soft skills

Ever wondered what creative approaches exist to propel professional growth? 

How can creativity become the driving force for career advancement? 

Today, Jay will guide us through the keys to mastering growth and innovation in your professional journey. He kicks off this episode with a powerful reminder: "It all begins right now." Discover how understanding your company's algorithm can be a game-changer, and learn the art of studying patterns effectively to propel your growth.  

Jay unveils the seven essential steps to drive innovation in your organization. From identifying your company's growth area to embracing acceleration as a catalyst for disruption, Jay provides invaluable insights into navigating the ever-changing landscape of success.

He moves on to share the importance of investing in what you're good at and mastering the art of creative networking. Learn how to enter the flow state and be in the zone, unlocking your full potential. Jay encourages us to connect things that may seem unexpected, unveiling the hidden gems of creativity and growth.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• How to plan for your career path 
• The ways you can excel at work
• How to make meaningful connections
• How to accelerate your career growth

Join Jay as he unravels the secrets to growth, helping you chart a course towards a brighter and more fulfilling future. 

With Love and Gratitude,

Jay Shetty

What We Discuss:

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:24 It All Begins Right Now
• 06:37 #1: Understand Your Company’s Algorithm
• 11:48 How to Study Patterns Effectively
• 13:12 #2: Identify Your Organization’s Growth Area
• 15:40 #3: If You’re Accelerating, You’re Going to Disrupt the Organization
• 17:30 #4: Invest in What You Are Good At
• 22:08 #5: Learn the Art of Creative Networking
• 23:55 #6: Be in the Flow State, Be in the Zone
• 25:54 #7: Connect Things that Seem Unexpected 

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In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Taylor Desseyn about his work as a job recruiter, how hiring has changed over the last few years, what soft and tech skills developers need, what not to do when applying, and how AI is affecting the hiring process.

Show Notes

• 00:35 Welcome
• 01:10 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry
• 01:35 Who is Taylor Desseyn?
• taylor desseyn (/tdesseyn)
• Taylor Desseyn on LinkedIn
• World-class technical talent on tap | Gun.io
• taylor desseyn (@tdesseyn) / X
• Taylor Desseyn
• 03:49 Why are recruiters just sending emails?
• 05:26 How much does a recruiter make?
• 06:44 How have things changed in the last couple of years?
• 09:22 How can developers stand out when applying?
• 13:52 What do developers do that cost them jobs?
• 28:46 What soft skills are employers looking for?
• 32:01 What tech skills are showing up in job postings?
• 34:57 Are resumes dead?
• 40:16 How does Gun.io vet people?
• World-class technical talent on tap | Gun.io
• 43:15 How is AI changing hiring?
• 46:03 What’s working on social media marketing in hiring?
• 48:33 Supper Club questions
• 53:39 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ×××

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Today's episode is a great conversation I had with Jillian Michaels about the soft skills in business. Why being a kind and empathic leader trumps all the business knowledge and skill in the world. I am super pumped for you to give this a listen, I know it will provide some genuine value.

Enjoy! Let me know what you thought.

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In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about hireable skills or 2021 — what you need to know to get a job and grow in your career this year!

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Show Notes

04:17 - Code in general

• Clean, commented, organized
• Take the extra hour before an application and polish it

06:10 - JS

• Basics of the language - storing data in Arrays and Objects
• Looping and flow control
• Array methods
• Promises + async await
• DOM basics - select an element, listen for clicks, update elements
• Node basics
  • Most of your JS basics apply here
  • Read Files, write files
  • Fetch data and return it

08:38 - CSS

• Attention to detail - pixel-perfect replication of designs
• Works well on mobile
• No reliance on libraries - complete reliance on Bootstrap or Tailwind is a red flag. If you use these things, explain clearly why they are useful to you (e.g. augment your skills, not relied on).

12:54 - Real-world libraries

• One of the following: React, Vue, Angular
• Node.js - sending Server data as a response
  • JSON
  • Express, Next.js
• Popular helper libs
  • Date functions / Moment (Moment is old but its still 2x more popular)
  • Lodash
• CSS
  • Scoped CSS
  • Pattern libraries

17:15 - What about data structures and algorithms?

• Yes you obviously need to know about arrays and objects - probably maps and sets too
• Links lists? Tree structures? Traversal?
• https://twitter.com/wesbos/status/1353729683486076930

20:26 - Soft skills

• Know how to talk to PMs and other devs.
• Know how to stay on top of timelines and schedules while communicating.
• You won’t last long in any work environment where you aren’t able to fit in.
• Many devs sometimes get a big head about doing tech - this is not something you want to emulate. Ignore any kind of internal “us vs them” attitude. It’s about the big picture and you’ll go further.
• Write good, short, emails that don’t sound like you are mad.

Links

• LeetCode
• Syntax 117: Hasty Treat - How To Email Busy People

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