Job Hunting
Full Stack Immersive 11
Job Hunting: Goal
- Learn different ways to find opportunities
- Understand the key points to hit when first making contact with someone
- Take action now!
Job Hunting: Agenda
Researching Companies
First Contact & Cover Letters
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Research
Researching Companies
First Contact & Cover Letters
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Research: The Search
Internal
Proof
Reference
Agency
Ad
Resume
Company Preference
Candidate Preference
How do companies and candidates look for reach other?*
Research: Proof & Fit
How do you demonstrate Proof?
How do you demonstrate relevant interest?
How do you find a good fit?
Looking for a job is uncannily similar to dating
Research: Swipe Right
Meeting through a friend is preferable
Hopefully have some overlapping interests
Personable, friendly, easy to talk to
Dating
Having a friend at the company is helpful
Hopefully have some overlapping interests
Would like to work with your team 8+ hours/day
Job Seeking
Focus on the person/company, not the role
Research: Job Last
How can we search for companies first?
Built in Colorado's Company search makes it easy to search for companies in a particular industry
Research: Job Last
How can we search for companies first?
Best Place to Work lists are a good way to find highly rated, established companies.
Research: Job Last
How can we search for companies first?
Look for who companies are following on Twitter to find even more companies!
Cover Letters
Researching Companies
First Contact & Cover Letters
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Cover Letters
Introduction
- Your name, Full Stack Immersive graduate
- How you heard about the position
Dear Mr. Smith,
My name is Wes Reid and I am a recent graduate of Galvanize's Full Stack Immersive program. I heard from Alicia Jones that Widgets is hiring a Full Stack Developer. I would love to speak with you or a member of your team to learn more about the opportunity.
Cover Letters
You
- Who are you?
- Briefly introduce yourself and who you are
- What's at the core of everything you're saying?
I graduated from Some University in 2010 and since then have had a diverse and exciting career path. I've managed a small team at one of New York's busiest night life venues, helped first-generation college students find jobs at places like Bonobos and Goldman Sachs, and made it easier to vote while working at a non-profit here in Denver. Throughout it all I've learned that I am talented at making systems more efficient, especially when they evolve people.
Cover Letters
Them
- Why do you matter to them?
- Your intro should tie to their open position / company
- Why are you excited to work there?
That's the reason I want to work at Widgets: your passion for helping people navigate complex systems matches my own interest in solving human-centric problems. While at Galvanize I quickly became adept with the MEAN Stack and became very interested in User Experience design -- I believe this, coupled with my prior work experience, would make me a great fit for the role of Junior Web Developer.
Cover Letters
Close
- Add your resume
- Include a link to your portfolio and/or Github
- Don't forget to express your enthusiasm and say thanks!
You will find my resume attached and can also find out more about me and my work via my portfolio as well as my Github. Please let me know if any additional information would be helpful to move this process forward.
I am excited at the opportunity to work with your team at Widgets and hope to speak with you soon!
Have a great rest of your week,
Wes Reid
Do This Now
Researching Companies
First Contact & Cover Letters
Do This Now
Do This Now
Identify your interests, skills, and values
Galvanize is not the only source of truth;
begin collecting companies from all over
Start new projects with your interests in mind
Start and continue;
make applying for a job a habit
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