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Branding Yourself for a Dream JobThe Modern Resume
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Steve Jones (@way0utwest)Editor, SQLServerCentral
Database WeeklyRed Gate Software
www.themodernresume.com
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Agenda
• Goals• Who am I?• Why Build a Brand?• Cautions and concerns• Resume Tips• Practical Tips• Recruiters
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Goals
Why Brand? Cautions When Branding Practical Tips for building a brand
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Get in touch
http://voiceofthedba.wordpress.com/
@way0utwest
Steve Jones Editor and founder, SQLServerCentral Evangelist, Red Gate Software Working with SQL Server since 1991 (v4.2) Author of many articles and books on different
aspects of SQL Server
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Long Tail
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Potential Employees
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Standing Out
Humility is good, exceptWhen looking for a jobTrying to get a promotionTrying to keep a job
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Courts won’t generally find a privacy interest
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Image is Everything
It’s not Everything, but image does matter
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Resumes• 1-2 pages (resume, CV may be longer)• Lists of keywords at the end, but technologies in
descriptions• Make the resume human readable
– Organize– Clear headings– Identity info, current job, last job are most looked at.
• Include branding links to blog or promotional posts and profile
• Be professional– Be relevant– Don’t be funny (Weird Things on Resumes)
• Include some Contact Information
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Cover Letters
• This is the first impression• Customize for each company
– How to write one?• Google search• Practice (get feedback)
– How not to write one?• http://www.bradmcgehee.com/2010/03/how-not-to-write-a-resume-cover-letter/
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How to stand out?
• Profiles• Networking• Volunteer• Research • Be a Leader• Blog• Publish• Speak
Can be Internal or External
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Online Profiles• A digital representation of who you are• The details of your career
– A central repository of your work– A portfolio for clients– Tie together the various places where you have a presence.
• Online Resume– Can be a summary or your CV– Include the information that has “rolled off” your resume.
• Where?– Your own web site– Facebook / LinkedIn / Plaxo– Blogger/Wordpad/Typepress/other
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Online Profiles• Give “them” one
– They’ll find one anyway• Be prepared to explain any you have created
– Maybe some you haven’t• Be professional
– You can have fun, but keep it separate– ALL your actions reflect on you– Use “THE Test”
• Include Contact Information– Avoid Identity Information
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Online Profiles
• Google Alerts– Monitor what is being posted about you
• Have this profile ready at all times– This can be the first place you point people
• Update this quarterly• Summarize all your accomplishments in one
place
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The most valuable thing you can do for your career
Networking
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Networking
• Business relationship building• A way to let others know about
– What you are engaged in– Your current status
• A way to hear about Opportunities
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Networking
From http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/28/business/employers-increasingly-rely-on-internal-referrals-in-hiring.html?ref=todayspaper&_r=2&
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Networking
• You’re ready, now what?• Interact with others
– Ask questions– Post comments in your work, of your learning– Survey others for their thoughts– Get inspired– Cheer others on
• Meet 3-5 people at every event
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Social Networking
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Social Networking
• Web 2.0 / Social Networking• No different from the real world
– Chamber of commerce– User groups– BBB
• Online world can take the place of offline • You can still participate in offline events
– Use online to reinforce your offline efforts.– #sqlhelp
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Social Networking
• Avoid identity information– Check with your family
• Keep these interactions professional– Use another account for personal information
• Use an email that you can monitor.• Update this on a regular basis
– Use this to interact with others– Every 2-4 weeks
• Get email updates on a reasonable schedule
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Volunteer
• PASS/Local Group– Be sincere– Be sure your name is out there– Document your efforts
• Work– Tackle something that needs to be done– Be sure this is noted somewhere, like the intranet,
company newsletter, etc.– Keep a record for your review.
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Volunteer• Forums
– Help others by answering questions– Pay it forward– Force yourself to learn more/check yourself– Note your username on your resume
• Build a Project (Codeplex)• Non-Profit Organizations
– Could be technical or nontechnical
Don’t volunteer unless you want to
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Research
• Ask your questions online– Can be added to your blog with back story,
thought process, your efforts– Shows you are learning and unafraid to ask for
help.– Shows that you know how to find help
• Useful in an interview (stories)
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Leadership
• Everyone needs leaders• Leader != Manager
– But it helps• You can be
– Project leader– Organization leader– Thought leader
• This does not have to be in technology!– Document your efforts
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Blog Survey
• Who has a technical blog?• Who reads technical blogs regularly?
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Blog Survey
• Who has a technical blog?• Who reads technical blogs regularly?
