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A Programmer's Guide to Getting Hired By a Startup

A A PROGRAMMER'S GUIDE TO GETTING HIRED BY A STARTUP How would you describe your ideal job? How about working at a company where you can use your skills to help solve problems while working with great people who share the same passion as you? Not bad. right? Along with opportunities to learn and build something you're truly passionate about, your contributions to a startup can help shape everything from application stack and tool selection to company direction and user experience. WHICH TYPE OF STARTUP IS BEST FOR YOU? EARLY STAGE EXPANSION STAGE MATURE STAGE Companies are determining a market fit for their products and have a small, early-adopter customer base with little or no revenue. There and responsibility, but a significant upside. Companies have a well-defined market fit for their product, many happy, repeat Companies are very process-driven as they transition from startups to organizations with established products and customers. You're part of a work culture that solves real and interesting problems at a huge scale. customers, and real revenue. You will have terrific potential to grow with a company that already has traction. smaximum risk WHERE CAN YOU FIND THE BEST OPENINGS? JOB BOARD START http://firstround.com http://usv.com Find companies of prominent angel and venture capital investors and apply through their career pages. Check out startup job boards like CrunchBoard.com, VentureLoop.com, and Startuply.com, or posts like Hacker News' monthly "Who's Hiring" (news.ycombinator.com). The best startup jobs are often the hardest to discover, but here's where to find them. Quora Questions? Follow startup-related threads on Quora. Solve interesting problems on InterviewStreet.com, a surefire way of getting Try a "speed dating" interview on Hirelite.com. Hirelite interview calls from startups. Combinator techstars Dreamit HIRED! Ventures Learn about startups that graduated incubators like Y Combinator, Dreamlt, or TechStars. Attend local Users Groups and hackathons where talking to people about what you're looking for can often lead to job interviews. HOW DO YOU STAND OUT ABOVE THE CROWD? Resumes alone won't get you hired at a startup. Instead, try the following: 5 github Build a portfolio of your best work OSOCIAL CODING Highlight projects you took on independently (startups love initiative!). and link to your GitHub account. Contribute to open source projects. Create something remarkable with their API. open source Contact the 3 company through Twitter or email, or become an insightful Enter their hackathons or commenter developer contests. on their blog. 4 Don't use a professional recruiter. Most recruiters charge the company that hires you Use your own network for an employee referral. 15%-25% of your first year's salary. so startups make limited use of recruiters. Identify the right opportunity, showcase your skills, and aggressively differentiate yourself as the top candidate. To learn more, visit WE'RE HIRING! monetate.com/jobs. monetate Follow @Monetate on twitter

A Programmer's Guide to Getting Hired By a Startup

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