Mod 9 30-Day Plan

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#1: 30-Day Action Plan Checklist
 Establish shareable calendar and provide a link/screenshot here
 - https://calendar.google.com/calendar?cid=YnMzMzFxcXBuanRqdGpuc2NhbDB0MzA4aWtAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ
 
 List your cut-off date for having a full-time position
 - As soon as I find a job that I find satisfying and rewarding
 
 List monthly, weekly, and daily goals
 - Daily: Code
 - Weekly: Attend one meetup; two coffee/lunches; five cold outreaches; apply to three jobs
 - Monthly: Meet weekly goals; interview with 3 companies
 
 Create "daily_practice" repo and describe to instructor(s) what you plan to practice
 - Code challenges
 - Open-source projects
 - Improve existing projects
 
 List 3 people you will reach out to. Describe to instructor(s) why you'll reach out, when you'll email them by, what you hope to talk about, and what follow-up will look like
 - Karl Maisner, President, KMJ Web Design
 - Charles Yach, Software Engineer
 - Kenny Eliason, CTO, NeonBrand
 - I will email these individuals by the end of week 1 because they reflect where I want to be.  I will be seeking advice in regards to job-hunting, technologies to pursue, and what is important to them in peer/subordinate developers.  I will try to meet with each of these individuals for lunch.  After meeting, I will follow-up with a friendly email.
 
 List 3 meetups you'll attend and describe to instructor(s) why you'll attend them
 - Full Stack Boulder (I want a job that isn't limited to front- or back-end.)
 - Bootcamp Collective (I want to meet others that can relate to where I came from, where I am, and where I want to go.)
 - Operation Code: Denver (I want to meet other veterans that are transitioning to software development.)
 
 List the job search tracking system you're using and describe to instructor(s) why you're using it/how it will help you
 - I'm using hunter to track where I am in the process with each potential employer and to share my progress with Kate.
 
 List 2-3 areas you'd like to continue to improve on for interviewing and outline concrete action steps on how you will improve those skills to describe to instructor(s)
 - Cultural questions: meet with classmates/staff/friends/family to practice answering these types of questions
 - Talking to strangers: do it often; go to meetups
 
 Turing portfolio is updated with 3 projects
 - check
 
 Summary of how you've updated your LinkedIn profile
 - I went through all of the privacy-type settings and ensured there were no barriers to recruiters finding me.  I still need to work on my profile summary and will do so in week 1.
 
 List additional area you'll focus on in your job search and describe why to instructor(s)
 - Be more active on social media
 - Practice white-boarding at home
 - Code challenges
 
 List 1-2 people you'll check in with during job search
 - Kate
 
 List 1-2 "barriers" and describe how you will overcome them to your instructor(s)
 - Short-term memory: code in different language/technology everyday
 
#2: Supporting Cohortmates in Job Search
 List 1-2 people from PD Peer Group who you will continue to check in with during the first 30 days post-graduation. Describe your plans for these check-ins to your instructor(s)
 - Quinn Krug; check-in on Slack and at Mod 5 workshops
 - Charles Yach; check-in on Slack and lunch/dinner as possible
 
 Describe one area of the job search that you feel particularly skilled in to help your cohortmates with and how you will do that with your instructor(s)
 - Business correspondence
 
 List 1-2 people whom you will recommend your cohortmates to, how you will make that introduction, and when you'll do that by to share with instructor(s)
 - WIP