Learn to Find Your Dream Job with Your Dream Employer with DreamPath
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DreamPath founders presented at pdxMindShare for our June event and talked about the software they developed to help people identify their dream employers. They were both unhappy with their jobs at one point, and their answer was to help people learn how to find companies they would enjoy working for. The event was held at Trader Vic's in downtown Portland and the workshop was followed by networking where attendees got to interact with dozens of Portland professionals.
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Learn to Find Your Dream Job with Your Dream Employer with DreamPath
- 1. How to Land a Job at Your Dream Company? Balki Kodarapu, Co-founder Balaji Vasudevan, Co-founder
- 4. What are the “assets” you have to prove you are the right candidate?
- 6. How people find jobs? @ 2014 CareerXRoads Survey
- 8. Strategies no one is using in their job search!
- 10. Find your target companies Friends and associates DreamPath Professional associations / Trade groups Company research Informational Interviews
- 11. Research the company Industry Competition Value Proposition Clients
- 12. SaaS-based software analytics platform offering app performance management and mobile monitoring solutions
- 14. Why? Track trends Momentum Regulatory political technology demographic How? BLS Industry at a Glance Hoovers Google search
- 15. BLS Data on Computer Software/Hardware Industry: http://www.bls.gov/iag/tgs/iag334.htm BLS Data on Data Processing Industry: http://www.bls.gov/iag/tgs/iag518.htm Software Industry Broad Trends: http://www.softresources.com/resource-room/software-trends/
- 17. Why? A better fit: Technology Location Open positions Culture Differentiation: Talking points How? Yahoo Finance Hoovers Google search
- 18. AppDynamics: Careers Connections Ruxit: Careers Connections Datadog: Careers Connections Stackify: Careers Connections Site24x7: Careers Connections up.time: Careers Connections CopperEgg: Careers Connections AppSignal: Careers Connections Zabbix: Careers Connections Pingdom: Careers Connections Blikker: Careers AlertFox: Careers
- 20. What Every organization on the planet knows WHAT they do. These are products they sell or the services they offer. The Golden Circle @ Credit: Simon Sinek, www.startwithwhy.com
- 21. How Some organizations know HOW they do it. These are the things that make them special or set them apart from their competition. The Golden Circle @ Credit: Simon Sinek, www.startwithwhy.com
- 22. Why Very few organizations know WHY they do what they do. WHY is not about making money. That’s a result. It’s a purpose, cause or belief. It’s the very reason your organization exists The Golden Circle @ Credit: Simon Sinek, www.startwithwhy.com
- 23. Help software makers gain actionable, real-time business insights from the billions of metrics that software is producing, including user click streams, mobile activity, end user experiences and transactions
- 25. Why? Expand client base: Talking point Connection Leads How? Website Testimonials Case Studies Google
- 26. Full List of clients: Microsoft, Nike, Groupon, NBC, rdio, Sony, Intuit, Fox, Adobe, A&E, Walmart, Time Warner Cable, Citrix, AT&T, BestBuy, WebMD, Tango, YellowPagesGroup, Voices.com, RunKeeper, Bleacher Report Microsoft: Connections Nike: Connections Groupon: Connections NBC: Connections rdio: Connections Sony: Connections Intuit: Connections Walmart: Connections Citrix: Connections BestBuy: Connections WebMD: Connections
- 27. How to leverage this new super-power? (aka “company knowledge”)
- 29. Informational Interview An informational interview is not a “job interview”. Rather, it's an interview with an individual working in a career/company you would like to learn more about
- 30. Informational Interviews Offer to pay for lunch/coffee No mention of job interest Minimize obvious questions, instead Dwell on the person / company Show subtle but strong interest Permission to stay in touch Update on your progress
- 31. DreamPath Career Navigation http://ondreampath.com/pdxMindshare Free UPGRAGE to Plus for all pdxMindshare attendees today!
