Hey, I’m Michael Dillon
How did they land a job? How did they create a resume? How did they approach interviews?
Similar to the way I thought about poker and trading, I picked apart the entire job search process. I spoke to hundreds of the most successful data experts in the world. Their insights transformed my career. I couldn’t believe it.
I landed a great job as a Strategy Analyst. Within a year I landed my dream job working in an Analytics team as a Senior Data Analyst.
After finishing an Economics degree at university, I decided I didn’t want a ‘real job’. So, for the next 4 years I played online poker for a living.
It’s an incredible game and 2 million+ poker hands later I had learned so much about making decisions, understanding how people think and how we react under significant pressure.
Eventually, I decided to get a job where I could keep using data to make commercial decisions but in a more formal way. Hence, for the next 5 years I managed a $350 million energy portfolio for Irelands biggest electricity company.
For the past 2 years, I’ve been creating content to help people land a job in data. I can’t believe how much people appreciate my content.
Now, my focus is on helping people land their dream job via online networking. I’ve recently launched a strategic newsletter. It’s 1 simple strategy per week. It’s free.
I believe that the risk of online networking is minimal, but the upside is infinite. So, I’m calling it, Infinite Upside.
After learning so much about how to land my dream job, I started helping others. I created a website and created blogs to help others. Within a year, I had an audience of 20k people.
I decided it was time to turn my strategy into a book.
So, I reached out to 50 data experts and interviewed them. One by one, I told their stories of how they use data at work, and how they landed their dream job.
I dived deep into their strategies. I sold around 300 copies and quickly followed it up a second e-book, ‘How to Transform Your Career with ChatGPT‘. I let people pay whatever they wanted and got 650 downloads in 2 weeks. I’m super proud of both e-books.
Next, I spent time doing data courses. I decided this was for me.
My job search didn’t go well. The pandemic had just hit and I realised I had no idea how to pivot my career.
Job descriptions were confusing, applying was exhausting and the whole process was stressful.
One day, I snapped. I logged into LinkedIn and connected with every person who had the word data in their job title.
I asked them each a different question, determined to figure out how they landed a job in data.
This year I also started 1:1 career coaching too. I can help guide your career, improve your resume and create a tailored LinkedIn networking strategy just for you. I can craft your story so recruiters and hiring managers understand your unique value.
You can find links to all my products and services on this site. Feel free to reach out to me on LinkedIn too. I post content there every day and I’d love to hear from you.
Michael