Pam, amateur humorist
One of my not-very-okay-kind-of-maybe secret dreams is to be a “humorist.” Following the “if you say you are, then you are” plan of action, I’m officially an amateur humorist according to my Twitter...
View ArticleBurn your résumé: Finding your next job as an engineer
On the last episode of Turing-Incomplete, I did a mini-rant about job hunting for engineers. The more I see engineers job hunting, the more I realize that my own method (and those few who do the same)...
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Résumés are garbage, part the second
In a continuation of my “burn your résumé” theme from last month, I remembered a piece of data I read that I found fascinating. Come with me, on this journey, where we read this chart: Cool chart,...
View ArticleJob hunting for developers: Shifting from skills to solving problems
The hiring process is not borne out of altruism. A hiring manager doesn’t wake up one day and say, “You know, we have a bunch of money sitting around and we’re getting a bit lonely … what if we brought...
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Please remove “junior” from your developer titles
I’m against the title “junior developer.” It bothers me on a few levels, and while this is mostly a rant and not as productive as it could be, a conversation on Twitter makes me think it’s still worth...
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Troubles with interviews (and their solutions)
This past week, I’ve conducted six free interview coaching sessions with developers. I offered the 30-minute sessions to subscribers to my list (you can get on that, if you want to be in the loop next...
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Beyond the resume is in beta!! (and, more on writing books)
It only took 9 months between an alpha release (the first mention on Twitter was in October), lots of edits (shoutouts to Katya and Christopher especially for their fantastic help!), re-reads, and...
View ArticleMy #1 advice for getting into web development
A friend of mine bribed me with lunch the other day to talk about transitioning into a web development, or possibly UX role. They laid out their plan, which included building an extensive open source...
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Changes
Let’s start with the facts: Today was my last day at IOpipe. Next week, I’ll be at Recurse Center for a minibatch. I’m actively job hunting and interviewing. I’m also quite exhausted, but I’m working...
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A lot of it is timing: Reflections on a tech job hunt
I really appreciate job hunt posts and I thought I’d share one from my recent search. My favorites in this genre are Sarah Withee’s posts (there are two!), and Laurie’s (recent, chronologically to...
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