Landing Your Dream Job Via Unconventional Means

A presentation at DiBi in September 2019 in Edinburgh, UK by Stephanie Stimac

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Landing Your Dream Job Via Unconventional Means

Stephanie Stimac @seaotta

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Hi, I’m Stephanie! Program Manager for Microsoft Edge Developer Experiences…

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2015

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Was garbage.

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Are you interested in exploring any new opportunities? %$#@ YES

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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?

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“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

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Improving your luck

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Improving your luck Or leveraging unconventional means available to you to improve your visibility in a professional capacity

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Four.

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ONE Be authentic to who you are and how you want to be perceived online.

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How I want to be perceived online: UX + Visual Designer.

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Who am I? A sassy lover of colored hair, whisky, and accents.

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Who am I? A sassy lover of colored hair, whisky, and accents. Blogger.

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Who am I? A sassy lover of colored hair, whisky, and accents. Blogger. Supercar Spotter.

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#StephSpottingSupercars

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Who am I? A sassy lover of colored hair, whisky, and accents. Blogger. Supercar Spotter. Sassenach.

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Who am I? A sassy lover of colored hair, whisky, and accents. Blogger. Supercar Spotter. Sassenach. S’Moore.

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Who am I? A sassy lover of colored hair, whisky, and accents. Blogger. Supercar Spotter. Sassenach. S’Moore. + a link to my blog & portfolio.

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ONE Be authentic.

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TWO Keep your website up to date.

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You are more than your work.

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TWO Keep your online presence up to date.

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THREE Be a positive and present voice in the community

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Hey, delete your account.

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THREE Be a positive and present voice.

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FOUR Engage.

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FOUR Engage.

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Be authentic. Keep your website/web presence up to date. Be a positive and present voice. Engage.

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“I don’t need this.”

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Stupid, dumb luck

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Thank you. Stephanie Stimac @seaotta