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UNIX Career Success : 

UNIX Career Success May, 2006 UUASC Presentation

Mission: Impossible: 

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

Starting Out: 

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

The Resume: 

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

The Interview: 

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

Junior->Intermediate->Senior: 

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

Recruiters & Job Hunting: 

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

Negotiating: 

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

The Magic Number: Six Figures: 

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

Management Career: 

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

Mgr->Sr Mgr->Dept Mgr: 

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

Startups: 

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

Consulting: 

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

Mission: Impossible for Bosses: 

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

Leaving a Job: 

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