What if you are trying to change careers? posted by Andy Lester @ Mon, 23 Jan...
Thanks for the kind words about my book. I’m glad you liked it so much. You may also want to follow my blog at http://petdance.com/I don’t think your change from ME to programming needs to be a...
View ArticleWhen is the good time to ask for a LinkedIn recommendation posted by Andy...
I guess it depends on what your boss is like, and if he/she understands LinkedIn, and its value, and how people need to grow and nurture their brands over time, not just when searching for a job.If...
View ArticleDynamic resume - reusing the content posted by Andy Lester @ Tue, 15 Feb 2011...
Yes, I think that’s a great way to do it. What I’ve been advocating in recent talks is to have a master resume that has everything on it that you’ve ever done. Then, when you’re ready to send out a...
View ArticleSample Resumes? posted by Andy Lester @ Sat, 05 Feb 2011 03:55:53 +0000
There are many resources out there for sample resumes to check for formatting, both online and in different books. I chose not to include sample resumes in the book because I didn’t want readers to...
View ArticleWhat's new in Perl 5.10 and 5.12 posted by Andy Lester @ Wed, 02 Jun 2010...
My latest column says “If you’re in the Chicago area on June 6th, 2010, I’ll be speaking at Uniforum Chicago on what’s new in Perl 5.10 and 5.12. I hope to see some PragPub readers there!”This date is...
View ArticleMay 2010: What's the biggest challenge you've overcome in a job search?...
In the May 2010 issue of PragPub, I discuss challenges to be overcome in a job search. Difficulties such as just starting out in a job market, making a big career change, or even dealing with others’...
View ArticleApril 2010 posted by Andy Lester @ Wed, 07 Apr 2010 18:05:05 +0000
The April 2010 issue is now available at http://www.pragprog.com/magazines. What do you think?
View ArticleHTML ? posted by Andy Lester @ Wed, 07 Apr 2010 18:03:21 +0000
The magazine is now published in HTML, as are all the archives.
View Articlejuggling offers posted by Andy Lester @ Sat, 03 Apr 2010 04:03:19 +0000
One of the bummers is that talking to B and C will sound like BS. If you go to firm B and say “I’ve got another offer on the table, so where do we stand” it may sound like BS. But I think it’s what...
View ArticleSample Resumes? posted by Andy Lester @ Sat, 02 Jan 2010 04:28:42 +0000
Thanks for the kind words, and I’m glad you liked the book. The portfolio is one of those ideas that seems so simple and obvious, isn’t it? And yet, it never occurred to me until I’d seen it done years...
View ArticleWhen they contact you posted by Andy Lester @ Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:08:40 +0000
Thanks for the comments about the book. I’m glad you like it.When you say “recruiter”, do you mean someone from the company looking to hire you, or do you mean a generic recruiter looking to harvest...
View ArticleOmit an "Objective" posted by Andy Lester @ Wed, 29 Jul 2009 05:47:30 +0000
That’s a fine summary by me, if you bulletize it. Remember, it’s the first thing a hiring manager’s going to see, so you want it to be easily read by her. I might do it like so:25 years of programming...
View ArticleSkills Section or Experience posted by Andy Lester @ Wed, 29 Jul 2009...
I don’t see breaking down experience and having a Buzzwords section as exclusive. I suggest having your experience listed at the top, and then a section that lists all technical skills at the bottom....
View ArticleJuly 2009 posted by Andy Lester @ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:03:35 +0000
I loved it. It felt very magaziney, which I appreciate. If it was just long article after long article, I’d have been lost.I was lost in the Clojure article, because I know no Lisp and have only barely...
View ArticleErrata July 2009 posted by Andy Lester @ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:26:42 +0000
Page 7, s/eight largest country/eighth largest country/Page 7, resumes are so important that “there’s a whole chapter onresumes” in my book. Actually, they’re so important there are twochapters: One on...
View ArticleGitosis posted by Andy Lester @ Sun, 01 Mar 2009 05:50:15 +0000
Travis, I’ve been keeping my home directories (dotfiles, ~/bin, etc) synced via Subversion for years now, and I’m looking to switch to git. These files contain some sensitive information, so are not...
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