How to get a job
(That you love)
Lego vs. Dictators
who Are you &
What do you do?
Oliver Turner
Part of the Enterprise Architecture group
Front End Architect at Ticketmaster
how did i get here?
In the beginning...
Studied Spanish at university...
there was nothing
Took (another) gap year afterwards...
Studied Law...
The key to success
is being able to be passionate about what you do
oops
(An unlikely saviour)
I never studied computer science
- Most front-end engineers are self-taught
- Most CS degrees don't prepare you with the
skills you actually need - Job specs "requiring" academic qualifications... don't
- jQuery
- Rails
- Ember
- Rust
Trained as...
Print designer
Yehuda Katz
- React
- Ember
Background...
Marketing
Ryan Florence
many
years
pass
TechnologY
Enough about me.
LET'S TALK ABOUT YOU
what are employers looking for?
be awesome
be Lucky
be really, REAlly
Good-looking
Being Good-looking
- Isn't really about the amount of experience you've had so far.
- The more interest you display in being a developer the more interest you inspire in a prospective employer.
- Identify the core skills in your field and talk about what you've done to acquire them and what you're doing to improve them.
(as a candidate)
being Lucky
"I am a strong believer in luck and I find the harder I work the more I have of it."
Benjamin Franklin
The good news: it's not hard work
if you love what you do :)
being Lucky
- Be passionate about your craft: it's the only way to be truly great at it.
- Be honest: any attempt to sound more knowledgeable than you are will doom your application
- Be generous: your CV will stand out if you talk about efforts you make to give back to the community
being awesome
the important parts
TechnologY
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questions?
Stay in touch!
- Ticketmaster.co.uk/careers
- facebook.com/LNEcareers
- twitter.com/LNEukjobs
How to get a job (that you love)
By Oliver Turner
How to get a job (that you love)
Advice for a new generation
