#Internships
##Getting Noticed in the Software Community
#About me
- Chris Johnson
- Software Engineer and Scrum Master at GettyImages
- Author at Pragmatic Bookshelf
- Part-Time Instructor at Madison College
- Owner at JohnsonCH, LLC
- @johnsonch => most places on the internet
#About GettyImages
GettyImages is among the world’s leading creators and distributors of award-winning still imagery, video, music and multimedia products, as well as other forms of premium digital content, available through its trusted house of brands, including iStock© and Thinkstock©.
#GettyImages Year in Focus
#About GettyImages - Madison
- Pair programming
- Test Driven Design
- 'Lean' Software development
- Emphasis on learning
- Book clubs and brown bags
- Focus on Fastest Path to Value
#I'm just a student, how do I get noticed
#By being involved
#Open Source
- Bug Reports
- Documentation
- Code Commits
#Blogging
- Share what you are learning, create small tutorials for things you struggled to learn.
- Review books
- Write responses or extend other articles.
#User Groups
- Madison Area Software Developers Group
- MADdotNET - Madison Wisconsin's Microsoft .NET Community
- Madison PHP
- MadJS
- Mad-Railers
- And many more can be found at http://meetup.com
#Code Camps / Conferences
- Twin Cities Code Camp
- Chicago Code Camp
- Iowa Code Camp
- That Conference
- Madison+ Ruby/UX/Mobile
- And many more
##Twin Cities Code Camp Theme Song
##O.K. I'm involved and looking.
#How do I know a company would be a good fit for me?
#Ask Questions
- What is the culture like?
- Private vs Community
- How do employees better themselves?
- What is the work vs life balance like?
#Recap
- Be active in the community
- Ask questions
#Thank you
- [email protected]
- Twitter/Github: johnsonch