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This document provides information about tech careers and how to get started in tech. It discusses how most companies are now tech companies and lists common entry-level tech roles like front-end developer, back-end developer, and QA developer. It also outlines tech career trajectories, how to build a portfolio, the importance of networking, and tips for technical interviews. Resources mentioned include free trials for online coding programs and books to help prepare for interviews. Graduates of Thinkful share their experiences and capstone projects.
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- 2. Introductions ➔ What's your name? ➔ What brought you here today? ➔ What is your programming experience?
- 3. About Thinkful We train web developers and data scientists through 1x1 mentorship and project-based learning. Guaranteed.
- 4. What Is Tech? Tech isn’t just one industry anymore — it’s the new business model. Every company is now a tech company.
- 5. Tech companies now dominate all industries. These are just a few examples. All Completely Online Transportation Entertainment Media Retail
- 6. ➔ The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is a leading global investment banking firm ➔ Lloyd Blankfein, CEO:“Goldman Sachs is a tech company.” ➔ 9,000 out of 33,000 employees are on tech team Goldman Sachs
- 8. VP of Sales Traditional Career Trajectory Junior Sales Account Executive Sales Manager
- 9. Front-End Developer Back-End Developer Full-Stack Developer QA Developer Tech Career Trajectories Vary
- 10. Roles Vary Product Manager QA Engineer Growth Hacker Dev Ops Systems Architect Front-End Developer Back-End Developer Full-Stack Developer QA Developer =
- 11. Front-End Developer Back-End Developer Full-Stack Developer QA Developer Common First Jobs
- 15. QA Developer
- 16. Next Step: Senior Developer ➔ Ability to estimate your work accurately ➔ Handle challenging problems with less support ➔ Provide support for junior developers
- 17. ➔ Coding + Product = Product Manager ➔ Coding + Marketing = Growth Hacker ➔ Coding + Sales = Sales Engineer ➔ Coding + Data = Data Scientist Coding + Roles
- 18. ➔ Learn the skills ➔ Build a portfolio of high quality work ➔ Develop a relevant network ➔ Prep for technical interviews How to Get in the Door?
- 19. ➔ Find a niche based on your background ➔ Build a personal website ➔ Get your portfolio on GitHub ➔ Try and find contract work ➔ Have professionals guide & review your work Building Your Portfolio
- 20. ➔ 80% of job openings are never advertised ➔ 120+ average applicants per job posted ➔ At Thinkful, roughly 10-12% of cold applications yield a phone screen Networking the Right Way
- 21. ➔ Cold applications are the least effective way of landing a job ➔ Figure out what you want (size, industry, role, etc.) ➔ Reach out to someone that works at a company ➔ Ask them about their work, genuine interest, build a relationship ➔ Eventually (1-2 months in), ask for referral Networking the Right Way
- 22. ➔ Tech recruiters serve as your agent ➔ Can leverage their relationships to arrange interviews ➔ They are incentivized to find you a job ➔ You might get less say in where, but are helpful ➔ Can be great in getting you feedback Tech Recruiters
- 23. ➔ Phone screen ➔ Take home tech challenge ➔ In-person interviews The Technical Interview
- 24. ➔ Prep sites (e.g. Interview Cake) ➔ Books (e.g. Cracking the Coding Interview) ➔ Mock interviews with technical friends Resources
- 26. ➔ Free trial of Full Stack Flex online program ➔ Start with HTML, CSS and JavaScript ➔ Personal Program Manager ➔ Unlimited Q&A Sessions ➔ Student Slack Community ➔ bit.ly/freetrial-webdev Thinkful Two-Week Free Trial
- 28. The Student Experience Jeff Connelly, Thinkful Graduate Portfolio Shay Kennedy, Thinkful Graduate Capstone Shari Hobbs, Thinkful Graduate Capstone Evan Thompson, Thinkful Graduate Capstone