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5 Hacks to Getting the Job of Your Dreams
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About Presenter2 — © Azat Mardan, 2016
Work: Technology Fellow at Capital One
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· Experience: FDIC, NIH, DocuSign, HackReactor and Storify
· Books: React Quickly, Practical Node.js, Pro Express.js, Express.js API and 8 others
· Teach: NodeProgram.com
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When the job is posted online is already to late.
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Pull vs. push7 — © Azat Mardan, 2016
Hack 1: Publish a Book
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Create an Outline
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Get Feedback10 — © Azat Mardan, 2016
Blog to Book11 — © Azat Mardan, 2016
How long will it take?
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Depends13 — © Azat Mardan, 2016
Book Can be 10-600 pages14 — © Azat Mardan, 2016
Make your first book under 50-70 pages
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Size: 100 pages ~ 10K words
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Any one can write 500-1000 words per day
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Block a Weekend or Holiday
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Use Markdown19 — © Azat Mardan, 2016
Self-Publish· Leanpub· Gitbooks· Pandoc
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It can become a full-time job!· Discover Meteor authors made $250,000
· Nathan Barry made $500,000+
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Traditionally Publishing· Less money
· More help with editing· More recognition/prestige and readership
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Hack 2: Improve Your Web Presence
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Must haves· Blog
· Personal website (GH Pages!)· GitHub
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All must be active with good content/contributions
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Hack 3: Boost Your LinkedIn Profile
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CV is only an HR formality now
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Make your LI profile visible (don't hide)
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Get Endorsements29 — © Azat Mardan, 2016
Get Recommendations30 — © Azat Mardan, 2016
Make sure to fill all the projects info
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Hack 4: Speak at a Conference
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It's a numbers game33 — © Azat Mardan, 2016
Conference talk can become a book or vice
verca34 — © Azat Mardan, 2016
Hack 5: Take a (Online) Course
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Technology is moving fast. If you don't grow,
you regress.36 — © Azat Mardan, 2016
Massive Open Online Courses
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Udacity Nanodegrees38 — © Azat Mardan, 2016
Node.js Udacity Nanodegree by Capital One is coming soon!
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Free book5 Hacks to Getting the Job of Your Dreams to Live
a Happier and Healthier Live:https://gum.co/5hacks/0AA757CE
Slides: http://bit.ly/1LgmHefAzat: @azat_co
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