This document provides career advancement advice from Nathen Harvey. It recommends regularly seeking new opportunities through conferences, podcasts, blogs, open source contributions and meetup groups. It also suggests tools for getting hired like resumes, recruiters, phone screens and interviews. Mentors and continuing education are presented as ways to advance while not alone. The document encourages readers to find fulfilling work and offers to answer any other questions.
14. The Best Advice for Career
Advancement
Quit Your Job!
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15. I'm not ready to quit...
I love my job, love my team, love the
company I work for.
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16. I'm not ready to quit...
I don't like what my company does, but
the technology I work with is great!
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17. I'm not ready to quit...
There are lots of things I dislike about my
work environment but the compensation
package is great!
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18. I'm not ready to quit...
I'm not "done" here yet. There are still
things I'd like to accomplish
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19. I'm not ready to quit...
Do I have the skills required to get a new
job?
DevOps
Cloud
Continuous Delivery
Security
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20. Do what you love
Why do you go to work?
What your company does matters.
What your team does matters.
What you do matters.
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21. Your next job starts with
you!
You have to figure out
what you want to do
the kind of company you want to be a
part of
the type of team you want to work with
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22. So now that you've sorted
that...
How do you find your dream job?
Step away from the keyboard
Step out of your comfort zone
Step out of the echo chamber
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26. Twitter
Use a client
Set-up searches on hashtags
Don't try to read every tweet in your
timeline
Someone gets noisy, stop following him or
her
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27. Contribute to Open Source
If you've never done so, make it a goal
Start small
It can be addictive!
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28. Meetup Groups
Find people near you with similar
interests
Networking is hard and I'm shy
Ask a question
Give a presentation
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29. Take a vacation
"I'm on vacation! I won't be checking email, voicemail, or even
opening my laptop again until May 4th."
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30. Road Trip!
Visit another company in your area
See how their teams operate
Share how your team operates
Invite them to visit you
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44. You are responsible...
For your learning
For your development
For your career
For your teammates
For lots of important things!
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45. ...but you're not alone!
Find a mentor
Lean on your peers
Mentor someone
Give back
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46. A quick story
Hi, just got rejection from [REDACTED] for the SA position. I'm a
little curious why - wanted to reach out to see if you had any insight.
Thanks.
@nathenharvey
47. A quick story
Hey, I just wanted to thank you again for reaching out to
[REDACTED]. I start in a couple of weeks... :)
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48. This only works in a good
market!
Continuing your education
Meeting your peers
Working with other organizations
Participating in the community
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49. Yes, we're hiring
But this is not a pitch for you to come
work for us
http://getchef.com/careers
http://getchef.com/jobboard
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50. Thanks!
I'm not quitting my job today, but maybe
you should
What questions can I answer for you?
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