Conference Video: Liz Martinez Workshop - Presenting Your Best Self In Your Job Search
This is Liz Martinez’ workshop from the WiDS Puget Sound Conference 2020. Enjoy!
ABSTRACT:
The job search entails much more than refining your technical skills. It is your job to sell those skills, in addition to your goals & your personality. This workshop will focus on putting your best foot forward via behavioral interviewing and your career portfolio, specifically GitHub and LinkedIn. Liz will offer advice for enhancing your profiles on LinkedIn and GitHub, in addition to providing rubrics to evaluate your profiles. For each platform, she will demonstrate how to use the rubric by grading the profile of a volunteer from the audience. Next, she will discuss strategies for behavioral interviewing, and how to prepare for any question you might be asked. She will demonstrate preparation approaches with the help of another volunteer. Liz will set aside time to answer questions after each topic that is covered. **While we listed the audience as ‘all’, we want to clarify that this will not include evaluating the coding aspects of Github, but rather the presentation and clarity.
Prior to her current role as the Career Services Manager at Galvanize, Liz started her career as a technical recruiter and an avid appreciator of technology. Upon moving to New York, she created and managed career development programs for two companies, in the fields of health care and financial technology. At Galvanize, she aids students and alumni of the Data Science and Hack Reactor programs throughout all stages of the job search. Liz is enthusiastic to help others become their own biggest fans. Outside of work, she is an eager crafter, dog mom, and Zumba teacher.