spaniards, yes we can! - gsic2012
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Dejaremos de un lado lo técnico para dar una charla motivacional: Google, Yahoo!, Amazon, Microsoft, Apple... Son algunos de los ejemplos de empresas punteras, a menudo consideradas inalcanzables de cara al mundo laboral. Miles de ingenieros trabajan para estas compañias, Son TODOS eminencias técnicas y auténticas máquinas de programar? Nada más lejos de la realidad! En esta charla el ponente nos hablará de experiencias personales, aspectos clave y sobre todo, cuales son las posibilidades reales y aptitudes necesarias para poder llegar a trabajar en estas empresas.TRANSCRIPT
Spaniards: Yes we can!Diego Ferreiro
Disclaimer!
So? What are you waiting
for?
You’re crazy! Only amazing people work
there!
Yahoo: 7.000 Engineers
Google: 10.000 Engineers
Amazon: 12.000 Engineers
Apple: 15.000 Engineers
+
Facebook: 1.000 Engineers
+
+
+
+…
What makes the difference?
They went to a better university!
Algorithms
Data Structures
Networks
Design Patterns
Software Engineering
Operative Systems
Wait a second! what about you?
Let me tell you my story…
Episode I: The start
2 / 9
Episode II: The start (over)
Photo books…
Episode III: The trip
You’re crazy! Only amazing people work
there!
Episode IV: The Hackers llumination!
You’re crazy! Only amazing people work
there!
But, maybe I can try to be one of them!!!
Episode V: The Reborn!
…
Episode VI: The Fight!
If you can’t defeat them…
Episode VI: Learning!
Interludio - The call
Episode VII: The last year & the
interviews
Episode VIII: The Convolution of fail!
Episode IX: The never give up!
Books
Algorithms
Blogs
GlassDoor.com
Code and play!
Episode X: The Conclusion!
What makes the difference?
Extremely talented and awesome
Normal
????
“Stay hungry. Stay foolish.” Steve Jobs
Q&A
How you get a visa?
How is working at Yahoo! ?Would you come back?
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