Jobs

I find this “recruiters ghosting candidates” theme / trend to be so odd. I know folks are busier than ever, but it does such a disservice to the hiring company’s image. Seems like spending a few minutes per candidate to follow up is worth every penny of goodwill it will

Sorry but I’m not buying these stories from folks who say over the past few months they’ve applied to FIVE THOUSAND jobs and have done it in a fully customized, well-researched way. Just quick back-of-the-napkin math, if over a period of 180 days (6 months) you applied to

In a tight job market it’s very easy to forget that not only is the company interviewing you, you’re interviewing the company. Sure, you might need to be a little more flexible than normal, and there is no such thing as a perfect job/company. And yes, of

Against my better instincts, after I resigned from my previous role, I took on way too much way too soon and started interviewing almost immediately. I had a couple weeks to put together an entire talk for KotlinConf, and also knew I had a week of international travel ahead of

I don’t want to minimize the anxiety of being unemployed because it IS extremely stressful, but it’s worth remembering that it also provides some rare short-term life opportunities to recharge. You can take care of yourself by slowing down and spending time doing things you enjoy, to do