure to get it to work from an enterprise perspective. I want to give an overview about infrastructure requirements and technologies, what could be beneficial or limiting your AI use cases in an enterprise environment. An interactive Demo will give you some insides, what approaches I got already working for real.
Neuro-symbolic is not enough, we need neuro-*semantic*Frank van Harmelen
Neuro-symbolic (NeSy) AI is on the rise. However, simply machine learning on just any symbolic structure is not sufficient to really harvest the gains of NeSy. These will only be gained when the symbolic structures have an actual semantics. I give an operational definition of semantics as “predictable inference”.
All of this illustrated with link prediction over knowledge graphs, but the argument is general.
JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and GrafanaRTTS
Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
To view the webinar recording, go to:
https://www.rttsweb.com/jmeter-integration-webinar
JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and Grafana
How to Ask for What You Want
1. HOW TO ASK FOR
WHAT YOU WANT & NEED
ANGIE CHANG
VP PARTNERSHIPS & MENTORSHIP
HACKBRIGHT ACADEMY
FALL 2015
2. DISCLAIMER: MY STARTING POINTS
• As an entrepreneur who had to make her own networks,
my views are colored by the lens of entrepreneurship.
• Say yes and figure it out later (e.g. mentoring, tech talks).
• It’s not inherent smartness, it’s how long you’re in the game,
how you communicate, and how coachable you are.
Started Women 2.0 with co-founders in 2006.
(pic: 2007, Women 2.0 Conference @ CNET)
Started Bay Area Girl Geek Dinners
(pic: 2008, Bay Area Girl Geek Dinner @ Google)
Started at Hackbright Academy in 2012.
(pic: 2014, Zoe Kay working at New Relic)
4. HYPOTHESIS
• The job search requires entrepreneurial thinking.
• 99% of creativity is perspiration (trial-and-error).
• You are more creative than you think! (source: @EntryLevelRebel)
Great News—Science Says You Have
Way More Potential Than You Even Realize
5. ENTREPRENEURIAL THINKING
Similarities b/w entrepreneurship and a job search:
• Requires a strong BELIEF that
YOU will succeed.
• Optimism required.
• Because if not you, who?
• Similar to being an entrepreneur,
you are your biggest advocate.
• Requires a GROWTH MINDSET.
• Rejection and setbacks are
inevitable. Iterate and learn.
7. MAGICAL THINKING
You are more persuasive than you think, and you have to believe
you will succeed. Optimism required. You need a Growth mindset.
Rejection and setbacks are inevitable.
8. WHAT CAN WE SAY TO OURSELVES TO
REFRAME THE SITUATION?
I’m not good at this. What am I missing?
I’m awesome at this. I’m on the right track.
I give up. I’ll use some of the strategies we’ve learned.
This is too hard. This may take some time and effort.
I can’t make this any better. I can always improve, so I’ll keep on trying.
I just can’t do maths. I’m going to train my brain in maths.
I made a mistake. Mistakes help me learn better.
She’s so smart. I’ll never be that smart. I’m going to figure out how she does it so
I can try it.
Plan A didn’t work. Good thing the alphabet has 25 more letters.
It’s good enough. Is this really my best work?
Instead of: Try:
Everything is exercise & practice – we’ll get it in time!
10. LIKE DUCKS IN A POND…
Everyone, from the people who do have
advanced degrees in engineering, to the new
junior engineers, feel absolutely lost for
the first year on the job.
11. LIKE DUCKS IN A POND…
Imposter syndrome is real. Work hard and know
your stuff. And if you need a pep talk, read the
last chapter in Mindy Kaling’s book
“Why Not Me?”
Or just search for “Mindy Kaling's Guide to Killer
Confidence” – it’s posted online at Glamour.com
12. THE ART OF ASKING FOR
WHAT YOU WANT
If you try to take a brute force approach,
you run the risk of burning out.
What you instead want is to develop a feedback mechanism
where you learn from each conversation and refine your pitch.
