Quick and Timeless Advice from Technology Career Company Experts at The Job Forum
The Job Forum often gives job hunters the chance to meet and connect with experts from various tech companies discussing career opportunities and job search strategies. People help people to get jobs.
This Fall there was a chance to meet and talk with Anu Jain from Google, Theresa Walsh from Robert Half, Katrina Montinola from the2 Go Advisory Group, and Sandeep Das from Volkswagen.
Some advice that stands out:
Theresa Walsh advises job seekers to focus on who you know or can get to know at target companies, for advice and an “in” and she explained the wisdom of leveraging your network to get clarity on company objectives, as well as visibility to hiring teams and “make sure you get a referral” for the open role you apply for.
Anu Jain emphasizes that to stand out, you must convey and communicate that you have proven problem-solving skills, effective communications to work well and accurately and have been a positive team member in engineering roles in the past.
Katrina Montinola suggests using AI resources like Perplexity to identify in-demand technical skills and take free courses to build up more recent and relevant skills top increase your chances.
Sandeep Das and Anu Jain emphasize the importance of being flexible and adaptable in a remote or hybrid work environment, and they underscore that you must convey your soft skills and recognize the importance of communication and teamwork, in addition to your excellent technical skills.
Where to target your search:
Once startups get the funding, they literally are starved for talent. They’re literally begging and going around trying to find talent. If you’re making a pivot, you might want to scan the startup scene. There are a lot of openings available that might be an opportunity for you. If you’re pivoting in your career, or ready to switch to a new company, consider looking there rather than focus only on the largest companies for your job search.
Where in addition to The Job Forum to find people to talk with;
Because of AI, there are now a ton of mixers and meetups. if you go to Eventbrite and search for Bay Area Tech events you can actually just message the host and say, “Look, I will want to attend. Can I attend?” And they will more than likely let you attend for free, especially, if you have a good pitch crafted already, have a good, good answer to the question of what are you looking for? Show that you will add to the event by attending.
