Build and Learn Episode 10

Getting hired as a developer

Getting hired as a developerGetting hired as a developer

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Build and Learn Episode 10

November 25, 2022 CJ Avilla, Colin Loretz Full Transcript View the website

Sourcing where you want to apply
- Make a list of the tools/apps/companies you like to use
- Outbound (Make a top 10 list)
- Inbound (review inbound recruiter outreach from the past 3 months or more)
- Networking (who do you know, try to do some coffee chats to see if they like their company and team)
- Cold outreach is tough (numbers game)
- Timing - interviewing such that offers come in around the same time
Resume & cover letter & LinkedIn & Social
- Have these reviewed by your peers and iterate on feedback
- Make sure you communicate the things you’ve done that add value, ideally how much value you’ve added. Situation Behavior Impact (SBI) is a good framework for bullets
- Omit anything unrelated to the job you’re going for (hot take?)
- Clean up social
Preparing for Interviews
- Practice Interviews with friends/mentors
  - Pairing
- Research the company
- Algorithms
Communities
- Rands Leadership Slack
- Reverse Job Boards
  - https://railsdevs.com/
- RemoteOK.com
- WeWorkRemotely.com
- HN Who’s Hiring - first of each month
Resources
- interview cake https://www.interviewcake.com/
- Cracking the coding interview by Gayle Laakmann McDowell https://www.crackingthecodinginterview.com/
- Atomic Habits - James Clear https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits