Safest Career Choices for Developers (If You Don’t Want Your Job To Go Away)
Mobile development’s the way to move. Nor will you starve if you’re picking up Java or Objective C. Check out the full story on the new Software Quality Connection site—is lovely, ya? Ya!
View ArticleDitch Your Resume’s Eyebrow-Raising Accomplishments
Some career results are so over-the-top or irrelevant, they can skew your job chances. Read the story here.
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I Like My IT Budget Tight and My Developers Stupid: Why you can’t get the boss to pay for training.
View ArticleLose the Attitude in Cover Letters
Arrogant cover letters inflict hiring managers with Don’t-Hire-This-Jerk-Itis. Full story.
View ArticleYour Resume Shouldn’t Play Games
Why unconventional resumes drive hiring managers and recruiters nuts. Full story.
View ArticleCorralling Heroes and Other Testing-Group Miscreants
The unfortunate aspect of software development is that it involves humans. Mewling, disorganized, miserably analog humans. Sometimes they smell bad. Read the story to learn hog-tying techniques.
View ArticleTest Your Cover Letter
Use my handy-dandy new test to score your cover letter before submission/deal-blowing.
View ArticleHot Tech Skills Bend Resume-Writing Rules
What grabbed the recruiter’s eye was the security pro’s certification, on top of his resume and smack dab in front of her face. Read the story.
View ArticleAre IT certs worth it?
Article on whether those fancy acronyms show that a) candidates KNoW their sTUFF or b) you got SUCKERed.
View ArticleWhat Employers Really Think About Functional Resumes
You can’t hide: Employers know all the #resume tricks for cloaking employment gaps or skimpy experience. Full story at #TheLadders.
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