• 10% have technical blogs• 80% read blogs
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Blogging• A chronicle• Write about what you
– Learn– Know– Solve– Do– Think
• Don’t over think it. Tackle small, discrete items• Ignore similar posts• Remember this is about YOU!• Keep this blog professional
– Relate it to your career
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A great blog example
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/blogs/adventuresinsql/archive/2010/11/19/want-to-make-your-sql-server-run-faster-for-free_3F00_.aspx
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Even experts keep it simple
http://www.sqlskills.com/BLOGS/PAUL/post/Are-your-disk-partition-offsets-RAID-stripe-sizes-and-NTFS-allocation-units-set-correctly.aspx
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A little long – break things up
http://sqlblog.com/blogs/andy_leonard/archive/2009/01/30/an-introduction-to-the-ssis-expression-language.aspx
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A Mistake
Politics
Development
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Understand Implications
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Separate personal
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From professional
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How to blog• Get Permission• Be smart
• Don’t disclose financial information• Keep company secrets secret
• Be consistent• Pipeline and schedule (surveys of hiring managers
show they tend to look at 5-10 posts)
• Be Good• Get Feedback from friends/spouse/co-worker
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How to blog
• Don’t copy other posts• Don’t copy other posts• Don’t copy other posts• Do your own research• Link to others and give credit• Keep a record
– Use Blogger/Word Press/Typepad– Use Word if you want more privacy
• Live Writer is great
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Authoring / Publishing
• A step above blogging, becoming a teacher• Think “Essay”
– Focus, focus, focus– Tell the reader, give details, summarize
• Don’t be intimidated• More formal writing and editing required.
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Books• Long projects
– Don’t start here. Get practice with articles or lots of blogs• Lots of authors subcontract out
– Social networking can help you find these • Promote it
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Speaking• Everyone can do this• Promote it online
– Market on your blog (or others)– Support with downloads– Make sure there is a permanent URL
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Documentation
• Document everything.– Never know when you’ll need
something• Don’t clutter your resume
– But have links available– Or an online CV
• Document mistakes– Let them know you’re not that
guy:
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Recruiters
• A great source for you job hunt• Many jobs go through recruiters• Non-Exclusive• Make sure they have you branding
information in a profile
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Balance• You can have a life and still do this• Work at a pace that fits your life. The key is to
keep working.
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Goals
Why Brand? Cautions When Branding Practical Tips for building a brand
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The End• Touch your resume every quarter• Set a reminder for 6 months from today and look back• Meet 3 people today• If you find something that works, send me a note• Questions?• Career Forums at www.sqlservercentral.com/forums• www.themodernresume.com
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Links• The Modern Resume blog – Weekly notes based on this presentation and
new information.• Salary Negotiation: 32 Job Pay Tips - Focuses the job negotiation lens on
the 32 salary negotiation tips for IT professionals. Includes exercises and questions to assist in preparation.
• Examples of Interview Questions – Good general list of questions• The First Step is to Start – Motivational post.• Crazy Things People Put on Resumes – Don’t include these things• Recruiters screening candidates - http://mashable.com/2011/10/23/how-
recruiters-use-social-networks-to-screen-candidates-infographic/• What Recruiters Look At During The 6 Seconds They Spend On Your
Resume - http://www.businessinsider.com/heres-what-recruiters-look-at-during-the-6-seconds-they-spend-on-your-resume-2012-4?utm_source=twbutton&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=careers#ixzz1raRsvWA6
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References
• Will You Get Fired Because of Facebook - http://personalweb.about.com/b/2009/02/27/will-you-get-fired-because-of-facebook.htm
• Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols - http://superbandgallery.blogspot.com/2009/07/steve-jones-giutars-of-sex-pistols.html
• Tortoise and Hare - http://littlehealthycompetition.blogspot.com/2012/02/are-you-tortoise-or-hare.html
• Asking for Facebook Passwords - http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/story/2012-03-20/job-applicants-facebook/53665606/1
• Social Media Checks - From: http://gizmodo.com/5813829/if-you-agree-to-a-social-media-background-check-your-public-info-could-sit-in-a-file-for-7-years
• Career Builder Social Media Report - http://www.careerbuilder.com/share/aboutus/pressreleasesdetail.aspx?id=pr691&sd=4%2F18%2F2012&ed=4%2F18%2F2099
• In Hiring, a Friend in Need Is a Prospect, Indeed - http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/28/business/employers-increasingly-rely-on-internal-referrals-in-hiring.html?ref=todayspaper&_r=2&
• What is business networking - http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/196758• The Ghost Who Codes - http://www.troyhunt.com/2013/02/the-ghost-who-codes-how-anonymity-
is.html