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Episode 012 - Ninja rockstar whiskey drinker with 10 years IPA experience

As an engineer or developer we currently fortunate enough to have a wide selection of amazing jobs and companies to work for. Although we have a wide selection of jobs, finding the right one is extremely important and may require some additional work. In this episode, we are joined by the guests Chrissy Running and Alayna Ketner who are both talented recruiters at Netflix. Chrissy and Alayna have a lot of experience working with engineers to help find the ideal role. We’ll discuss types of things companies are looking for and how you can best leverage competitive offers in your job searches.

Items mentioned in the episode:
Firebase, Glassdoor, Ted Talk - Power pose, Ten Rules for Negotiating a Job Offer, Salary Negotiation

Guests:
Chrissy Running - @ChrissyRunning
Alayna Ketner - @AlaynaSK

Panelists:
Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan
Augustus Yuan - @augburto
Jem Young - @JemYoung
Ryan Anklam - @bittersweetryan
Sarah Federman - @sarah_federman

Picks:
Chrissy Running - Culture Map
Chrissy Running - The Night Of
Alayna Ketner - The Fundamentals of Caring
Alayna Ketner - Song Exploder
Ryan Burgess - React CLI tool
Ryan Burgess - Young, Wild & Free - Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa, Bruno Mars
Augustus Yuan - a.singlediv.com
Augustus Yuan - httpoxy
Jem Young - Jon Hopkins
Jem Young - Star Trek Beyond (sucks)
Ryan Anklam - STS 121 Launch
Ryan Anklam - Bojack Horseman - Season 3, episode 4
Sarah Federman - Full Width Containers in Limited Width Parents
Sarah Federman - The Macro - Interviews

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