Digging Opportunities

Open-Source Edition

Where Do
you Get
them opportunities?

Opportunity
derived from the word - Opportune

Any activity that leads to growth of self.
Companies hiring interns, new job listings
Hackathons, conferences, developer meetups
Freelancer tasks, contracts, mentoring, talks

how it helps?

Immeasurable Experience
Personal and Professional Growth
Building a global network
Helping solve problems that matter
The list is endless,
Opportunities are great.
We know that.
Next slide, please.
M O N E Y

how

What

Where

Steps to hit the
ground running

Asking RIGHT questions
Meeting RIGHT people
Growing RIGHT mindset

How can you find them

Asking the Right Questions

Be specific
Pinch of Empathy
And follow these guidelines by Shaktimaan.

Meeting the Right people

See what others are trying to do, take inspiration and follow.
If you missed a deadline, make sure to mark the calendar at least.

Growing the Right Mindset

Failing is okay.
Digging deep is necessary
Confidence in everything you do.

Where can you find them

Newsletters (Loads of them)
Twitter (Follow people, then follow their mentors)
Communities (Lots of them)
Mailing lists (Loads of them)
Your Network (ALiAS)
Opportunity websites/books/wiki-pages/blogs
Going through LinkedIn ~~feeds~~ profiles.
Facebook Groups (Flow, FBDev)
Checking out Instagram, to grow that network of yours

Will fill them slides with a flood of links

Wait for it, Dwight knows.

What TO-do when you find one

Procrastinating
Application process
Selection process
Funding
Visa Troubles if any
Getting the most of it
Never stop looking

Testimonials

Getting you some examples

Fail multiples times

only to succeed

My story ...

Keep a negative mindset

Unlimited source
of motivation

Always Help others,
Human tend to help back ...

Be consistent

I keep a calendar of opportunities that I like to follow up on each month

That's what she said

When you realize the new way to find opportunities in life

To all the awesome people who have helped or would help in the near future to make this presentation awesome, and more comprehensive. I say,

Cred-Deets

and soooo many more ...

Danke scheon !!

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