You will get better, it takes practice!
Poornima Vijayashanker, founder of Femgineer and Mint.com’s
first female engineer frequently speaks on this and how to
become a public speaker.
13. TELL YOUR STORY
Your pitch or “story” will develop the more times you say it. Check
out Kat King’s blog post on “Imposter syndrome and saying yes”
14. WE ARE IN IT TO
WIN IT TOGETHER
Everything looks greener on
the other side of the fence.
Whether it’s the job that was accepted in 1 day, or the job from a
company with a brand name.
Make your situation work for you, and
be friendly with everyone because who
knows where everyone will be in
a year, 5 years, or 10 years, or more!
Feminist art via ambivalentlyyours.tumblr.com
15. READ “GETTING MORE”
BY STUART DIAMOND
A worthwhile read on asking for what
you want in work and life –
AKA negotiation.
“A flexible toolkit for getting your way,
whether… a million-dollar deal,
a botched restaurant dish, or
a petulant 4-year-old.”
-- Psychology Today
Learn how to ask for, and get, more.
16. JOIN MAILING LISTS
Listen, lurk and occasionally chime in.
Email lists:
• Hackbright alumna, DevChix, PyLadies, R-Ladies, Systers,,,,
• What are some of your favorite lists?
Facebook groups:
• Female Founders Conference (3,600+ members)
• Women of Color in Tech - Bay Area (1,500+ members)
LinkedIn groups…
17. TOOLS TO FIND A JOB
Get ahead. Get a job. Be recognized
for your achievements!
• Make sure your LinkedIn is up to date with your latest projects,
that you are regularly committing to GitHub.
• Follow interesting developers/companies and tweet at them
(more on this later).
• If you have a spare weekend, try creating an online portfolio or
build a new project (then blog it, put it on LinkedIn, tweet it).
• The important thing is that you can be found online. Even if you
want to use a pseudonym, use all the social media tools to be
discoverable.
18. ASK QUESTIONS
Go ahead, be inquisitive/curious! We learn with trial-and-error and
social media is no exception. See what tweets people respond to,
and learn to tweet at other developers and companies!
Practice thinking of a good question to ask, then ask it!
• Tweet at interesting people/companies you follow (e.g.
developers, mentors, tech reporters, “thought leaders”)
• Agree or disagree with something they tweeted.
• Provide additional comments or useful links.
• This gets you on their radar.
Blog? Try sharing something you once thought was hard, but now
explain it so someone else can get it. (Tools: Medium, WordPress)
19. FIND MEETUPS
Every technology or tech tool has a meetup on Meetup.com.
Find and join some meetups to be notified of future events!
Check out meetups in interesting new
technologies, attend some events, make friends,
hack on interesting projects, or start a new group!
Pictured: Sasha Laundy, who started Women Who
Code to meet other women learning to code!
What group/meetup can you start to meet your
own learning/engineering goals?
You can also search Eventbrite for meetups and hackathons!
20. TECH COMMUNITIES
Follow interesting topics in Meetup.com and go to networking
events to meet new people in your industry!
• San Francisco Python Meetup (pictured, above) is a good
place to start. Many women-focused groups also exist.
• If you are shy, encourage someone to go with you!
• Wear a statement item (ie. your Python shirt, 3-D printed LEGO
earrings) if you are nervous about conversation-starters.
• Break the ice! Don’t wait for someone else to do it.
• Don’t hesitate to let people know who you are and what you
are looking for. Give/take business cards. Connect with them
on LinkedIn later and/or email them your resume for referral.
21. GIVE A TECH TALK
Tech conferences and meetups are always looking for speakers.
“PyCon is the largest annual gathering for the Python community… a
volunteer-run, supportive, happy, diverse conference for people of all
programming backgrounds, from beginning to advanced Pythonistas and
for professional and hobbyist programmers alike. The conference has
tutorials, talks, poster sessions, development sprints, and more. A poster
can be on any topic! To get a sense of the breadth of topics accepted,
check out last year's posters. If you have something you want to share or
a discussion you want to start, go for it! Posters are low key, and a
particularly great way for first-time conference speakers to get their feet
wet.” – Jessica McKellar, PyCon co-organizer
Suggested action items:
• Grab a group of interested Pythonistas.
