Career
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Preparing your career for the data science revolution
I became familiar with Geoffrey Moore in 2002, while consulting at Symbol Technologies, helping it transform from a product-only company…
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Tests4geeks: Test Java Skills of a Candidate Before Live Interview
Hiring the best employees is the toughest task a company has to do periodically. Hiring, firing, and resignations do happen…
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The “Big 4”, GitHub, Bootcamps, and Rants – Conversations Overheard From the Kids Table
I’ve been on Reddit for the past few years, mostly giving advice in a subreddit (or “sub”) called CS Career…
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How Engineers Get Found on LinkedIn (and how to hide)
There are two types of software engineers on LinkedIn: those aggravated by the large volume and poor content of incoming recruiter email, and…
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How I Read a Technical Resume
I have spent many hours discussing and writing about how résumés are written, but I’ve never shared much regarding the way résumés are read.…
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How to Make More Money (and the plateau)
Most extended discussions about the technology industry and software engineering trade eventually find their way to the topics of worker supply and…
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What Programming Language Should I Learn?
Several times a week I am asked by a contact/reader/someone on Reddit for advice on what they should learn next. The…
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Do You Need a Degree to be Hired to Develop Software?
I retweeted a link to Here’s a Thing: There’s No Correlation Between a College Degree and Coding Ability. I was a…
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Stupid Recruiter Tricks, Vol. 1: “Where are you interviewing?”
Anyone who has worked with a recruiter has probably been asked “Where else are you interviewing?” or “What other companies have you applied…
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