You are Allowed to Apply
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Ladies: please apply for jobs even if you are worried/scared/feel impostor syndrome. Almost all of us (esp underrepresented groups) feel impostor syndrome at one point or another. But you are talented, smart, and hard-working: you got this! pic.twitter.com/lYcv2w8Ktv
— Beth Beinke (@ebeinke)March 29, 2018 -
Gonna write a short thread about applying for that awesome job that you don’t feel 100% qualified for.
The short version is: DO IT.
1/n pic.twitter.com/3GAE9JNWlg— Scott Barolo 📚🦔🧜🏼♂️ (@sbarolo)February 28, 2018 -
Seeking Happy One of those stories about how you should apply anyway.
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AlterConf sessions in many North American cities
LA, Austin, Seattle, Portland, Montreal, Toronto, Chicago, New Orleans, Detroit: submit a talk http://t.co/zrjyJGcMff pic.twitter.com/mL70cLFoig
The goal is to “critically analyze tech and gaming” and the guidelines are a thing of beauty - everything from choose the format and length that work for you, to only speak on behalf of a group you belong to. Whether you’re looking for somewhere to speak or how to write a call for speakers, definitely check this out.
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This was in my psychology book. I thought it might be useful to those who can’t think if gender-neutral terms.
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“ Be kind to yourself. Stop telling yourself that whatever you are struggling with “should” be easy. If something is hard for you, it is hard for you. There are probably Reasons, though those may just be how you are wired. Acknowledge these things. When you finish something hard, be proud! Celebrate a little.
And really, just stop saying “should” to yourself about your thoughts and feelings in any context. You feel how you feel. The things in your head are the things in your head. You can’t change either directly through sheer force of will. You can only change what you do. Stop beating yourself up for who and what you are right now–it isn’t productive. Focus on moving forward.
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DON’T do what you love. “Do what you love and the money will follow,” is terrible advice given by lucky people.Rather than give you new advice that may not serve you, I’d like to amend the advice I gave long ago. Rather than telling you to do what you love, I’d like to say this:
Don’t do something you hate for a living.
<3 this. So much good stuff about practical considerations, and how much you learn from doing the things that you wouldn’t have picked as your first choice. How are you supposed to know what you Like to do if you don’t try a bunch of things?
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One of the best things about going to @PDXCodeSchool was discovering that everything I don’t know is something I can learn.
— Shawna Scott (@shawnacscott)July 20, 2014 -
NCWIT TIPS FOR JOB DESCRIPTION ANALYSIS TIP #1: AVOID EXTREME MODIFIERSTIP #2: AVOID GENDER-SPECIFIC PRONOUNS (HE OR SHE)TIP #3: IMPROVE BALANCE OF “MASCULINE/FEMININE” ASSOCIATED LANGUAGEsee the link for examples -
Not “Yes!”, but “Why Not?”
I see so much advice that tells you to say yes to everything.
No. I am too picky for that. I am too busy for that.
BUT - I have learned to say “Why not?” and answer it seriously. Useful answers include: Because I don’t want to. Because there are things I care about more that it would displace. Because I need time for me. Because it does not reflect the person I want to be.
Less useful answers are the usual litany of: I won’t get accepted anyway. It seems good from here, but what if I don’t like it? I don’t think I can finish it.
For further growth, try: What would have to change about it to make it a yes? Closer to home, on a different weekend, pays better, better working environment, when I have more time, maybe if I knew more about it, whatever. This is great practice in helping you recognize the things you DO want to do sooner when they come up.