Getting a Job in Silicon Valley

Posted on August 16, 2006

Guy Kawasaki has a great post about how to get a job in Silicon Valley. Kawasaki explains how Silicon Valley job seekers must love the company because passion is what drives Silicon Valley companies. He also says you must be able to explain yourself in a single page -- don't come in with giant resumes.

As a rule of thumb, if you can't pitch your company in ten slides or pitch yourself in one page, your idea is stupid and you suck, respectively.
In one section of his post Kawasaki lists the different personalities of people that will interview you including and Mr. CPG, Lifer and Don Corleone. Some of his other tips include show up early and dress one level above the company norm.
Tech companies are notorious for t-shirts-and-jeans dress codes, but whether this is appropriate dress for an interview depends on the position and on the interviewer (it might just be your luck that the interviewer recently joined from another organization that had a much stricter dress code). A good rule of thumb is to dress one level above the company norm: for example, for a t-shirt style company, wear a collared polo shirt. If in doubt, ask what's appropriate for the interview.
Kawasaki also says to tell the interviewer you want the job: "You should clearly communicate that you want the job because aggressiveness counts for a lot in job interviews in Silicon Valley." In other words, go for the close. Kawaski's helpful post is a good bookmark for tech job seekers.



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