Nerd Herding

© Apteno L.C.

Presented By: Tony Bibbs

The Herd

Anatomy of a Job that Sucks

• No Plot• Bad Characters• No Action• No Victory. No Defeat

No Plot

Bad Characters

No Action – Time crawls

No Victory. No Defeat.

Job Seekers

• Passion• Competency• Niche• Communication

Career vs. Job

• A JOB is something that has to be done.• A JOB is a task or duty• A JOB Pays bills

A CAREER is your life's work.

Do you have Passion?

Other side of Passion

Competence

Troubleshooting

• RTFM• Google• Internet Relay Chat (IRC)

What's Your Niche?

• What makes you unique?• What sets you apart?

Can you Communicate?

With Your Peers

To Management

Are you Networking?

Social Networks

Get Discovered!

Recap

• Employers: Plot, Characters, Action, Victory/Defeat• Job Seekers: Passion, Comptence, Niche, Communicate