Making A Better Resume

A few weeks ago I wrote about the possibility of a shortage in technical talent. It's difficult out there for both employers and employees. Companies are struggling to find the people they need...
A Leadership Secret

My View of the Future: Mixed, but Guardedly Optimistic

As I was looking at Maxine Giza’s article regarding the Long Term IT Outlook, I was...
NoTesting makes NoSense

It is not uncommon for people in technology to occasionally shoot a provocative idea out into the wild and then make a temporary show of it. David Heinemeier Hansson did this recently by claiming that
Quit Faking it – And we’re all faking it

“You have to put keywords in your resume because everything is digital now. So you need to make sure you show up in searches for the jobs that you want. You may only have 80% of the skills needed which is usually ok but you need to lie about the...
The Art of “Making Time”

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Is There a Tech Talent Shortage?

Whenever I talk to companies or recruiters at local meetups, there is usually a common theme. They are looking for tech people, but good talent is really hard to find. Conversations like this are usually followed up with a description of some sort of very senior job for not so senior pay or a very...
Performance Reviews, Exit Interviews, and Dysfunction

The yearly performance review is either a boring formality where you're checking boxes and signing on dotted lines, or a dreaded hour of what feels like ridicule from a superior. The economic climate of the past 5 or 10 years has lead even good performers to be told "You've done a great job, but...