You have a brand-new education A recently learned skill And you look at the sea of big name companies and you index on them for your success Perhaps it’s a MAANG company Or a large employer in your area Or another well-known brand And you start sending out resumes. 3…

One of the reasons toddlers learn so quickly is their total lack of self-awareness 😅 Fall while learning to walk? No big deal. Get back up and keep going Have trouble speaking? No big deal. Just keep trying Make a mess while eating? No big deal. Keep it coming! One…

The developers best at coding don’t get the job, but rather The developers best at selling their code get the job And in no where is that difference more noticeable than in how developers represent their work online. Here are 3 simple ways to build and advertise your portfolio in…

Software engineering is an amazingly creative and exciting field to work in! It can also be incredibly overwhelming 😰 Urgent features Urgent bug fixes Urgent meetings All while facing the pressure of staying on top of the latest features and changes in the technology stack you’re working with. Oddly enough…

Most candidates don’t realize how much power they have in the interview process 💪 Remember, while you may really want the job, The company really wants to hire you too! Empathize with the hiring manager for a bit. Imagine - Being understaffed (that’s why they’re hiring), so They’re overwhelmed with all…

You apply to hundreds of jobs You customize your resume for each You spend weeks and months looking And you still get nothing 😓 Does this story sound familiar? This is because 100% of candidates are applying to 20% of the openings. Yes, research has shown that up to 80% of jobs are not even published online, and are filled entirely through networking …

You wait You wait until you’re accepted into a program You wait until you’ve finished your education You wait until you’ve finished your portfolio You wait until you’re hired And you think Then I can be a programmer You think, “If only a company will give me a chance… THEN…

Spend enough time on the internet and you’ll get hundreds of opinions based on which language is “easiest” to learn, “fastest” to run, or “best” for finding a job. But none of that matters as a new programmer The most important metric is which language YOU will be most successful…

Your job search can quickly become the world’s worst full-time job 😭 No pay Poor feedback And constant rejection Unless you find joy in the madness, here are some tips to avoid, and their counter-behaviors that will move you along your journey faster 1. Don’t Build Your Resume From Scratch 98% of Fortune 500 companies use some…