• Host a proposal-writing session or two.
• Keep each other accountable for submitting!
• Details: http://us.pycon.org/2016/speaking
22. NETWORKING
Meetups often feel as intimidating as speaking at events.
You hear how a “warm lead” is ten billion times more valuable
than a cold email or clicking a “submit” button on a job platform.
A warm lead is simply another human being with a connection to
a company or job you are interested in.
You may…
• Have just met this person -- this is OK!
• Ask them to introduce you to someone who is hiring.
• Send your resume over. In a few days, ask them to check-in
on the status of your application if you can’t do it directly.
23. 9 CROWDSOURCED
NETWORKING TIPS!
1. Have a goal: Is it to meet 1-3 people at an event? Is it to stay
for an hour? Have a goal when walking in the door.
2. Practice curiosity: Ask people questions about what they do,
their company, the engineering roles there, the tech stack…
3. Have a drink: Whether alcoholic or coffee, many people
have suggested having some liquid courage beforehand.
4. Early bird gets the worm: If you go to an event early, there are
fewer people so it's easier to talk - and it's probably quieter!
5. Stand by the food: Ask someone who joins you at the food
table what is good, have they been to this event before, how
did they hear about this event... to get the conversation
started and then ask what they do and where, etc.
24. NETWORKING TIPS (CONTINUED!)
6. Join a group of two: You don't have to force yourself into a
large group of strangers. Try joining a group of two.
7. Try to look friendly: Some have suggested wearing a
conversation-starter nerdy t-shirt. Things like a warm smile, a
firm handshake and a genuine curiosity in others really helps.
8. Figure out your 1-2 line answer to “what do you do?”:
Everyone always asks, so might as well prepare your lines. You
can even try different (truthful) answers to see which answer
piques the most interest with folks!
9. Network online and off: From mailing lists to Slack channels,
from in-person events to browsing LinkedIn, send a message
asking to grab an informational coffee with someone.
25. PRESENTATION LAYER: THE RESUME
The resume (and cover letter)
should be continually iterated
and updated. Ask for feedback
on how to tailor your resume for
the company/role if possible.
Check with Wendy and Ximena
(Hackbright Career Services!) for
best practices on resume and CL.
Also, the internet has templates.
26. HOW TO PROVE YOUR VALUE
Learn how to say that you are passionate, creative, responsible,
strategic – without using those exact words.
• Use examples by telling stories that use numbers and results.
• To get across that you’re responsible, give a
walk through of some of some times when you
went above and beyond to ensure the tasks
you were assigned were completed on time.
• Or to show your strategic thinking skills,
mention in concrete terms some of the
initiatives you started and what problems your
projects solved for your team or company.
27. Don’t hesitate to follow-up on
unanswered email every 3-5 days.
• “Let me know either way if…”
PRO-TIP: Use Boomerang in Gmail.
• Schedule follow-up emails
to be sent later (ie. 4-7 days later)
• Can be reoccurring and/or resend
if conditions aren’t met (ie. no reply)
FOLLOW-UP EMAILS
28. • Use Hackbright’s Career Services team – Wendy Saccuzzo and
Ximena Cervantes – as a resource. They will send emails with useful
opportunities like new jobs, career resources & more!
• The Hackbright Career Services team is always here to help –
Don’t hesitate to reach out to request 30-60 minutes to talk
with Wendy or Ximena about YOU – to talk about your job
search and what your career goals are. Remember, they
know who’s hiring and can make warm intros to companies
about job openings!
• Follow Hackbright (@Hackbright) and
Daily Muse (@DailyMuse) for daily updates
on job searching – it’s a nice touch in your
Facebook newsfeed if you Like us on FB!
