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Launch your Career: Developer Advocate

Microsoft Reactor
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Are you exploring a career in Developer Relations or Dev Advocacy? Or just curious how to become a Developer Advocate? Want to know what “a day in the life of” is really like before you make a move? Or get a jumpstart on the skills needed for success? Join host Justin Garrett and guest Thomas Lewis, Principal Cloud Advocate as we explore what inspired Thomas towards his chosen career, discuss the strategies and best practices for landing a dream job, explore the toolset he uses for success, and reflect on his learnings for continued career progression. Join us and launch your career! Come get your questions answered and share your own ideas in our Microsoft Reactor community. Livestreaming on [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkm6..., [Twitch](  / microsoftdeveloper  ) and [LinkedIN](  / justgar);   available on-demand after. Who should attend?  …...more
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Introduction

0:00

Icebreakers

1:22

What is your current role

1:50

What is Green Computing

3:10

Measuring Green Computing

4:05

SCI Sustainable Computing

5:53

Manager vs Individual Contributor

7:20

Cloud Skills Challenge

10:26

What do you love most about this job

11:08

You cant know everything

13:43

Learn it all

15:44

Building demos

17:14

Spatial

18:45

The Metaverse

24:38

The Rise of generative AI

26:39

The Hype

28:48

Documentation

31:12

Assistive AI

34:40

Abstraction

36:26

Thesis

39:17

Industry Experience

40:36

Developer Relations

42:37

Why I loved this book

45:25

Summary

50:42

Authenticity

52:45
Launch your Career: Developer Advocate
Are you exploring a career in Developer Relations or Dev Advocacy? Or just curious how to become a Developer Advocate? Want to know what “a day in the life of” is really like before you make a move? Or get a jumpstart on the skills needed for success? Join host Justin Garrett and guest Thomas Lewis, Principal Cloud Advocate as we explore what inspired Thomas towards his chosen career, discuss the strategies and best practices for landing a dream job, explore the toolset he uses for success, and reflect on his learnings for continued career progression. Join us and launch your career! Come get your questions answered and share your own ideas in our Microsoft Reactor community. Livestreaming on [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkm6..., [Twitch](  / microsoftdeveloper  ) and [LinkedIN](  / justgar);   available on-demand after. Who should attend?
  • Learning professionals that may be exploring new job roles or evaluating a career change
  • Students discovering new careers in tech
  • Educators/Volunteers in STEM professions
  • DevRel and Developer Advocates and similar job roles; please share your perspective in our community!
What will I learn? 1. Profile of “a day in the life” of the Developer Advocate from a guest expert 2. Strategies, perspectives and best practices for landing a role and successful career progression 3. Recommendations on technical skills and toolsets to focus on (with demos) Want to start learning now? Take the Launch your Career [Cloud Skills Challenge](https://aka.ms/launchyourcareerskills) that includes topics like how to get noticed by prospective employers, successful interviewing strategies and job role-specific technical learning paths. About the series Are you exploring a new career? Or just curious how to become a Data Scientist, AI Engineer, Web Developer, Cybersecurity Engineer or other in-demand, high-growth potential technical job role? Want to know what “a day in the life of” is really like before you make a move? Or get a jumpstart on the skills needed for success? This is the series for you! Join host Justin Garrett and Microsoft engineering guests from around the World as we explore what inspired us towards our chosen career, discuss the strategies and best practices for landing a dream job, explore the toolsets used for success, and reflect on our learnings for continued career progression. Come get your questions answered and share your own ideas in our Microsoft Reactor community. Join us and launch your career! See the [Series page for full list of job roles] (https://aka.ms/launchyourcareer) and guest speakers livestreaming throughout 2023. [eventID:18572]

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Microsoft Reactor

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