Working together

 

  • You should have an invitation to the Slack group. In this group, you will be in a few channels:

    • A Direct Message channel with Adam

      • You should feel free to send a Direct Message to Adam at any time

    • The #celebrations channel, where we optionally celebrate the successes of people in the group

    • The #job-leads channel, where people share job postings, and what they are looking for

    • The #general channel, where people chat

    The Direct Message channel has a number of key links for you in the bookmarks bar at the top.

    I recommend that you install the Slack application on your computer or phone, so that you get notifications for our chat. Otherwise, Slack can be used in the web browser.

  • Craft is a collaborative document space which we will use for working together.

    Craft has free apps on some platforms (macOS, iOS) and a web application for other platforms.

    When you start using Craft, you will have at least two Craft “Spaces”:

    • A Personal space (with your name)

    • A space shared with Adam “<Your Name> Coaching”

      • This is where we will collaborate with shared documents

      • You can store notes and important documents here

    Getting into our Craft Space

    • Open Craft

    • Click on the name of your personal space in the top-left corner

    • Choose our shared space

    Go to our shared Craft space and look around. There will be some tasks for you in the “Meeting Notes”. Get started with those!

    What to put in Craft

    Put any document you would like to share with Adam into Craft.

    There are template documents in there - check them out. For example “Job Applications”. This spreadsheet is where you can keep track of jobs that you plan to apply for, as well as jobs that you have applied for.

    In the “Applications” folder, make a new sub-folder for each application. That folder might include, for example, the cover letter for that application, as well as any notes that you take after interviews.

    Sharing your resume and other documents

    Drag-and-drop a PDF, .docx, or other file into Craft and it will be automatically shared.

    Meeting Notes

    The meeting notes document is where we collaborate before and during coaching sessions.

    Put any topics that you want to discuss in there, and we’ll make sure to get to them

    When we work together, we will set goals for the coming days and weeks. These goals will be in the “Meeting Notes” document in Craft, under the latest date heading.

  • The Handbook is where you have general information on how to go about the job search and interviews.

    Visit the handbook page and log in with the password mentioned in Craft. You do not have a username, so use the section “Do you have a password? Access here”.

  • You should have an invitation to a shared Google Calendar.

    This helps Adam know what is coming up, so that we can be prepared. Copy interview events into this calendar, and remove any other attendees.

  • Coaching sessions can be booked at https://www.adamdangoor.com/candidates. Always feel free to chat with Adam on Slack if the times there are not great for you.