your career - a hiring manager's perspective
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Your Career – A hiring manager’s perspective
Philip Reynolds, Feb 2015
Me!
Graduate of DCU (BSc. Computer Applications)
Ran a business 2001-2005
Joined Workday in 2009
2010 – Built & managed EMEA Technical Operations
2013 – Moved to engineering– Focused on Engineering our Cloud Infrastructure
Workday
A leading provider of enterprise cloud applications, Workday delivers financial management, human capital management, and analytics applications designed for the world’s largest organizations.
Aneel Bushri, CEO
Dave Duffield, Chairman
Headquartered in Pleasanton, CA with offices across North America, EMEA and APAC
Approximately 3,500 employees globally
Workday acquired Cape Clear in 2008
Workday – Great place to work!
“Top Technology Companies to Work for”, Great Rated - Great Place to Work (#1 for large companies) [2014]
Top Workplace, Bay Area News Group (#1 for large companies) [2014]
Best Place to Work in the Bay Area, San Francisco Business Times (#2 for large company) [2014]
“Career”
Career is not equivalent to your job– A job is what a company gives you– Your career is yours. You own it, you define it, you direct it.
Career doesn’t start at 9 and end at 5– Further education (classes, training)– Networking– “Personal Brand”– Hobbies / Sports / Charitable work– Honing your craft
Hone your craft
Skill in doing or making something
Choosing a craft
Understand the difference between tools and your craft– “I write Java” vs “I build software”– Tools change, craft is constant
Practice your craft– “10,000 hour rule” – Malcolm Gladwell
Why does this fall?
Focus on what you can control
Don’t play the victim
Alignment
Always have context for what you’re doing
Business Goal– What does the business do for your customers
Organizational alignment– How does your organisation help
the business deliver that goal
Personal alignment– How do you help your organisation
deliver
Passion
Find your passion– Never too late to find it
Reminds you why you’re doingwhat you do
Other career considerations
Your reputation– Doing a great job will get you great jobs– Your reputation often precedes you
Networking– Meet folks with common interests
Mentors– “hitching your wagon”
Interviewing – The Basics
On time
Understand dress code
Research the organisation
Research the role– Job spec often too vague
Know who you will be meeting
Know the format of the interview
Accuracy of CV
Answer question you’re asked– Be frank, open & honest
Interview – Your preparation
Expect behavioural questions– Give me an example of when…– Tell me about a time when…
Turn non-behavioural questions in to behavioural answers
Past examples used to predict future behaviours
Interviewing – What we look for
Adaptability
Problem solving
Communication
Initiative
Leadership
Teamwork
Closing…
Questions ?
@philreynolds