Kinky World of Job Searching in ATX
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Presentation at LaunchPad Job Club - Jan 2019 Austin TX Kinky World of Job Searching in ATX Looks at how complicated the job search is in a growing tech city. Humorous talk looks at the villains (Employers) who create arm's-length job descriptions, and the heroes (job seekers) who need to bend and twist their experiences into all sorts of kinky positions. If you are reading this and want access to an AUDIO version, please make a comment.
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- 1. The Kinky World of Job Searching in ATX MIKETRUJILLO LaunchPad Job Club Jan 25, 2019
- 3. HELLO! I AM MIKE TRUJILLO I have held numerous jobs throughout my career. My specialty is Product Management and helping businesses to build and grow new teams. Starting in the eighth grade, I was recognized by my customers and was awarded Paperboy of the Week by the local newspaper. I’ve been working hard providing outstanding products and services to my customers ever since. https://www.slideshare.net/MikeTrujillo1/launchpad-129150727
- 4. • Austin History of Technology • Kinky Job Search Diagram • Sadists - Companies • Masochist - The Job Seeker • Safe Words (How to escape) • Q&A THE AGENDA
- 5. “Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.” — General George Patton “ “Make sure your worst enemy doesn’t live between your two ears.” — Laird Hamilton
- 6. “ “I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” — Michael Jordan
- 7. ’60’s 70’s Early 90’s Lat 90’s ’00’s ’10’s Short History of Austin Technology Thanks IBM Hardware Bigger Hardware Software Capital Entrepreneur
- 8. Kinky Job Search in ATX
- 9. MIKETRUJILLO Communications Design Technology Business Traditional Composition of a PM Conductor, Diplomat, Motivational Market Tester, Online User Advocate, Sketch Artist Manager, Code Whisperer Source: Product School
- 12. MIKETRUJILLO Com Design Technology Biz “Modern” Industry Last Problem P “People Person” Are you my religion? We got burned… Specialist Are you one of US? ATX Job Description
- 13. DEEPER DIVE INTO JOB DESCRIPTION ADDITIONS MIKETRUJILLO Last position ===== Applied position Industry Last Problem Modern Look for out of the ordinary questions. How current are your skills and terminology?
- 14. TRIBES (Watch for them!) MIKETRUJILLO
- 15. “People Person” MIKETRUJILLO P “People Person”• Most roles REQUIRE strong soft skills • Hardest to spec out • Even harder to demonstrate to employers • Suggestions: • Have writing samples (DOC PPT) on hand • Highlight major WINS with communication • Blog / Videos / LinkedIn Testimonials Communication
- 16. MIKETRUJILLO • History of emphasizing strong technology • Techies are not aways “good with people” • Criteria used to HIRE is not important to SUCCESS • Continual waves of new technologies over time • Puts job seekers into small boxes (hard to break out) TAKEAWAYS? Com Design Technology Biz BE Modern Industry Last Problem P
- 17. WANT TO BREAK IN? MIKETRUJILLO • Degree and training is not sufficient • Hard to “prove” to employer • Suggestions: • Get into a company you like (any role) • Work into a team lead role • Breaking by shadowing target teams • Safeword: Malleable Comm Design Technology Business Be Modern Industry Last Problem P
- 18. STUCK IN A BOX? MIKETRUJILLO Comm Design Technology Business Be Modern Industry Last Problem P • Have the skills and experience • Unsuccessful in leveraging in new tech • Tribal issue with tech, age, etc • Suggestions: • Train up on new tech areas • Attend Meetups & network • Be the solution to someone’s Last Problem • Safeword: Break Stuff Make sure your worst enemy doesn’t live between your two ears
- 20. EMPLOYERS MIKETRUJILLO • Hard to find qualified candidates • Hard to KEEP people • Roles continually evolving • Suggestions: • Clear understanding of roles • Simplify the job descriptions • Recognize & stop tribal activities • Safeword: Stop hurting Comm Design Technology Business Be Modern Industry Last Problem P
- 21. DISCUSSION Successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do.
- 23. EXAMPLE • Please elaborate on what environments you have experience in – (i.e. - strong software development background, with experience in development and product delivery for one or more of the following environments: Android, Linux, embedded firmware, drivers, GUI/applications, or SW tools for Mobile Platforms) - • Please elaborate on your experience working with multiple interdependent software components delivering into silicon/hardware projects - • How many projects have your worked on? • Were they from concept to production? Please elaborate – • What role did you play? • What were the sizes of the teams you dealt with? • How long was the product life cycle? • Please elaborate on your experience up to now with planning and your execution tracking experience – (example – how did you approach the planning? How many and what types of teams were involved in the planning? What did the end plan involve?) • How did you track the projects? Please elaborate. • Please tell me about your customer interaction – • Have you ever been involved with a project not going right? Were you able to manage the team through it and what would you say was your key contribution? Please elaborate • As a PM, the team you manage does not report to you so your success is based on your ability to build trust and relationships to become an integral part of the team. If you drop into a new team how do you do this? • Why do you like being a PM or want to become a PM? • Do you have experience working in a global environment? Please elaborate - • What is your motivation for leaving your current company? • What is your current base salary? • What are you looking for in compensation? • Are you eligible to work for any US Employer? • Are you open to relocation? Here is your “communications” question This is followup email on a PM job hunt. Can you tell the hiring manager is technical? Does this person know what a PM does. Note the question in RED.