Jenson Crawford is a software engineering leader and an active volunteer based in Los Angeles. He spent the first half of his career focused on optimizing software and is now focused on optimizing software and volunteer teams. Jenson is currently VP of Software Engineering for Eastman Kodak and is also serving in multiple volunteer roles. 

Presentations

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Career Workshop: Interviews and Negotiations in Open Source

This workshop will address the toughest issues. Do you freeze up during interviews? How do you know when a job offer is the right one? What do you do if you have been out of work for a long time? Need help understanding how to negotiate? This training is in a group environment to offer maximum support and feedback.

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Workshop: Improve your resume and interview skills by experiencing the interviewers perspective

Every wonder what you and your resume look like to interviewers? Want to see tech interviews from the other side of the desk? Senior engineering leaders are coordinating this workshop that will get you feedback from your peers about your resume and an interview, as well as give you a chance to be the interviewer for several of your peers. Learn what an interview sees and how well your resume represents you and your skills.

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How to Get Experience When You Have No Experience

There's a crushing Catch-22 in the tech world that keeps people from realizing their career dreams. Mentors hear this exasperated plea for help: "How do I get experience doing something new when the companies I am talking to only want to hire people who already have experience?" Two engineering senior leaders will explain how candidates can gain work experience by volunteering in various opportunities, from meetups to open source projects to service to the country. Learn to find volunteer opportunities and integrate your accomplishments into your resume and interviews.

 

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