Craft your story on why you’re beneficial to the company
Ex. I’m a teacher so if you bring me on to your team, im gonna help everyone learn bc i’m good at teaching
Tell me why you’re a badass and talk about yourself confidently
Practice it in front of a mirror / other people
Ways to increase landing a job exponentially - Danny Thompson
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Solve problems with technical ability
add to the expansion of company abilities
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give yourself the permission to learn - 4months is not forever - 90days to make 6figures / bootcamps are unrealistic
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linkedin
- go where recruiters hang out
- have a good profile with the necessary information that shows you in the right light
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portfolio site
- doesn’t need to be technical
- 1st level of hiring comes from HR - they aren’t technical
- their specialty is people
- aesthetically pleasing, look decent
- this person prob knows what they’re doing
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project
- solve a problem you understand / know about
- has a business focus, automatic it, create a process for it
- made alert for when project is due
- ecommerce site that would order products for you when products got low
- how you package it is more impressive than the project itself
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resume
- can’t disregard, others carry more tho
- stop telling folks basic duties of your jobs
- tell us why you were great at your job
- small wins can still be big
tell us why we want you on our team - why would you be the best candidate for this position
1st call w recruiter
- what do you normally like to do
- what do you work with
- if decent person, will go on to next round