Want to get hired?
Sell your talent & not your CV
ü Select one or two skills you want to
chase to get hired
ü Research on trending skills (Please
don’t take more than 2 days time for this)
ü Do one small online free course on
those skills (loads of free online learning places are available like Coursera,
Youtube, etc)
ü Become member of GitHub to start
sharing your knowledge. Also learn
further on the skill you have chosen in the same forum. And similar website
also not just restricted to GitHubs.
ü Also be a member of MeetUp groups (www.meetup.com. Register in the groups where you would
benefit more on your technologies)
ü Attend the meetups regularly whether
you know or not.
ü Network with similar skilled people.
ü Attend number of Hackathons (first 1
or 2 would be an experience, later it will make you expert)
ü Express your interest to get a
job -
ONLY WHEN YOU ASK then PEOPLE WILL KNOW WHAT YOU WANT.
ü Don’t chase salary in the
beginning. Chase good work.
ü Be flexible to join for less salary
or no salary for the first 2 – 3 months (case to case basis, based on the
assignment & company you take the call)
ü Don’t look for flashy campus, as some
companies may not have offices in big campuses, even if it is home just go for
it. Give weightage only to the work you
would be doing, rest all are not counted for any job change.
ü Try to design an application or two
on the skill you have learned.
ü In your profile talk only on the
work you have done (even if it is 1 assignment) & clearly explain the skill
you have learned and what is your proficiency in that skill.
ü Get hired & do well.
As long as you have a good skill in
your hand your percentage, year of pass out, communication skill doesn’t
matter. What matters is how you sell
your talent & the place where you sell it.
A sample profile
format:
Full Name:
Mobile Number: eMail
ID:
Primary Skill:
Self Rating (Scale of 1 – 4, 4 being
the highest):
GitHub Gists:
Member of ______ (Names of the
meetups – restrict to 5)
Number of Hackathons attended:
A 2 – 4 liner brief on your role in
those hackathons:
Blogs you have written (if any):
Applications Designed / Developed (Put the numbers):
Name of the App:
Brief about the App:
Technologies Used:
Your Role in that skill:
Reference to google playstore /
iTunes(where you have uploaded your app):
Your linkedin Profile Link:
Education (For documentation purpose
only):
