BREAK INTO TECH

1 0 - D AY J O B S E A R C H
COURSE SYLLABUS
D AY 1 :
G E T T I N G S TA R T E D

• The biggest
psychological mistake
that wasted a decade of
my career

• How tech firms think

about grad school

• The number of liberal

arts grads working in
tech
D AY 2 :
ARE YOU CUT OUT
FOR A TECH JOB?

• Where you fit into the

typical pecking order in
tech firms

• Whether you'll enjoy the

pace of tech life

• And even how your

wardrobe compares to
the tech dress code!
D AY 3 :
FIND THE RIGHT
ROLE

• Find out what Product

Managers do all day

• Look at a sample BizOps

project

• Learn what tech firms look for

in Business Development hires

• And finally figure out the

difference between Product
Marketing, Product
Management, and Project
Management!
D AY 4 :
FIND THE RIGHT
C O M PA N Y

• Whether Amazon is
really as stressful as the
NYTimes says

• Why Google's culture

might not be as great as
everyone thinks

• And how to land an

interview at Uber
D AY 5 :
KNOW THE BIGGEST
TECH JOB TRAPS

• Impostor Syndrome

• The Scarcity Mindset

• Talent Commodification

• And probably the

deadliest sin of all -
Prestige Envy
D AY 6 :
THE WINNING
A P P L I C AT I O N M I N D S E T

• Who’s your real

audience?

• How do they think?

• What can you do to win

them over?
D AY 7 :
WIN THE RESUME
GAME

• How to pick the right

keywords to beat the
applicant tracking
systems

• The 4 kinds of bullets that

make recruiters pay
attention

• And why you need to turn

your resume from a Pizza
Hut into luxury condos... :)
D AY 8 :
NAIL THE COVER
LETTER

• When you need to write

one - and when you don't

• The opening sentence

that dooms your
candidacy - and the one
that actually works

• The format that makes it

easy to tell your story -
even if you're not a great
writer
D AY 9 :
PERFECT YOUR
LINKEDIN PROFILE

• How recruiters use

LinkedIn

• What to include on your

profile to get found

• How to stand out

amongst the top
candidates
D AY 1 0 :
CRUSH YOUR
INTERVIEW

• How I hired at LinkedIn

and startups

• The two things all hiring

managers care about

• How to project the right

qualifications, no matter
the question!
LIKE WHERE THIS FREE COURSE IS HEADED?

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