Breaking into Tech with No Tech Background
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Jeremy Schifeling, Founder of BreakInto.Tech, a startup that helps people with non-technical backgrounds land jobs in Tech, shares numerous tips on how candidates can structure their job search and improve chances of success.
- Why Jeremy started Break into Tech
- How Jeremy realized that a technical background is not needed to work in Tech
- Jeremy's recommendation for how to structure your job search process - Identify what role, position yourself, systematic approach to your applications, and interview prep
- Examples of roles that are open to non-technical profiles
- How non-technical roles tend to lie on a spectrum of super analytical (Eg: Business Analyst), to super relationships oriented (eg: Sales)
- How to assess fit with a role - talk to people + volunteer for projects/gigs
- Positioning yourself - focus on your LinkedIn profile and resume
- How to optimize your LinkedIn profile - keywords and where to include them, good summary, and experience
- Examples of how to phrase resume points differently depending on the function you are applying for
- Don't wait for a referral when applying. You can add it to your application later
- Resources - Google Alerts, Techmeme, Wikipedia, read 10K, www.breakinto.tech/, AngelList, LinkedIn , PMinterview.com
- Don't hide your quirks and edges - they will help you stand out!
