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Introduction
Chapter 1: 3 Concrete Steps to Jumpstart Your Job Search
1.1 How Employers Hire
1.2 Join a Users Group
1.2.1 Making the Most of Users’ Groups
1.2.2 Making the Most of Online Groups
1.3 Start a Side Project
1.3.1 Using Github
1.3.2 What Makes a Good Side Project?
1.3.3 Making Your Side Project Work
1.4 Update Your Resume
1.4.1 Resume Basics
Chapter 2: Why Your Job Search Failed
2.1 Why You’re Not Getting Interviews
2.1.1 Entering the Hiring Process Earlier
2.2 You’re Not Getting Job Offers
2.3 How to Get Hired
2.3.1 My First Development Job
2.3.2 Becoming a Team Lead: My Second Job
2.3.3 The Job I Turned Down
2.3.4 My Third Full Time Job
2.3.5 My First Client: Going Freelance
2.3.6 My Next Client: A Job Through a Recruiter
2.3.7 And so the Story Goes
Chapter 3: Knowing Who to Target - Designing Your Dream Job
3.1 Location
3.1.1 Finding Companies Near You
3.1.2 Finding Remote Jobs
3.2 Salary
3.3 Benefits
3.3.1 Retirement Benefits
3.3.2 Paid Time Off
3.3.3 Other Benefits
3.4 Technology Stack
3.5 Boss
3.6 Co-Workers
3.7 Culture and Corporate Mission
3.8 Job Expectations
3.9 Development Processes
3.10 Opportunities for Growth
3.11 How To Design Your Dream Job: Choosing Your Top 3 “Must Haves”
Chapter 4: Researching Companies
4.1 Finding Companies that Match Your Top 3
4.1.1 Where to Start
4.2 GlassDoor.com
4.2.1 Resume and Cover Letter Materials
4.3 The Company’s Website
4.3.1 The About Page
4.3.2 The Careers Page
4.4 Social Media, Blogs, and YouTube
4.5 Employees
4.5.1 Connecting with Employees
4.5.2 What to Ask
4.6 LinkedIn
Chapter 5: Resumes that Work
5.1 Formatting Your Resume
5.2 Example Resume
5.2.1 Formatting
5.2.2 Contact Information
5.2.3 Education
5.2.4 Freelancing
5.2.5 Work Experience
5.2.6 Open Source and Side Projects
5.2.7 Blog Posts, Podcasts, and Screencasts
Chapter 6: Cover Letters
6.1 The Four Parts of a Cover Letter
6.1.1 The Introduction
6.1.2 Tell Them Why You Want to Work There
6.1.3 Explain Why You’re a Great Candidate
6.1.4 Invitation to Contact You
6.2 Other Cover Letter Guidelines
Chapter 7: Following Up
7.1 Email #1
7.2 Following on Social Media
7.3 Interacting on Social Media
7.4 Email #2: A Quick Note
7.5 Email #3: Did I Miss Something?
7.6 Alternative Follow Up Methods
7.6.1 Postal Mail
7.6.2 Going into the Office
7.6.3 Phone Calls
Chapter 8: Getting Noticed
8.1 Getting Noticed by Companies You’re Targeting
8.1.1 Co-working From the Office
8.1.2 Going into the Corporate Office
8.1.3 Building Add-ons
8.1.4 Contributing to Corporate Open Source
How to Contribute
8.1.5 Attending Corporate Events
8.2 Getting Noticed by New Companies
8.2.1 Users’ Groups
Meet People
Help Organize Meetings
Give a Talk
Start a Users’ Group
8.2.2 Conferences
Local Conferences
Meet the Speakers
Attend Workshops
Meet Other Attendees
Approaching Speakers
Approaching Sponsors
Approaching Organizers
Volunteering
Conference Speaking
8.2.3 Contributing to Open Source
8.2.4 Building a Media Platform
General Advice on Building a Media Platform
Blogging
Podcasting
Video
8.2.5 Online Communities
Be Active
Getting Personal Attention
8.2.6 Hack Nights and Hackathons
Chapter 9: Winning Interviews
9.1 A Few Notes of Caution
9.2 Phone Screenings
9.2.1 Regular Interviews
Dress Up One Level
Arrive Early
Be Confident
Be Honest
Ask Questions
Follow Up
9.3 Technical Screenings
9.3.1 Coding Sessions
Whiteboard Coding
9.3.2 Answering Technical Questions
Chapter 10: Salary Negotiations
10.1 Know Your Numbers
10.2 Make Then Give You the First Number
10.3 Making a Counter Offer
10.4 Negotiations Are Not Just on Salary
10.5 Walking Away
Chapter 11: Conclusion
11.1 Update Your Resume
11.2 Find and Join a Local Users’ Group
11.3 Start a Side Project
11.4 Figure Out What You Want
11.5 Research Companies You’re Applying To
11.6 Stand Out
11.7 Send a Customized Resume and Cover Letter to the Company You’re Applying To
11.8 Practice for Interviews
11.9 Negotiate Your Salary
11.10 You Can Do This
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