HOW TO LAND A JOB AT A STARTUP@paulodiconnio@GA_London

INTRO TO GA

WHAT IS GENERAL ASSEMBLY?

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WHAT WE TEACH

TECH‣ Web Development ‣ Mobile Development

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BUSINESS DESIGN‣ Product Management ‣ Digital Marketing

‣ Visual Design ‣ User Experience Design

IMPORTANTLY…

WE’RE A STARTUP!4

ABOUT ME

HELLO, I’M PAUL.5

‣ Course Producer ‣ Outcomes Producer

‣ Media Executive ‣ English Teacher ‣ Internal Recruiter for Sainsbury’s ‣ Shelf Stacker at IKEA

ABOUT ME

HELLO, I’M PAUL.6

‣How did I end up in a Startup?

‣ I researched who was hiring. ‣ Went to General Assembly events. ‣ I got referred.

SOME OF ME MATES

VICKY HUNTER7

‣ Head of Events & Community at 3 Beards

“I went to events and met entrepreneurs that demonstrated the importance of investing time and generosity in those around you, because it’s those people that will help you in return along the way”

SOME OF ME MATES

VICTORIA DOMALIK8

‣ Content & Social Strategist at Duedil. ‣ Formerly Office Manager at Playfair

Capital

“I found the position on a job board and was more aggressive then I have ever been in regards to applying, not only did I write possibly the most candid cover letter of my life, but I also reached out to them on Twitter & Linkedin”

SOME OF ME MATES

SOFIA QUINTERO9

‣ Head of Growth at Geckoboard

“In the job description, they said they were looking for a ‘Marketing Honeybadger’ ”

THE HONEYBADGER 10

HOW TO LAND A JOB AT A STARTUP

TIP #111

There’s more than one way about it!

HOW TO LAND A JOB AT A STARTUP

TIP #212

Know what’s important to you.

Think SECTOR as much as STARTUP

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STARTUPS ARE EVERYWHERE

HOW TO LAND A JOB AT A STARTUP

NOT JUST HERE14

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IT’S NOT 3 NERDS SAT ROUND A COMPUTER*

*Sometimes it is…

STARTUP SECTORS 16

FINANCE TRAVEL MUSIC RETAILFASHION

‣ Transferwise ‣ GoCardless ‣ Crowdcube ‣ DueDil

‣ CityMapper ‣ One Fine Stay ‣ Secret Escapes ‣ Hailo

‣ Editd ‣ Thread ‣ Stylist Pick ‣ Metail

‣ Songkick ‣ Sofar Sounds ‣ Mixlr ‣ Mixcloud

‣ Not on the High Street

‣ La Zook ‣ StreetHub

AND SO SO MANY MORE!

TECH BRITAIN

TECHBRITAIN.COM17

‣Search by industry ‣See where startups are located

SSSSSHHHHH 18

EVERYONE IS HIRING!

FUNDING CYCLES

CRUNCHBASE.COM ANGEL.CO

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TECHCITYNEWS.COM

JOB BOARDS A PLENTY!

‣ESCAPE THE CITY ‣ANGEL LIST ‣SILICON MILK ROUNDABOUT ‣TECH CITY JOBS ‣WORK IN STARTUPS ‣HIRE MY FRIEND ‣UNICORN HUNT ‣DREAMSTAKE SKILLSWAP ‣JOBPAGE ‣ENTERNSHIPS

JOB BOARDS A PLENTY!

‣ESCAPE THE CITY ‣ANGEL LIST ‣SILICON MILK ROUNDABOUT ‣TECH CITY JOBS ‣WORK IN STARTUPS ‣HIRE MY FRIEND ‣UNICORN HUNT ‣DREAMSTAKE SKILLSWAP ‣JOBPAGE ‣ENTERNSHIPS

HOW TO LAND A JOB AT A STARTUP

TIP #322

Don’t put all your hopes on your CV.

