What to do when you are still waiting for that right job to come and start your journey.

1. J u n e 2 0 2 1
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D e v e l o p e r s D a y
WAITING FOR THAT
<RIGHT> JOB

2. D e v e l o p e r s D a y
Lena Lekkou
Multidisciplinary Designer since 2009
 Head of Web at SAE Athens
 Podcast Host of Life of Dev
 Head of Tech at pod.gr
 Owner Red Matter

3. W a i t i n g f o r t h a t < r i g h t > j o b
01
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My journey
D e v e l o p e r s D a y

4. 23.06.2008
An Interior Designer in the making living in Athens

5. I WANT TO BE…

6. I WANT TO BE…
 7 years in an Architectural Office
 Working at the same time as a
freelancer mostly for 3D Visualizations

7. I WANT TO BE…
 7 years in an Architectural Office

8. I WANT TO BE…
 6 years as a Scenographer assistant
 2 years as a Scenographer

9. I WANT TO BE…
 6 years as a Scenographer assistant
 2 years as a Scenographer

10. “Nice paper collages, you should be an Artist”
I WANT TO BE…

11. “Nice paper collages, you should be an Artist”
I WANT TO BE…

12. I WANT TO BE…
This is my first ever HTML Website!

13. Hello <tech> world!

14. 10.04.2016
A Web Designer in the making living in Athens

15. 10.04.2016
A Web Designer in the making living in Athens

16. 10.04.2016
A Web Designer in the making living in Athens

17. 16.06.2016
This is <for the first time> me.
They wanted me to prepare a Photoshop Lesson…

18. W a i t i n g f o r t h a t < r i g h t > j o b
02
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Our Fears
D e v e l o p e r s D a y

19. NO EXPERIENCE

20. TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF

21. THE PORTFOLIO

22. OVERQUALIFIED VS UNDERQUALIFIED

23. IMPOSTER SYNDROME

24. W a i t i n g f o r t h a t < r i g h t > j o b
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The Problem
D e v e l o p e r s D a y

25. D e v e l o p e r s D a y | J u n e 2 0 2 1
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WE GOT STUCK IN THE
NEGATIVE (OR NO) FEEDBACK

26. D e v e l o p e r s D a y | J u n e 2 0 2 1
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TOO MANY TIME SPENT ON
SENDING EMAILS AND
READING JOB DESCRIPTIONS

27. W a i t i n g f o r t h a t < r i g h t > j o b
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The Solution
D e v e l o p e r s D a y

28. D e v e l o p e r s D a y | J u n e 2 0 2 1
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Daily Habits

29. D e v e l o p e r s D a y | J u n e 2 0 2 1
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Organize
& Automate

30. D e v e l o p e r s D a y | J u n e 2 0 2 1
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Learn something new
Every single day

31. D e v e l o p e r s D a y | J u n e 2 0 2 1
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Volunteer

32. D e v e l o p e r s D a y | J u n e 2 0 2 1
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Be careful: YES to Volunteering,
NO to Working for free
Volunteer

33. D e v e l o p e r s D a y | J u n e 2 0 2 1
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Online Presence

34. D e v e l o p e r s D a y | J u n e 2 0 2 1
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Networking

35. D e v e l o p e r s D a y | J u n e 2 0 2 1
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Help Others

36. D e v e l o p e r s D a y | J u n e 2 0 2 1
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& share your code too!
Share what you know

37. D e v e l o p e r s D a y | J u n e 2 0 2 1
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Contribute

38. D e v e l o p e r s D a y | J u n e 2 0 2 1
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Challenge Yourself

39. D e v e l o p e r s D a y | J u n e 2 0 2 1
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FOLLOW THESE AND YOU WILL
NEVER SEND A CV AGAIN

40. W a i t i n g f o r t h a t < r i g h t > j o b
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My Advices
D e v e l o p e r s D a y

41. D e v e l o p e r s D a y | J u n e 2 0 2 1
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FACE YOUR FEARS

42. D e v e l o p e r s D a y | J u n e 2 0 2 1
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BE PRESENT

43. D e v e l o p e r s D a y | J u n e 2 0 2 1
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“GO WHERE THE JOBS ARE”

44. D e v e l o p e r s D a y | J u n e 2 0 2 1
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IT’S NOT ONLY THE SOURCE
OPEN BUT THE WHOLE
COMMUNITY IS OPEN

45. D e v e l o p e r s D a y | J u n e 2 0 2 1
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NEVER STOP!

46. D e v e l o p e r s D a y | J u n e 2 0 2 1
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DON’T WAIT TO FIND YOUR
DREAM JOB…

47. Thank you!
@lenalekkou