A letter to my past self (a career perspective) :: Sinf FEUP 2020

1. A letter to my past self
(a career perspective)

2. hello!
I AM
PEDRO
TORRES
Director of Software Engineering @
12+ years experience running teams (+100 engineers)
Love to help startups, scaleups and blue chip companies succeed
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3. “I am here today to read to you the “letter” that
I would write to my past self
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4. 1. The importance of
choosing the right college
The first step of your career (without you noticing it)
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2. Deciding where to start
working
One of the biggest decisions you will make

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3. Specialist
vs Generalist
There is no right or wrong here

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4. When should you move
to another job?
In a nutshell, whenever you stop learning (or feeling challenged)

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5. Create your
online footprint
Getting noticed will get you closer to your next level

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6. Invest
in yourself
Don’t postpone for tomorrow what you can learn today

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7. Beyond
coding
What to do when you get tired of writing lines of code

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8. Principles
and Values
And what it means to live by them

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9. Be successful
and have fun
Helping others along the way

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10. Never forget
where you came from
And how “blessed” you are for working in this industry

14. thanks!
ANY
QUESTIONS?
You can find me on LinkedIn:
Pedro Gustavo Torres
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15. Credits
Special thanks to all the people who made and released
these awesome resources for free:
◎ Presentation template by SlidesCarnival
◎ Photographs by Unsplash
◎ Dark wood background by The pattern library
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