Two people with a retro machine that turns achievement cards fed into a PROOF hopper into a printed CV, with TAILOR and STORY panels and a conveyor leading to an INTERVIEW door.

Tell Your Tech Career Story: Proof, CVs, and Interviews

Martin Breuss
Martin Breuss 40 Lessons 11h 7m basics career
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Turn your experience into a clear story that employers notice. Choose a target role, build a bank of honest achievement stories, curate proof of your skills, and write a CV that you can tailor for a new posting in about thirty minutes. Then practice outreach and interviews in guided mentor sessions, and finish with an application campaign for real postings.

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Getting Started

2 Lessons 30m

  1. 1. Your Story, Your Evidence13:30
  2. 2. Set Your Direction17:00

Know Your Story

9 Lessons 2h 28m

  1. 1. How Hiring Actually Works12:30
  2. 2. Choose a Target and Map Its Requirements12:30
  3. 3. Take Stock of Your Experience11:30
  4. 4. Experience Inventory Interview24:00
  5. 5. Turn Experience Into Achievement Stories15:00
  6. 6. Story Coaching Session28:00
  7. 7. Translate Your Past, Position Your Future14:30
  8. 8. The Stranger Test24:30
  9. 9. Know Your Story (Quiz)05:30

Show Proof of Your Skills

6 Lessons 1h 35m

  1. 1. What Counts as Proof14:00
  2. 2. Choose and Shape Portfolio Projects13:30
  3. 3. Write Up a Project in Two Layers13:30
  4. 4. Curate Your GitHub and Learn in Public15:00
  5. 5. Cold Portfolio Review33:30
  6. 6. Show Proof of Your Skills (Quiz)05:30

Write a Tailored CV

8 Lessons 2h 12m

  1. 1. How a CV Gets Read13:30
  2. 2. Write Bullets That Show Impact15:00
  3. 3. Bullet Workshop27:30
  4. 4. Structure Your CV for Your Market14:30
  5. 5. Tailor Your CV in Thirty Minutes14:00
  6. 6. Write Cover Letters Worth Reading13:00
  7. 7. Recruiter Skim and Hiring Manager Read29:30
  8. 8. Write a Tailored CV (Quiz)05:30

Get Noticed

5 Lessons 1h 24m

  1. 1. Make Your LinkedIn Profile Match Your Story15:30
  2. 2. Find Target Companies and Build Your Network15:00
  3. 3. Write Outreach Messages People Answer14:00
  4. 4. Outreach Rehearsal34:00
  5. 5. Get Noticed (Quiz)05:30

Tell Your Story in Interviews

8 Lessons 2h 18m

  1. 1. Answer "Tell Me About Yourself"14:00
  2. 2. Answer Behavioral Questions From Your Story Bank14:30
  3. 3. Behavioral Interview Round27:30
  4. 4. Talk Through a Project at Any Depth13:00
  5. 5. Project Deep Dive23:00
  6. 6. Handle Concerns and Ask Good Questions15:00
  7. 7. Full Mock Interview26:00
  8. 8. Tell Your Story in Interviews (Quiz)05:30

Next Steps

2 Lessons 38m

  1. 1. Run Your Application Campaign12:30
  2. 2. Campaign Review26:00
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About Martin Breuss

Martin is Real Python's Head of Content Strategy. With a background in education, he's worked as a coding mentor, code reviewer, curriculum developer, bootcamp instructor, and instructional designer.

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