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On Trial with WordPress
PRESENTED BY SALLY POULSEN (@SALLYPOULSEN)
On Trial with WordPress PRESENTED BY SALLY POULSEN (@SALLYPOULSEN) - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
On Trial with WordPress PRESENTED BY SALLY POULSEN (@SALLYPOULSEN) - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
ENGINEERING HAPPINESS: On Trial with WordPress PRESENTED BY SALLY POULSEN (@SALLYPOULSEN) HAPPINESS ENGINEER (or HE) A WP .COM Support Person, who answers questions, writes documentation, and works with internal teams as needed. HIRING
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TRAINING
Learning the Ropes
HIRING
The Interview Process
WHAT I LEARNED
From the Experience
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HIRING
How the hell did I get noticed anyway?
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WORDPRESS VIP
- Specialized WP hosting
- High security
- 100% Uptime
- All code is submitted via SVN
Source Control
- All code is reviewed &
deployed by WP Code Wranglers
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APPLYING
Resume Letter Stupid Quiz
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sallypoulsen.com/the_quiz
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Done via Skype Chat. You type all your answers. Similar to most interviews.
Interview #1 Assignment
Given a short writing assignment, based around writing documentation. T
- ok about 3 hours to complete.
Interview #2
Also done via Skype chat. Generally takes an hour, and may be followed up by an invite for trial. In my case, I didn’t do a second interview, I was just immediately offered a trial.
Trial Contract
Sent a .pdf contract to sign electronically.. Trials earn a flat rate of $25 an hour as a contractor. The contract is between you and Matt Mullenweg.
Start date
The Hiring team offers several start dates. You do 2 full days of training, then you work on your own time for up to 6 weeks. Contract can be terminated by either party at any time.
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TRAINING
Learning how WP Works
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Two Days Training via Slack
WP
TRAINING
Slack has chat channels for HEs & Trials
Field Guide Highly detailed internal documentation for Happiness Engineers. WP Training Buddy P2s Internal team blogs
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During Training, You are given SUPER ADMIN privileges.
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How to use the Super Admin Interface
DURING TRAINING
How to source answers to your questions
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How to use the ticketing systems How to find what to do everyday
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The best way to talk to clients
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At this point, they turn you loose.
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WHAT I LEARNED
The job is secondary
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The Admin UI Design at WP is AMAZING.
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No job is what it looks like from the outside
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Automattic really has figured out the future of work.
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Never be too intimidated to apply for any job!
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Questions?
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