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Deliverable plan for after graduation due to Meg Monday June 5th, 2017
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Job Search Plan (scedule and goals)

Daily Goals

  • Wake up by 7:00 am
  • Eat breakfast/workout : 7:00 - 8:00
  • Spend at least one hour on codewars or refactoring old projects: 9:00 - 10:00
  • One hour of research for jobs 10:00 - 11:00
  • Plan meetups for the week (minimum of two) 11:00 - 11:15
  • Cold Outreach : 11:15 - 12:00
  • Lunch break : 12:00 - 1:00
  • Coding 1:00 - 4:00

Weekly Goals

  • Attend at least two meetups a week
  • Apply for at least 10 jobs a week

Monthly Goals

  • Apply for 50 jobs
  • Take a vacation
  • Start volunteering at least a few times a week for my sanity

Aim to have a position within three months.

Longterm Career Plan

Where do you want to go in your career?

  • I would like to advance my skills to the point where I can mentor other developers. I would like to either work for or volunteer with a non-profit and use my skills to help others. Long-term I would like to be able to work remotely and travel while working.

Barriers

  • Confidence going into interviews. I plan to take interviews with companies I'm not interested in working for just to become more familiar with the process in general.
  • Just sticking with the plan and devoting myself to the above plan.

Imagine that it's 5 years from now - what have you accomplished during that time? How is your life different? What steps did you take to achieve your goals?

  • Worked as a junior dev for one to two years and developed my skills. Continued on the career path to senior dev or project manager depending on the company. Developed a network of peers and earned their respect. Mentor students and other developers.

Create a vision statement for these longterm goals.

  • I will make myself a valuable employee for the company that I work for. I will attend workshops and take classes to continue to advance my skill set. I am comfortable with a high level of responsibility within the company I work for, but do not aspire to own my own business as of now. I will become an invaluable employee and foster growth for myself as well as the larger community. I will work on my design skills and focus on improving those as well as fundamental coding skills the first on the job. Long term I will work in an enviroment that not only develops my skills as a developer but that also allows me to give back.
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