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Nerd Herding
© Apteno L.C.
Presented By: Tony Bibbs
The Herd
Anatomy of a Job that Sucks
• No Plot• Bad Characters• No Action• No Victory. No Defeat
No Plot
Bad Characters
No Action – Time crawls
No Victory. No Defeat.
Job Seekers
• Passion• Competency• Niche• Communication
Career vs. Job
• A JOB is something that has to be done.• A JOB is a task or duty• A JOB Pays bills
A CAREER is your life's work.
Do you have Passion?
Other side of Passion
Competence
Troubleshooting
• RTFM• Google• Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
What's Your Niche?
• What makes you unique?• What sets you apart?
Can you Communicate?
With Your Peers
To Management
Are you Networking?
Social Networks
Get Discovered!
Recap
• Employers: Plot, Characters, Action, Victory/Defeat• Job Seekers: Passion, Comptence, Niche, Communicate