šStop thirsting, get hungry instead
Just opened positions @ Intuit, WeWork, SoFi and more. Plus, how Daniela landed her internship and full-time Marketing offer at Salesforce!
Whatās up, Tech Pod! š¦
Pull a Will Smith and slapā¦away whatever youāre doing right now, because we got a hot one for you this week.
Insight: How to demonstrate hunger instead of thirst š¤§
From the Pod: How Daniela landed her marketing role at Salesforce š
Tool for the Journey: The Duolingo of interview prep š
Donāt be thirsty, get hungry instead.
As students and newgrads, emphasizing our passion and excitement for a role often makes up for our lack of experience ā because it demonstrates that we have the internal motivation to learn and push through the learning curve of the role. This is a good thing!
But understand that this is something we should eventually grow out of.
For example, a data science leader with an impressive 10-year track record isnāt going to express how āpassionate and excited and thrilled and eagerā they would be to be hired for a new role.
Their resume would speak for itself. And no oneās passion is really cloud security or risk analysis.
So, with that in mind ā Drawing back from overusing or over-relying on excitement and passion will lead to coming across as more mature, skilled, and dependable. Additionally, it keeps your āthirst levelā low ā demonstrating youāre highly motivated but not desperate.
Instead, demonstrate hunger:
Donāt say youāre passionate, show the product of your determined and spirited work. Leave it to them to feel your passion through your description of your previous work.
Present as someone who is fueled by a steadfast confidence in oneās ability and skills instead of one fueled by the volatile nature of passion and excitement.
This week, we had the privilege to chat with long-time friend of the Pod, Daniela Catubig.
Landing a marketing role at Salesforce was her #1 pick since she was 17.
Her goal was realized when she landed her Salesforce Mulesoft marketing internship.
And again when she accepted her full-time offer to rejoin them post-graduation as Executive Engagement Associate!
How did she do it? Listen in on these highlights from our chat:
āI would go on Linkedin and āstalkā people who had titles I was interested in at Salesforce. I would learn about their path by looking through their profiles. Then I would send them a customized message and ask to talk. I didnāt go into it expecting the person to give me a referral ā I just honestly wanted to learn about Salesforce through their perspective working there.ā
āI treated the interview process like an exam. I found sample questions online and would practice them with my schoolās career servicesā¦I would have Zoom calls with my friends and have them ask me the questions like it was a real interview. I would also practice with myself in the mirror.ā
āGoing into the internship, I set out to make a name for myself and take advantage of every resource and opportunity available to me there. I took on extra projects, completed all of the learning modules, and set a goal to have 100 coffee chats with people across departments.ā
[Daniela is president of her schoolās women in business club] āI created Futureforce Women in Business, basically bringing my schoolās club to Salesforce. We created a database to share Linkedin profiles, virtual happy hours to talk about our experience, and we threw our big event that included VPs.ā
Bonus stuff:
The Duolingo of public speaking: Speeko is an awesome app resource to practice your public speaking skills. Improve your speech in interviews, presentations, meetings, etc. š£
āSaying you're passionate is pretty clichĆ© ā go with this insteadā
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