ALWAYS BE LEARNING!
Editor's Notes
I graduated with humanities degrees, but work experience through college as a web designer and marketing coordinator led me to my first job out of college – in an engineering team of a venture-backed startup in Palo Alto. I found that being the only woman in a team of a dozen guys isolating, and learned to go to meetups to learn about entrepreneurship and starting up. I asked why there were not more women starting high-growth high-tech companies, and was connected with my fellow co-founders in 2005 of what became Women 2.0, a media company supporting female entrepreneurs. I also started Bay Area Girl Geek Dinners in 2008, to network women in technology. Today, we’ve hosted over 100 girl geek dinners. Fast forward to today, where I’ve channeled my passion for getting more women into engineering at Hackbright Academy.
I believe in disseminating information as we learn it – to spare other people time, energy and pain in the process of new journeys in entrepreneurship, business, technology, etc.
“People tend to doubt their own ability to stick to the tedious trial-and-error part of creative work, suggests a large new study from Northwestern University, published recently in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology,” writes Melissa Dahl on Science of Us. Source: https://www.themuse.com/advice/great-newsscience-says-you-have-way-more-potential-than-you-even-realize
“People tend to doubt their own ability to stick to the tedious trial-and-error part of creative work, suggests a large new study from Northwestern University, published recently in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology,” writes Melissa Dahl on Science of Us. https://www.themuse.com/advice/great-newsscience-says-you-have-way-more-potential-than-you-even-realize
Teaching a Growth Mindset: https://www.pinterest.com/explore/mindset/
Similar to the entrepreneur’s trough of sorrow, a job search will be an indefinite time of sorrow until you learn the right combination of skills, tactics, the right resume to the right company at the right time.
Psychologist Carol Dweck teaches the Growth Mindset – where ability is developed, one embraces challenges (instead of avoiding them), persists in obstacles (versus giving up), sees effort as necessary (versus seeing effort as fruitless), learns from criticism (versus ignoring useful criticism), and is inspired by others’ success (versus being threatened by others).
How can you reframe what you say to yourself to maintain a growth mindset? Instead of “I’m not good at this”, try thinking “What am I missing?” Instead of “I am awesome at this”, say “ I am on the right track.” Instead of giving up, think to use some of the strategies learned. Instead of saying something is too hard, say “this may take some time and effort.” And so on and so forth.
I heard this expression when I was living in Palo Alto about the students at Stanford. Everyone is like a duck in the pond. Everyone looks cool and unruffled, floating around successfully. But under that water, all those ducks are paddling furiously. Don’t judge and anticipate that someone is simply smarter or had 10+ years of experience than you. This may be true, this may not be true. Many people who are successful worked hard – very very hard. Do not underestimate how much hard work went into that other person’s seemingly “easy” success or win. Everyone works hard. We just don’t always look ruffled on the surface level.
Everyone, from the people who do have advanced degrees in engineering, to the new junior engineers feel absolutely lost for the first year on the job. Engineering managers and executives feel lost the first 3 to 6 to 12 months on a new job. You will too as an entry-level software engineer. This feeling of panic and uncertainty never goes away, even for people viewed as experienced.
Imposter syndrome is real. Work hard and know your stuff. And if you need a pep talk, read the last chapter in Mindy Kaling’s book
“Why Not Me?” Or just search for “Mindy Kaling's Guide to Killer Confidence” – it’s posted online at Glamour.com (source: http://www.glamour.com/entertainment/2015/08/mindy-kaling-guide-to-killer-confidence)
Read Kat King’s story on imposter syndrome and saying yes even before you think you are ready (source: https://hackbrightacademy.com/blog/impostor-syndrome-saying-yes/)
Photo credit: Rachel Thomas, Hackbright instructor took a picture of Hackbright alumna Heather Bryant giving a talk at San Francisco Python Meetup on December 2, 2015 (source: https://twitter.com/math_rachel/status/672260524902506497)