Some Thoughts From The Hiring Side Getting A Job Some Thoughts From The Hiring Side

College Grads Are Losing The Edge Demand is greater than college can provide Bootcamps that demonstrate accomplishment are gaining Actually make ramp up easier on companies Teach relevant skills HR is starting to come around (not in all cases) Connections get you the job Now alternatives to the old college network Meetups Open source Hackathons Social Media

Recent Recruiting Job was advertised Applicant got to the top because of personal connection (not friend) Before it had always been college grads Associate degree and boot camps are now viable You have to work to make the connections. One of the best stories I have found https://medium.freecodecamp.com/this-is-my-story-about-how-i-went-from- being-a-carpenter-with-zero-experience-in-the-tech-world-to- 4252e93cb73#.846u6mbul

Getting in the Door One page resume (four below are linked on resume) Github Linked In Portfolio Side Projects

Before you get there Find the technology they are using Ask http://stackshare.io/ Google Ask who will be interviewing you LinkedIn Twitter Know the company Web site Prepare Questions Learn quickly about the tech they are using (tutorials) Imposter Syndrome http://blog.thefirehoseproject.com/posts/shake-it-off-overcome-imposter-syndrome/ and http://www.hackreactor.com/blog/skills-vs-degrees-forbes-technology-council-discusses-value-of-each

Interview Be true to your resume, portfolio, LinkedIn and Github account Know why you want to be a developer and why you want to work there Be ready to discuss how you learn new things How do you keep up on trends Talk about your outside activities Open Source Physical fitness Communication White boarding http://blog.thefirehoseproject.com/posts/getting-your- first-junior-web-developer-job/

Portfolio Use projects that show talent and are areas you are interested in Use a personal project as well as projects in a curriculum Put stories to each project Spend time on this and iterate Let it grow as you grow Tell your own story Hosting Domain with your name Github.io https://www.makeschool.com/founding-class

Blog https://www.blogger.com/ or https://wordpress.com/create/ Show your future employer how you are learning Weekly diary Projects Meetups Contributions

Blogs (cont’d) http://wootcomms.com/2011/12/write-great-developer-blog/ https://kencenerelli.wordpress.com/2012/03/23/creating-a-developers-blog/ http://developer-evangelism.com/writing.php http://www.superrewards.com/blog/improve-your-dev-blog/ https://www.netguru.co/blog/how-to-get-developers-to-write-a-blogpost https://sendgrid.com/blog/write-technical-blog-posts/ http://designshack.net/articles/business-articles/5-reasons-to-start-a-web-development-blog-today/ http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/KoenDeetman/20140402/214497/6_Reasons_To_Start_Blogging_As_Dev eloper.php http://blog.codinghorror.com/how-to-write-without-writing/ https://vimeo.com/144051410 http://www.thomashanning.com/10-reasons-you-should-blog-as-a- developer/?utm_campaign=This%2BWeek%2Bin%2BSwift&utm_medium=web&utm_source=This_Week_in _Swift_69

Blogs (cont’d) http://joshuakemp.blogspot.com/ https://dantronics.wordpress.com/ http://clem.ninja/ http://epicodersdelight.blogspot.com/ http://huntermeyer.com/ http://pathtodevelopment.blogspot.com/ http://danielleeman.com/ http://journeyofcode.blogspot.com/ http://fvcproductions.com/2015/01/05/interview-hack-reactor/ http://blog.atmartin.io/developer-a-day-in-the-life/

Blogs (cont’d) http://swiftly.chrisbowler.com/ http://www.hackreactor.com/blog/get-an-inside-peek-at-hack- reactor https://medium.com/@samvlu/100-days-of-swift- 736d45a19b63#.u79d5joa8 http://www.toptal.com/it/toptal-s-selection-of-top-developer-blogs http://www.designyourway.net/blog/resources/25-web- development-blogs-you-should-be-reading/

My Book Picks Soft Skills No Degree, No Problem https://www.amazon.com/Soft-Skills-software-developers- manual/dp/1617292397 No Degree, No Problem https://www.amazon.com/No-Degree-Problem-Josh-Kemp- ebook/dp/B00F7K5VWA/ref=sr_1_1_twi_kin_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1467 217221&sr=1-1&keywords=no+degree+no+problem#nav-subnav How to Become An Expert Software Engineer https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01A36ZI66/ref=oh_aui_d_detailpage _o03_?ie=UTF8&psc=1#nav-subnav

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