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UNIX Career Success

UNIX Career Success. May, 2006 UUASC Presentation. Mission: Impossible. Difficult career situations have no solutions- only strategies This discussion: getting to the next level. Starting Out. Career Catch-22 College Hiring at well-established companies

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UNIX Career Success

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  1. UNIX Career Success May, 2006 UUASC Presentation

  2. Mission: Impossible • Difficult career situations have no solutions- only strategies • This discussion: getting to the next level

  3. Starting Out • Career Catch-22 • College • Hiring at well-established companies • “How I Got My First Job” experiences

  4. The Resume • Common threads • Increasing responsibility/challenge • Use mentors as career consultants • Wholesale rewrites are necessary for getting to the next level • Customize your resume for every interview • Present, don’t inflate

  5. The Interview • What hiring managers look for most • What you’re likely to be asked • The 30-second Sound Bite

  6. Junior->Intermediate->Senior • What’s the difference? • Getting to the next level • Product line vs infrastructure • Growth market/growth industry • Choose your boss • Leverage • “My Salary Jump” experiences

  7. Recruiters & Job Hunting • Hiring budgets & bounties • Posting your resume • “My Recruiter” experiences • “My Job Billboard” experiences

  8. Negotiating • Established professionals must negotiate • How much will they offer me? • Dance, dance, dance: no talking salary in the first interview • Patience and discipline: no first offers • “My Negotiation” experiences

  9. The Magic Number: Six Figures • Engineers usually grow into it, so career path is important • Special technical skillset • Do degrees help? • Management/Leadership • Self Employment • “My Six-Figure UNIX Job” experiences

  10. Management Career • Do you really want this? • Management is bi-directional • How to make it happen • Questions to ask in the interview • “How I Got My Management Job” experiences

  11. Mgr->Sr Mgr->Dept Mgr • What’s the difference? • Being the one who gets picked • Mapping roles from small companies to large companies • Salary vs. total compensation • The secret to being a “successful” manager

  12. Startups • Don’t settle for less than career reward on multiple levels • “What I Like In a Good Startup” experiences

  13. Consulting • Is this your next step? • Anti-contractor bias • Compensation sounds good • “My Consulting Firm” experiences

  14. Mission: Impossible for Bosses • Broken salaries • Can’t fire him • Project work vs. firefighting • Justifying a promotion • Retaining talent • Bonuses/stock option grants

  15. Leaving a Job • The way you leave a company sometimes says more about you than how highly recruited you were when you were hired, and how hard you worked when you were there

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