Step AFK: Practical Advicefor Career Adavancement

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IntroductionNathen Harvey

Chef

Food Fight Show

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What do I know aboutcareer advancement?

I'm a hiring manager

I've been hired

I've worked at VisualCV

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Professional/Career TalksTrack

IT Careers Panel

Backing Into Configuration Management

Professional Topics Panel Discussion

Don't Be That Guy

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Who are you?Hiring manager?

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Who are you?Hiring manager?

On-call right now?

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Who are you?Hiring manager?

On-call right now?

System Administrator?

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Who are you?Hiring manager?

On-call right now?

System Administrator?

Developer?

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Who are you?Hiring manager?

On-call right now?

System Administrator?

Developer?

DevOp?

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Why are you here?Actively seeking a new job

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Why are you here?Actively seeking a new job

Passively seeking a new job

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Why are you here?Actively seeking a new job

Passively seeking a new job

Recently stared a new job

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Warning!Your boss might not want you to attendthis talk

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The Best Advice for CareerAdvancement

Quit Your Job!

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I'm not ready to quit...I love my job, love my team, love thecompany I work for.

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I'm not ready to quit...I don't like what my company does, butthe technology I work with is great!

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I'm not ready to quit...There are lots of things I dislike about mywork environment but the compensationpackage is great!

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I'm not ready to quit...I'm not "done" here yet. There are stillthings I'd like to accomplish

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I'm not ready to quit...Do I have the skills required to get a newjob?

DevOpsCloudContinuous DeliverySecurity

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Do what you loveWhy do you go to work?

What your company does matters.

What your team does matters.

What you do matters.

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Your next job starts withyou!

You have to figure outwhat you want to dothe kind of company you want to be apart ofthe type of team you want to work with

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So now that you've sortedthat...

How do you find your dream job?

Step away from the keyboard

Step out of your comfort zone

Step out of the echo chamber

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ConferencesTake a day or three off

Hear the echo of new voices and ideas

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PodcastsShorten your commute

Listen to new voices and ideas

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BlogsWrite a blog

Know your audience

Read blogs

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TwitterUse a client

Set-up searches on hashtags

Don't try to read every tweet in yourtimeline

Someone gets noisy, stop following him orher

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Contribute to Open SourceIf you've never done so, make it a goal

Start small

It can be addictive!

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Meetup GroupsFind people near you with similarinterests

Networking is hard and I'm shy

Ask a question

Give a presentation

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Take a vacation"I'm on vacation! I won't be checking email, voicemail, or even

opening my laptop again until May 4th."

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Road Trip!Visit another company in your area

See how their teams operate

Share how your team operates

Invite them to visit you

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Exchange ProgramEngineer Exchange

Operations Exchange

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Exchange Program (funnystory)

Operations Exchange + Twitter Hashtag

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Exchange Program (funnystory)

Operations Exchange + Twitter Hashtag

#opsexchange

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Exchange ProgramWithin your company

With another company

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Wait a minute...We're operations, I can't give an outsiderroot access!

How do I know the employee will return?

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Always be interviewing!You should go on a job interview every12-18 months at a minimum!

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Tools used to get hiredResume

Recruiters

Phone Screen

Interview

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ResumeYou will NOT be hired because of yourresume!

Goal of a resume: Get an interview

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RecruitersWho does the recruiter work for?

Contingency Recruiters

Retained Recruiters

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Job BoardsSpray and pray

Longevity

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Social MediaLinkedIn

Facebook

Twitter

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Phone ScreenGoal: get an interview

Who's on the other end of the line?

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The InterviewRemote interviews

In person interviews

Meet at least one person face-to-face

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You are responsible...For your learning

For your development

For your career

For your teammates

For lots of important things!

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...but you're not alone!Find a mentor

Lean on your peers

Mentor someone

Give back

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A quick storyHi, just got rejection from [REDACTED] for the SA position. I'm a

little curious why - wanted to reach out to see if you had any insight.Thanks.

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A quick storyHey, I just wanted to thank you again for reaching out to

[REDACTED]. I start in a couple of weeks... :)

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This only works in a goodmarket!

Continuing your education

Meeting your peers

Working with other organizations

Participating in the community

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Yes, we're hiringBut this is not a pitch for you to comework for us

http://getchef.com/careers

http://getchef.com/jobboard

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Thanks!I'm not quitting my job today, but maybeyou should

What questions can I answer for you?

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