Web Career Clinic with Lauren Bacon 笔记

People only do business with people they know, not with strangers. So, if you want to work with or work for someone, find one way or another to get to know those people or get them to know you.

 

Showcase what you have done or are capable of doing, so that people can think of one way or another that they can solicit your help. One lousy worker who confidently advertise for himself will do better financially than a more skilled worker who keeps his mouth shut.

 

Networking with people doesn’t necessarily means forcing yourself upon other people. One can do things that he or she enjoys and in the process met people with the same interest. Make meaningful stuff and contribute to the society in general. By doing this, people will be attracted to you.

 

There are many options available for a person in the job market. Not knowing what those options are will limit him in terms of choosing a career path to follow. To solve this issue, he can interview or research on people who are already in the field and get to know what those people do on a day to day bases and what skills they possess and what problems they try to solve daily.

 

积累工作经验的几个方面：

自建网站

参与开源项目开发

和其他freelancer 或 project team 合作

 

Paul Javis:

One doesn't have to know everything, but if one says he or she can deliver something, he or she must be able to deliver it.

 

Figure out how your skills can create value for your clients. This is what your clients are interested in, not how many technical skills you can include in your resume.

 

Marketing in its essenceis communicating the value you can bring to your clients.

 

It's okay to have problems in your life. Just keep working on it to make yourself a better person.

 

与其让工作选择你，不如主动一点去选择工作。找到你中意的公司，然后通过各种途径去让公司和你彼此了解，进而达成合作。

 

Looking for problems to solve is one of the traits of people companies are willing to hire.

 

There are many different roles involved in the web industry, design, analysis, testing, programming, etc. One should be open-minded about what role he or she will take on.

 

In the web industry, everything is changing so fast, you have to be flexible and adaptable in order to survive and thrive.