Editor's Notes
- Before getting into the nitty-gritty of this webinar, I want to share the story behind why we created this software tool in the first place. Couple of years ago, I was in a job that really sucked. I didn’t have to look for a job in almost 10 years so I didn’t have anything beyond an outdated resume. So I hired a great career coach and paid him $1800 to help me get to the next stage in my career. In our first meeting, the coach simply asked: “Where do you want to work?”. I was pretty confused why he needed to know the companies I wanted to work for. I blurted out the first two names that came to my mind “Intel” or “Nike”. Long story short, the coach and I spent the next 6 months discovering my strengths & aspirations. And more importantly researched & identified the companies where I could thrive. In the end, I got a fantastic job leading the software team at a small 20-person company. That journey to my dream job was a transformational exercise for me. So, instead of taking that job, I decided to build a software tool that would leverage the same strategy and help every college student reach their career goals.
- Now that you’ve picked some companies the next stage is jump into action and systematically move closer to that dream job. We will spend a few minutes now looking at specific things you can do to turn yourself a very desirable candidate at these companies
- The next thing we recommend is to explore the company’s industry landscape thoroughly.
- First Burueau of Labor Statistics puts out detailed reports on many industries You can also search for some free reports on Hoovers.com and of course google. Learning about the industry you are getting into is critical for a couple reasons: You want to get into an industry that is growing. It is much easier to enter a growing industry rather than a declining one. Companies in growing industries have more job openings naturally. You also want to understand and leverage various types of growth. For example, american population is aging rapidly which means any services geared towards the 60+ population is a good bet, including health-care and financial services. ** Our tool provides access to industry reports for the company you are pursuing. In this case, New Relic operates in the _____ industry and you can check out multiple industry reports right from the action items.
- You also should check out who else is the competition for your favorite companies.
- First Burueau of Labor Statistics puts out detailed reports on many industries You can also search for some free reports on Hoovers.com and of course google. Learning about the industry you are getting into is critical for a couple reasons: You want to get into an industry that is growing. It is much easier to enter a growing industry rather than a declining one. Companies in growing industries have more job openings naturally. You also want to understand and leverage various types of growth. For example, american population is aging rapidly which means any services geared towards the 60+ population is a good bet, including health-care and financial services. ** Our tool provides access to industry reports for the company you are pursuing. In this case, New Relic operates in the _____ industry and you can check out multiple industry reports right from the action items.
- A key part of your career path is learning about the company’s value propostion. Identifiying Value Proposition means getting to the heart of why the company exists and the main value they provide to their own customers. For example, Nike’s value proposition is stroking the ego of “aspiring” athletes. All their marketing is geared towards people who are not athletes and may never be athletes but they want to appeal your ego by selling you shoes and gear worth 100s of dollars. Identifying the value proposition is not the easiest thing since many companies can’t figure it out themselves. But once you do through your research, it becomes a very powerful tool in your job search.
- Getting the intel on the clients for your company is another way you gain advantage with your job search.
- First Burueau of Labor Statistics puts out detailed reports on many industries You can also search for some free reports on Hoovers.com and of course google. Learning about the industry you are getting into is critical for a couple reasons: You want to get into an industry that is growing. It is much easier to enter a growing industry rather than a declining one. Companies in growing industries have more job openings naturally. You also want to understand and leverage various types of growth. For example, american population is aging rapidly which means any services geared towards the 60+ population is a good bet, including health-care and financial services. ** Our tool provides access to industry reports for the company you are pursuing. In this case, New Relic operates in the _____ industry and you can check out multiple industry reports right from the action items.
- Now that you’ve picked some companies the next stage is jump into action and systematically move closer to that dream job. We will spend a few minutes now looking at specific things you can do to turn yourself a very desirable candidate at these companies
- Here’s a quick definition of what an informational interview is: An informational interview is not a “job interview”. Rather, it's an interview with an individual working in a career/company you would like to learn more about