Learn how to break into tech by studying Chinonyelum Mbanefo's story.
Chinonyelum took 6 EntryLevel courses: PM 1 and 2, UX 1 and 2, Growth Marketing, and Venture Capital.
He landed a job using all the skills he learned in EntryLevel's courses, and at this event you'll learn exactly how he did it as well as his advice for you.
EntryLevel helps you learn and get experience so you can get hired. Our 6-week programs are taught by world-class mentors, so you can learn and build a portfolio of work.
You'll learn with a cohort of driven peers, and each lesson is unlocked after a set time so you stay accountable and finish the program.
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Get project experience and find people to work with: https://www.democracylab.org/
LinkedIn tips: https://www.entrylevel.net/events/using-linkedin-for-your-job-search
Turn on LinkedIn job alerts: https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a511279/job-alerts-on-linkedin?lang=en
Resume tips: https://www.entrylevel.net/events/build-a-standout-resume-tips-from-a-recruiter
Remote tech job boards: https://blog.entrylevel.net/p/find-remote-tech-jobs
Subscribe to a weekly career newsletter: https://blog.entrylevel.net/
Free mentorship: https://adplist.org?ref=ADP-EN-BYM20
September 2022 - took a course on Business Analysis
“Thank god I found EntryLevel”
Took Product Management Level 1 with EntryLevel
Design thinking process - UX course
Develop process - track performance with Growth Marketing
Worked with startup which helped
Did courses at the same time
“It paid off bc it helped me speak the language of tech guys”
Started a project
Thank you to EntryLevel
EntryLevel is good ROI, easy to navigate
Discord team join hard
Same platform to organize project
Democracy Lab platform
Jumped on Venture Capital course - it helped and familiarized with expectation and language - business, position yourself
Joined a particular company to train, and felt lost
Loved creating something
“Ideology - as a leader, you should know the average of what your team knows, so you can demand performance”
Understand when you’re most productive
You have to focus on a particular career and ensure you have the right skill and experience
A way to get experience is to join a team, seek mentorship
EntryLevel is within budget and can get mentor
Polish LinkedIn: https://www.entrylevel.net/events/using-linkedin-for-your-job-search
Get experience, apply, engage with people in tech
If you’re not getting a job, you need to optimize and improve - skill gap or knowledge gap
If you get a job - startups might be easier to land a career
You need to request feedback - write email
You need mentorship
Where worked, experience
ADPList
Took growth marketing course - look for where there is demand
Understand history, preference, circumstances
Can read through career path for courses on EntryLevel
Mentor helped
Engage with mentor on posts, make comments
Compliment is a strategy
Not satisfied with a current approach at a current project, found way to improve
You can meet lots of amazing people through networking, volunteering (can find mentors this way too)
Democracy Lab: https://www.democracylab.org/
Go through training first, then volunteer
https://www.entrylevel.net/events/build-a-standout-resume-tips-from-a-recruiter
https://blog.entrylevel.net/p/find-remote-tech-jobs
https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a511279/job-alerts-on-linkedin?lang=en
Showing, not telling
EntryLevel’s portfolio makes it easy - guidance
Try to research the current job demands
Use it to analyze yourself - can I do this or that
Analyze skill or knowledge gap - close it
Optimize CV, LinkedIn
If you subscribe to Level Up, all information is there
Sign up for EntryLevel, see steps and strategies
Take time to study
Wouldn’t recommend
Internalize it
Digest it and really take time to understand - it’s what’ll help you most in your job search
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