Alex Brulliea Topic choice : Storytelling ( week 2 ) 

 Challenge 

 Recently , while going through an interview process , I had to submit a code sample of my choosing . I   did n’t have any code samples , so I knew I had to create something myself . I had actually just started   taking this course , so I decided to look through some of the different approaches to get my creative   juices flowing . While I did end up using a couple different approaches here , the most helpful approach   ( and the approach that was directly integrated with my code sample / explanation of my code sample )   was storytelling . 

 Selection 

 The reason why I ultimately selected storytelling was due to the ability to give a more - broad picture of   my code . I wanted my sample to stand out from others and I knew that I could do this by putting the   humans and their experience front and center . I needed to “ create my brand ” and stand out because as   Andre Martin mentioned in the Storytelling Tool video , storytelling ’s a fundamental part of every great   brand . 

 Application 

 So how exactly did I apply storytelling here ? I started off with a User Story ( something that has been a   part of my day to day job ) to get the basics laid out of who I was targeting with my code , covering the   who , the what , and the how . 

 User Story :    As a Marketing director of AdventureWorks , I want to be able to better understand the purchasing   history by geographic location of the AdventureWorks client base . I need this information so that I can   more accurately target my clients based on their purchases and expand out of a single brick & mortar   shop . I will know this is complete when I can see ( in a single report ): 

    The breakdown of cities of my customers 

    The breakdown of order trends ( how many orders were placed for each product ? ) 

    The breakdown of order trends ( what product had the most orders ? ) 

    Product preference by customer ( highest quantity purchased in a single order ) 

    Which customer spent the most ? 

 Then , I built off of that User Story to give a more - full picture . I pitched my idea by telling the story of   Adventureworks , a company which has no current analytics on their client - base . I explained why this   was needed by focusing on examples of other companies who do have insights ( such as the company I   was interviewing with ) . I also focused on the question of without these analytics , how could   Adventureworks ever progress and grow their company out of a brick and mortar shop ? I believe that   this approach was very effective as it lead to a follow - up interview and excitement to move forward   from the interview panel . 

 Insight 

 By applying storytelling for my interview code sample creation , I was able to paint a picture for the   interview panel of exactly what my code was trying to accomplish . The fact that this approach helped   boost me to the next round of interviews is extremely encouraging and I know that I could benefit from   applying storytelling in more aspects of my work life . As mentioned in my challenge section , I used a   variety of design thinking tools and approaches in this challenge , and I feel like these approaches should   be used more often in tandem to get a more concrete solution . 

 Approach 

 With regard to using a variety of design thinking tools and approaches , I have been think of some   alternative approaches I could have taken for this challenge . One of which that I feel would have been   just as effective , if not more is visualization . My reason being is that code samples can get very dull and   boring for those on the less - technical side . I believe that if I had given some mockups of different charts   or graphs , it would have helped me to reverse engineer and make code based off of these visualizations   from the beginning and then also give a full picture to the interview panel . This approach , again , is just   one of many that I could have chosen to use for this challenge . 

 I am so excited that I was able to apply design thinking in my interview process . I believe this course will   help me grow and progress my career and I look forward to using more design thinking concepts in   future challenges . 


EMAIL: 
ID_NUM: 
NAME_STUDENT: 
PHONE_NUM: 
STREET_ADDRESS: 
URL_PERSONAL: 
USERNAME: 

### Task: You are a PII (Personal Identity Information) Detection. Given a essays written by students, you have to identify ONLY the following:
NAME_STUDENT - The full or partial name of a student that is not necessarily the author of the essay. This excludes instructors, authors, and other person names.
EMAIL - A student’s email address.
USERNAME - A student's username on any platform.
ID_NUM - A number or sequence of characters that could be used to identify a student, such as a student ID or a social security number.
PHONE_NUM - A phone number associated with a student.
URL_PERSONAL - A URL that might be used to identify a student.
STREET_ADDRESS - A full or partial street address that is associated with the student, such as their home address.
### Input: Alex Brulliea Topic choice : Storytelling ( week 2 ) 

 Challenge 

 Recently , while going through an interview process , I had to submit a code sample of my choosing . I   did n’t have any code samples , so I knew I had to create something myself . I had actually just started   taking this course , so I decided to look through some of the different approaches to get my creative   juices flowing . While I did end up using a couple different approaches here , the most helpful approach   ( and the approach that was directly integrated with my code sample / explanation of my code sample )   was storytelling . 

 Selection 

 The reason why I ultimately selected storytelling was due to the ability to give a more - broad picture of   my code . I wanted my sample to stand out from others and I knew that I could do this by putting the   humans and their experience front and center . I needed to “ create my brand ” and stand out because as   Andre Martin mentioned in the Storytelling Tool video , storytelling ’s a fundamental part of every great   brand . 

 Application 

 So how exactly did I apply storytelling here ? I started off with a User Story ( something that has been a   part of my day to day job ) to get the basics laid out of who I was targeting with my code , covering the   who , the what , and the how . 

 User Story :    As a Marketing director of AdventureWorks , I want to be able to better understand the purchasing   history by geographic location of the AdventureWorks client base . I need this information so that I can   more accurately target my clients based on their purchases and expand out of a single brick & mortar   shop . I will know this is complete when I can see ( in a single report ): 

    The breakdown of cities of my customers 

    The breakdown of order trends ( how many orders were placed for each product ? ) 

    The breakdown of order trends ( what product had the most orders ? ) 

    Product preference by customer ( highest quantity purchased in a single order ) 

    Which customer spent the most ? 

 Then , I built off of that User Story to give a more - full picture . I pitched my idea by telling the story of   Adventureworks , a company which has no current analytics on their client - base . I explained why this   was needed by focusing on examples of other companies who do have insights ( such as the company I   was interviewing with ) . I also focused on the question of without these analytics , how could   Adventureworks ever progress and grow their company out of a brick and mortar shop ? I believe that   this approach was very effective as it lead to a follow - up interview and excitement to move forward   from the interview panel . 

 Insight 

 By applying storytelling for my interview code sample creation , I was able to paint a picture for the   interview panel of exactly what my code was trying to accomplish . The fact that this approach helped   boost me to the next round of interviews is extremely encouraging and I know that I could benefit from   applying storytelling in more aspects of my work life . As mentioned in my challenge section , I used a   variety of design thinking tools and approaches in this challenge , and I feel like these approaches should   be used more often in tandem to get a more concrete solution . 

 Approach 

 With regard to using a variety of design thinking tools and approaches , I have been think of some   alternative approaches I could have taken for this challenge . One of which that I feel would have been   just as effective , if not more is visualization . My reason being is that code samples can get very dull and   boring for those on the less - technical side . I believe that if I had given some mockups of different charts   or graphs , it would have helped me to reverse engineer and make code based off of these visualizations   from the beginning and then also give a full picture to the interview panel . This approach , again , is just   one of many that I could have chosen to use for this challenge . 

 I am so excited that I was able to apply design thinking in my interview process . I believe this course will   help me grow and progress my career and I look forward to using more design thinking concepts in   future challenges .
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