ONLINE STALKING

TWITTER23

‣ Get the companies & staff in your newsfeed.

‣ Tweet. Don’t troll

Is great.

ONLINE STALKING

LINKEDIN24

Is better.

‣ Take pride in your skills, (and if you can) what you’re looking for

‣ Stalk the company, and the staff

‣ Send connection requests (but don’t leave them blank!)

‣ Get endorsed, recommended & intro’d.

PEOPLE POWER

REFERRALS 25

The best.

‣ Do you know anyone that works there?

‣ Do you know anyone that knows anyone that works there?

‣ Do you know anyone that knows anyone that knows anyone that works there?

KEVIN BACON 26

HOW TO LAND A JOB AT A STARTUP

TIP #427

People are better than job boards.

THERE’S NO BETTER TECH JOB EVENT THAN… 28

9TH & 10TH MAY

NETWORKING EVENTS

‣ MEETUP.COM ‣ STARTUP GRIND ‣ DON’T PITCH ME BRO ‣ GLUG LONDON - DESIGN AND CREATIVE ‣ CREATIVE BYTES ‣ DESIGN + BANTER - DESIGN ‣ LONDON TECHNOLOGY WEEK ‣ HACKER NEWS LONDON ‣ STARTUP WEEKEND ‣ SILICON DRINKABOUT

NETWORKING EVENTS

‣ MEETUP.COM ‣ STARTUP GRIND ‣ DON’T PITCH ME BRO ‣ GLUG LONDON - DESIGN AND CREATIVE ‣ CREATIVE BYTES ‣ DESIGN + BANTER - DESIGN ‣ LONDON TECHNOLOGY WEEK ‣ HACKER NEWS LONDON ‣ STARTUP WEEKEND ‣ SILICON DRINKABOUT

MEETUP.COM 31

NETWORKING EVENTS

‣ MEETUP.COM ‣ STARTUP GRIND ‣ DON’T PITCH ME BRO ‣ GLUG LONDON - DESIGN AND CREATIVE ‣ CREATIVE BYTES ‣ DESIGN + BANTER - DESIGN ‣ LONDON TECHNOLOGY WEEK ‣ HACKER NEWS LONDON ‣ STARTUP WEEKEND ‣ SILICON DRINKABOUT

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SYNC UP WITH LONDON - NEWSLETTERS

‣ GENERAL ASSEMBLY MAILING LIST ‣ 3 BEARDS ‣ ADA’S LIST - WOMEN IN TECH LISTSERV ‣ THE FETCH ‣ ESCAPE THE CITY ‣ STARTUP DIGEST ‣ TECH CITY NEWS ‣ THE DRUM ‣ 3460 MILES ‣ FACEBOOK GROUPS - LONDON STARTUPS, LONDON

STARTUP EVENTS

HOW TO LAND A JOB AT A STARTUP

TIP #535

Ask not what the startup can do for you, but what you can do for the startup.

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RESEARCH RESEARCH RESEARCH

WHEN I APPLIED FOR GA 37

‣ Media Executive ‣ English Teacher ‣ Internal Recruiter for Sainsbury’s ‣ Shelf Stacker at IKEA

‣ Instructor Recruitment ‣ Curriculum Development ‣ Programme Execution

THE JOB SPEC MY EXPERIENCE

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“WHAT YOU WANT” “BABY I’VE GOT IT”

HOW TO LAND A JOB AT A STARTUP

HALLELUJAH39

You don’t have to be technical!‣ Marketing ‣ Sales ‣ Business Development ‣ Recruitment ‣ Community Management ‣ All the other obscure job titles startups have

IN SUMMARY 40

‣ Know what you’re after ‣ Research is key ‣ Don’t just rely on your CV ‣ Get out there ‣ Know your value proposition ‣ Keep going!

THANKS FOR LISTENING. ANY QUESTIONS?

TA VERY MUCH 41

@paulodiconnio@GA_London