I&#x27;ve been contacted by a recruiter from a big software company with a developer&#x2F;sales office in my city for an entry-level business development and operations position. This is obviously a huge deal to me as it would represent a large bump in salary and be a big step in my career.<p>I&#x27;m 25, a recent graduate from university (where I studied media and communications). I&#x27;ve always been very interested in the Internet and tech, but never pursued building things outside the odd website. I&#x27;ve worked with several start-ups, and continue to do regular freelance copywriting, and I also work regularly as a freelance writer and photographer for culture-based magazines and publications (think Vice, GQ, etc.)<p>My current full-time job is marketing manager for a small business. While I&#x27;ve done a lot of great things for the company (Getting us in the news, new website, new partnerships with some equipment companies we use), I feel like this new opportunity facing me is one I want to take. I see this as my chance to break in to a reputable, well-regarded and growing software co. (don&#x27;t want to name but they&#x27;re featured on HN often). They offer equity, a health plan, and also subsidize potential tuition, which I would absolutely throw myself at (I&#x27;m very interested in learning more about full-stack web development.)<p>Obviously studying company mantra, language and milestones and talking up the value I would add with my past work experience is a priority, but I do want to hear about how you broke into a tech company from not-so-traditional backgrounds? If you&#x27;re a recruiter reading, what do you look for in candidates like me? And any advice the great readers at HN want to bestow would be incredibly helpful! I&#x27;ve been to this company before (at parties, I know several developers who work there) and really think it would be a great place to work. I&#x27;m doing everything I can to prep for it.<p>Thank you!
Ask HN: Interview for non-tech role at tech co. How do I break in? How did you?