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When we build a personal brand, there is a certain amount of “bragging” we need to do. This form of marketing can be seen as pure narcissism at times. While that is not a…
Addressing Old and Rusty Skills In An Interview
Technology moves fast and is not likely to slow down. Therefore, cutting-edge knowledge we have today can quickly lose its value. Nevertheless, just as a car that loses a lot, but not all, of…
Research and Preparation For An Interview
We spend a lot of time doing the work that makes us a better developer. Nevertheless, there is still some work we need to do as part of selling those skills. Research and preparation…
Non-Professional Work On Your Resume – It Is Valid Experience
We often overlook the non-professional work we do in our life. It is easy to throw work experience on our resume when we got paid. However, what about volunteer work or maybe even side-effects…
Listing Education On Your Resume and Personal Branding
We have looked at our professional experience and addressing it on a resume or personal branding site. In this episode, we look at the other major area of our background and how to handle…
Waterfall and Agile – A comparison of two methodologies
The two most popular SDLC methodologies of the last few decades are arguably Waterfall and Agile. Therefore, we have plenty of examples of projects run via one or the other. Likewise, it is valuable…
Conferences As Professional Experience – A Full Resume
There countless things we do during our careers that are easy to forget yet make us better. In this episode, we look at counting conferences as professional experience. We can easily overlook these valuable…
Your Personal Portfolio – Work and References On Your Branding Site
We talked about a personal brand website. In this episode, we focus on the personal portfolio. This content is work examples, deliverables, and possibly even applications. The bonus for this form of delivery is…
Your Personal Branding Website – Advertise Yourself On The Web
All of us should have a personal branding website of some sort. This goal can be achieved through a blog site, a web site that displays our portfolio, or a page on LinkedIn. Whichever…
Work Examples, Portfolios, And Showing Off Your Deliverables
A frustrating part of my education was a need to show my work. I always wanted to get to the answer, and showing work slowed me down. However, work examples are an important part…