career

Not a day goes by that we don't read an article about developer jobs going unfilled and the demand skyrocketing by the day. And despite what...read more

You see it in the news every day pretty much. The hype that A.I. and advanced no-code platforms are going to make coding jobs a thing of the...read more

A college education, while still valuable, isn't necessarily for everyone. For one, it's typically one of the largest expenses that you will...read more

I will start out by saying that these stories don't apply to me personally. In my 15+ years as a software engineer, I've been fortunate enou...read more

Because of the influx of digital adoption across industries, tech-based jobs are among the most relevant and fastest-growing in the job...read more

Everybody is a junior at least once. At least for a portion of their lives. And during that time, mistakes will happen and servers will go d...read more

The age old question of college vs self-taught has been debated for decades now, with no clear winner. But I think that we're now closer tha......read more

If you have a portfolio on the web with your own custom URL, then congratulations, that is half the battle when looking for a job. The other...read more

Just like in the Matrix, everybody falls their first time. You don't know what you don't know and what you don't know can sometimes cause th...read more

Whether you just finished college finally after 4 years of hard work, or maybe you just completed a 6 month coding bootcamp, or even ma...read more

If you remember your first day in high school, or any school, it's alot like that. You don't know anyone or where anything is. There's alot ...read more

I have interviewed a fair number of potential programmers during my years and have turned many of them down for various reasons. There are q...read more

Regardless of how good you think you are as a programmer, there is a good chance that you are not prepared for your first big programming jo...read more

Graduation season is here and as such, many new young coders are making their way through the job market hoping to strike it rich. And the k...read more

Q: Should I apply to Google if I am starting out as a coder or coming from a coding bootcamp?This is a very popular question that I often ge...read more

Whenever you hear about programmers and coding, you eventually end up hearing about working remotely from your bed in your pajamas while a f...read more

If you're 23+ years old, odds are that you either currently don't like your job very much, or that you just left a job that you didn't like ...read more

Many people see the Instagram posts of programmer's sipping luxurious coffee in bed with their laptops at an awkward angle that would not do...read more

I get this question frequently from many people, mainly those just starting out on their programming careers, and having both been a job-see...read more

You received that email, welcoming you through the doors of a prestigious (or not so prestigious) software company in order for you too show...read more

I get asked very frequently about the best route to take when looking to land that next big programming job, particularly when starting...read more

Just recently, a potential client requested to see some of my past work, or my work portfolio, if you will. If you ever go the self-employe...read more

Regardless of the field that you find yourself in, landing your first job is one of the most difficult challenges that you will face in you...read more

Interviews in general can be nerve-racking meetings regardless of where your current skill level is at. You can be a junior developer and a...read more

Everyone that knows me, knows that I enjoy a good interview. I even enjoy the bad ones sometimes because if anything, they at least make fo...read more

Recently I wrote about why you should become a software developer and all the benefits that come with it. It's a great career and an awesom...read more

Choosing a career is one of the most important things that you will get a chance to do in life, so it's important to choose wisely. It's da...read more

It's a question that gets posed to kids all the time. Sometimes with hilarious results. Vampire, is a popular answer. I heard a kid say he ...read more

Recruiters have a tight hold on tech jobs these days, for a few reasons. But mainly that tech jobs are hard to fill and they pay substant...read more

One of the hardest things that I've had to do in life was to convince a company, a money making institution, that they needed my awesome sk...read more

So you've contemplated it for weeks which turned to months, which maybe turned into years and now you're ready to make your big move. Quitt...read more