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• ACRM Vistor Services Associate - Bozeman (4.21.25)
• Net/Comp Sys Administrator II
• Montana High Tech Jobs Portal (always current)

2025 GSoC Advisory Board Job Seeking Advice (summary complements of Chris Conlon)

Experience

• Consider getting experience using non-traditional ways
• Intern at a non-profit. May be easier to get, and can give you good experience for your resume.
• Contribute to open source, find a few small bugs to fix (watch issue trackers / feature request lists)
• Don't be discouraged by job listing years-of-experience requirements (isn't always a hard requirement)
• Show deep experience in something (topic doesn't matter as much)
• Have a GitHub account
• Add a README with your experience to your GitHub account\
• Add something personal to your LinkedIn/GitHub profile

Resume

• Use AI to give feedback on your resume
• Fine tune your resume for the specific job description
• Include link to your GitHub and/or other open source contributions

Getting interviews

• Ask for introductions via connections, look for common connections
• A referral will almost always get an interview at a company
• Never stop networking (LinkedIn is great for this too)
• Application processes are typically a queue - it helps to be first in
• Submit lots of applications (think 500-1k)
• You have a job in sales when applying for positions! Sell yourself.
• Keep the company culture in mind when interviewing
• Have a cover letter, it's important
• Call out relevant details to each job in your cover letter
• Show initiative and be scrappy
• Look over your social media, recruiters will look at these
• Punctuation and grammar matter - it shows you care

Interviewing

• Interviewing is a skill - learn it from books, online resources
• Show up on time
• Learn about the company before showing up for the interview
• Download a company's tech stack and play with it a bit before your interview
• Most companies have open source code somewhere, go find it and look inside
• Rehearse and plan a compelling introduction to yourself (elevator pitch length)
• Ask compelling questions
• Take time to write out what you actually want to do - journal it out, be prepared for interviewers to ask
• Be willing to do anything, don't disqualify yourself for not wanting to work
• Get an egg timer, practice efficient and clear communication
• Think outside the box
• Be a curious person, be happy to solve interesting problems
• Taking some risk is OK, and helpful
• Learn to listen, and listen well
• Know when to speak, don't be afraid to speak.

After Getting Hired

• Never stop selling yourself, keep in mind most jobs have a 90-day probationary period

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