A presentation at DiBi in in Edinburgh, UK by Stephanie Stimac
Stephanie Stimac @seaotta
Hi, I’m Stephanie! Program Manager for Microsoft Edge Developer Experiences…
2015
Was garbage.
Are you interested in exploring any new opportunities? %$#@ YES
Are you interested in exploring any new opportunities? Yes, I’m definitely open to exploring new opportunities. Would love to hear more about the team and what you’re working on. How did you find me?
“The universe is big. It’s vast and complicated and ridiculous. And sometimes—very rarely—impossible things just happen and we call them miracles.” - Doctor Who
Improving your luck
Improving your luck Or leveraging unconventional means available to you to improve your visibility in a professional capacity
Four.
ONE Be authentic to who you are and how you want to be perceived online.
How I want to be perceived online: UX + Visual Designer.
Who am I? A sassy lover of colored hair, whisky, and accents.
Who am I? A sassy lover of colored hair, whisky, and accents. Blogger.
Who am I? A sassy lover of colored hair, whisky, and accents. Blogger. Supercar Spotter.
#StephSpottingSupercars
Who am I? A sassy lover of colored hair, whisky, and accents. Blogger. Supercar Spotter. Sassenach.
Who am I? A sassy lover of colored hair, whisky, and accents. Blogger. Supercar Spotter. Sassenach. S’Moore.
Who am I? A sassy lover of colored hair, whisky, and accents. Blogger. Supercar Spotter. Sassenach. S’Moore. + a link to my blog & portfolio.
ONE Be authentic.
TWO Keep your website up to date.
You are more than your work.
TWO Keep your online presence up to date.
THREE Be a positive and present voice in the community
Hey, delete your account.
THREE Be a positive and present voice.
FOUR Engage.
FOUR Engage.
Be authentic. Keep your website/web presence up to date. Be a positive and present voice. Engage.
“I don’t need this.”
Stupid, dumb luck
Thank you. Stephanie Stimac @seaotta
Can luck change your life and your career when you least expect it? What if there are ways to improve that luck to help you land the career of your dreams? I’ll talk about how I went from an agency designer designing for Microsoft to an in-house designer at Microsoft via unconventional means and how you can make your own luck through those same means. What does it take to move from a career as a designer in a PR agency with a creative team of less than 15 to people to designing in-house for one of the largest tech companies in the world? Sometimes unconventional means, like social media, can be your best bet and change your life for the better.
for free. You
can too.