152: Ben Orenstein - How to Stand Out When Applying for a Job at a Small Company

Topics:

• Putting yourself in the shoes of the person reviewing your application
• Crafting a high quality application tailored to a specific position
• Standing out in a more traditional hiring process by doing something a little extra
• Showcasing very specific examples of your work instead of asking the person reviewing your application to go hunting for it
• Having good questions for the person interviewing you
• Sharing your ideas and what you think the company should be focused on
• Creating a job for yourself that doesn’t even exist
• Proving that you can take ownership of projects and ship them by yourself
• Showing off skills you have that aren’t directly related to the job

Links:

• Ben on Twitter
• Tuple
• Tailwind Labs job postings

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