Young Hands Club

Priority 1: Tasks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9
Priority 2: Tasks 3, 10, 12
Priority 3: 11

1. [X] Answer to “What do I need first to be able to work on TMSR full time.”
   1. Draft was posted and discussed in chan.
   2. Updated Article link.
2. [X] Gather a list of companies in Calgary
3. [-] Gather the job descriptions (jd) of each opportunity.
   1. [X] Combine multiple job postings into a single generic checklist for each company.
   2. [X] Differentiate data scientist and analyst skills under each company if applicable.
   3. [ ] extract a list of skill deficits from above checklist.
      1. [ ] Formulate plan of attack for deficit and post for review.
   4. This is on-going. See Job Profiles gathered so far
4. [X] Skim through jd’s, shortlist the profiles that are most aligned with current skillset.
   1. This is being done on-the-spot, i.e for profiles that seem reasonably aligned – I have been sending out my application on the spot (with no CV modification or record). This is probably a poor strategy and I should pay more attention + take effort to record the action for reference + review, and as already suggested by Diana – I must take immediate steps to tweak the CV even for quick applications.
5. [ ] modify resume aligned to the shortlisted jd’s.
6. [X] Send out applications in (3)
   1. [2019-09-15 Sun] A bunch of applications have been sent out with existing CV. I need to improve the process of recording the applications that are sent out. I also need to initiate the process of reaching out to the HR personnel of the specified jobs.
7. [ ] Gather contacts related to sent applications.
   1. [ ] Send out connection invite + ‘applied to this’ shout-out + try to schedule chat.
   2. [2019-09-11 Wed] I have been filtering/gathering contacts in general – however, I have not taken the effort to connect with relevant people regarding the quick applications sent so far.
   3. [2019-09-16 Mon] I had a plan to create a clear list of contacts (instead of relying on repeated searches on Linked in / email – but have failed to follow through.
8. [ ] Extra ‘interesting’ companies from the list (to begin with)
   1. [ ] Shortlist interesting companies
      1. Basis: general alignment with background, example Oil & Gas (eg customers of current company). Company profile and job descriptions that sound ‘better’.
      2. [2019-09-15 Sun] I am yet to iterate on defining ‘better’ per Diana’s advise.
   2. [ ] Gather information on the shortlisted companies, summarise and add to (2.3)
   3. [ ] Gather Contacts info via Linked in.

9 .[ ] Formulate a simple, generic cover letter for online job portals

1. Draft is available. It has to be fine tuned further in line with study of JD’s. See link

1. [X] Recruiters
   1. [X] Gather earlier contacts from head hunting companies from earlier efforts.
      1. [2019-09-08 Sun] This has been initiated. I have sent out emails / messages to earlier contacts in Ontario, whether they themeselves can help or re-direct me to someone in their Calgary office.
   2. [X] Reach out them and identify correct local contact person in Calgary.
   3. [X] Identify contacts in new recruitment agencies.
   4. [2019-09-15 Sun] While several have been contacted – the process is still on-going due to delayed responses from people.
2. [ ] Review github website (https://shrysr.github.io)
   1. [ ] Re-align to emphasise data + analytics, supported by domain knowledge rather than the other way round as it is currently.
3. Explore Alternative approaches:
   1. ERPNext (Frappe) :
      1. As mentioned in chan, outreach was initiated in this direction to explore work-from-home possibilities. Feedback so far indicates that the company would not be interested in a remote work-from-home employee and are not in hiring mode. However, they are in search of ‘partners’.
      2. Evaluation of T&C and overall modus operandi of their pre-defined ‘partnership tiers’ indicate that this is not a viable solution for stable income or even income of any reasonable size. On top of which – it requires continuous investment.
      3. In order to be thorough, an overview was prepared last week and is still in a draft stage. This will be posted tomorrow (though actually seems a bit of a waste to bother). Though this logic + understanding so far is to be verified with my contact, it seems quite unlikely ‘unviable’ conclusion will change.
      4. The intention is also to dig deeper and explore existence of their clients (if any) in North America (for opportunities). I expect information on this to be available in 1-2 weeks.