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I was stoked when an old friend became a VP of technology in an interesting field (meanwhile I am still just a dev). I gained an important contact! I proposed t
by Isamu 12y ago
I was stoked when an old friend became a VP of technology in an interesting field (meanwhile I am still just a dev). I gained an important contact! I proposed to do a small side project with him and that is going along nicely, it may lead to other things, who knows? Meanwhile it is another opportunity to have fun.
Do you want to be a technology evangelist like your friends? I mean, if you have specific goals there are effective ways of achieving them and there are poor ways. If you lack specific goals maybe you should get some, develop some specific interests that stretch you.
Get concrete - submerge yourself in the details of the mastery of your specific interests. It can be tangential to your current work. Grab time from your current work to add to your goal work.
As you immerse yourself in your concrete, goal-directed work you find you have less time to immerse yourself in negative thinking.
- sidcool 12y agoI am trying to be a tech evangelist because I love to motivate people. I love to spread the message of technology. I am also a software engineer with deep roots in code. I love building stuff, although I am bit teared up between leading engineers and building the product myself. One thing is sure, I a not a Manager. I can lead a tech team but not manage them. Another thing that is clear is I am in love with technology, madly in love.
- loumf 12y agoHave you applied to jobs? What happened?
- sidcool 12y agoI have applied to 16 companies. 3 interviews have taken place. Got selected in 2. But guess what, I got rejected in the company I most wanted to join. The other two were more for practice and backup.
- loumf 12y agoDo you have any idea why? I realize that almost all companies will not tell you -- but, thinking critically about the interview and process, do you have any ideas. I would recommend doing informational interviews with friends at places that might hire a tech evangelist and seeing if you can get a no-stakes mock interview from someone who will provide actionable feedback.
- sidcool 12y agoThat's a good idea. I can have my friends conduct mock interviews.