own your career
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Own Your Career, a talk given at Yelp Girl Geek DinnerTRANSCRIPT
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Own your Career
Tasneem Minadakis Engineering Manager, Yelp
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My Background
9 years at Microsoft
Software Engineer Technical Lead Product Manager Engineering Manager
Engineering Manager
2 months at Yelp
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Understand the big picture..
Believe in the company vision
Know your customer
Interpret the data
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Be Curious..
Don’t hesitate to ask questions
Dig till you understand
Be resourceful
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Focus on strengths..
StrengthsFinder
- What am I good at? - What am I not good at? - What do I enjoy doing? - What don’t I enjoy doing?
Fill your day with what you enjoy doing
Emergenetics
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Be uncomfortable..
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Fight the impostor..
Amy Cuddy – Fake it till you become it
Embrace positive feedback
Recognize that it exists
It’s not luck it’s you
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Find a mentor..
Guide, Teach, Support, Encourage Don’t limit to one
Define your goals Know when it is over
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Questions?
Careers