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Know your Ikigai - How to land a 'happy' job in tech

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Know your Ikigai - How to land a 'happy' job in tech

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Know your Ikigai - How to land a 'happy' job in tech

Abstract:
Are you happy in your current position? I mean are you really happy in your current position? In this talk, certified career coach Dewan Ahmed will explain about Ikigai (Japanese concept referring to something that gives a person a sense of purpose, a reason for living) and teach how you can use a template to find a happy & satisfying career. Whether you're a student looking to land your first job or an experienced professional trying to switch from another industry; this talk will guide you on job searching strategy in tech, skill building, resume writing and most importantly, effective networking.

• Bio:
Dewan Ahmed is a developer advocate at Red Hat and freelance career coach based in Moncton, NB, Canada. Before starting at Red Hat, he wore many hats at IBM as a developer, QA, PM, consultant & developer advocate. Dewan's primary focus is cloud & devops but he considers himself a generalist. He regularly publishes on LinkedIn, http://openshift.com/ and on his personal blog https://www.dewanahmed.com/.

Dewan helps students/newgrads and professionals transitioning from another industry to start their career in tech. Dewan encourages his coachees to treat job searching as an engineering project and offers a rigorous 8-week 1x1 training to become career-ready.

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