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0-1 - How You Find a Job In Tech - Issue #34

Hey friend! Hope you are enjoying your week! I wanted to share a podcast episode that hasn’t hit yet but you can check it out on my youtube if you want (i’ll link it below). I caught up with a career coach in tech who comes from a none tech background! It was a fantastic interview and it provided some really great nuggets of info!

September 29, 2022

Hey friend! 

Hope you are enjoying your week! I wanted to share a podcast episode that hasn’t hit yet but you can check it out on my youtube if you want (i’ll link it below). I caught up with a career coach in tech who comes from a none tech background! It was a fantastic interview and it provided some really great nuggets of info! 

Here is the link to the show on my Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92o8Hy30mPM&t=9s

Highlights: 

  • We are now in an environment, because of work from home, where anyone can get a job from anywhere. You now have global competition. You have to do more work to stand out but you will have more opportunities coming your way if you stand out

  • Break job opportunities down into tiers, so you can evaluate what makes sense to really go after vs just easy apply….

  1. I really love this company, I vibe with them 

  2. This company is ok, could help me get to my end goal of (whatever it is)

  3. This company is an easy apply

  • Don’t just target recruiters, connect with people who work where you want to work AND LET THEM KNOW THAT

  • Find commonality with people you are reaching out to, get personal (the more personal the better because you really stand out when you do)

  • Be an advocate for somebody else - by connecting others with your network you start to be known as more than just a job seeker

  • If you are interested in applying for in person work, you are already beating out 99% of the competition

  • PUT YOURSELF OUT THERE…engage with others on social media, ask questions when you post a piece of content for engagement, just put yourself out there!

  • Treat conversations like a bank…. invest before you withdraw (the more you give the greater the ask you can have)

If you haven’t already (and it would mean the world to me) take 58 seconds and review my podcast. The more ratings I get the more people can find my podcast and use it as a tool! Here is the link to review: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/guidance-counselor-2-0/id1256154656?see-all=reviews

Talk next week!

-Taylor