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Job Hunt Diary 2023: Verizon Is Passive-Aggressive?

Posted on March 17, 2023March 17, 2023 by Greg Bulmash

One of the weirdest rejection letters I ever got was when I sent a resume and cover letter to Esquire magazine in the closing months of my senior year of college, looking…

Job Hunt Diary 2023: Eliciting Responses

Posted on March 14, 2023March 14, 2023 by Greg Bulmash

I just got out of a painful interview. I had manager screening chats on Wednesday and Thursday of last week that turned into two interviews today and one tomorrow. Meanwhile, I went…

Job Hunt Diary 2023: And so on, and so on…

Posted on March 7, 2023March 7, 2023 by Greg Bulmash

Freelancing update I just submitted my first portion of the freelance assignment, though there’s still plenty to do. I’m writing some “quickstart guides” for a well-known developer brand. This one let me…

Job Hunt Diary 2023: Freelancing and warning words

Posted on February 27, 2023 by Greg Bulmash

Good news! I picked up a freelance assignment writing some dev content. It won’t pay my bills for long, but it’s money coming in instead of going out. Meanwhile, a couple of…

Job Hunt Diary 2023: Not all job fairs are created equal

Posted on February 23, 2023February 23, 2023 by Greg Bulmash

Notes on two job fairs, one I attended and one I can’t. Also, updates on the job hunt in general.

Job Hunt Diary 2023: Unflipped Switches

Posted on February 17, 2023February 18, 2023 by Greg Bulmash

I wasn’t planning to write an entry today, but then I got a note from Microsoft. Hi Greg, We appreciate your interest in a career at Microsoft. Unfortunately, we will not be…

Job Hunt Diary 2023: Regarding PEOs

Posted on February 16, 2023February 22, 2023 by Greg Bulmash

It’s been a busyish week. I finished interviews for one role, but like I’m transparent they’re not the only ones I’m talking to, they’re transparent I’m not the only one they’re talking…

Job Hunt Diary 2023: Interviews

Posted on February 14, 2023 by Greg Bulmash

I had a couple of interviews today. I won’t say who with because it doesn’t feel right to name them unless I’ve either accepted an offer or decided I’ll never seek or…

Bad Ads: Pluralsight

Posted on February 7, 2023February 7, 2023 by Greg Bulmash

“Bad Ads” is not a series per se, but I’ll do one when I see an especially bad campaign. If you’re curious, I discuss my qualifications at the end. Issue 1: The…

Job Hunt Diary 2023: Are you Interested in… and it’s closed – Part II

Posted on February 7, 2023 by Greg Bulmash

Good news A bite. I’m waiting for invites to a full loop from one company and another is potentially going in that direction. Less good Meanwhile, I’ve gotten a number of “we’ve…

Job Hunt Diary 2023: Are you Interested in… and it’s closed

Posted on February 1, 2023February 3, 2023 by Greg Bulmash

On the good side… Got through Hiring Manager and Recruiter screens with one start-up and it looks like I am headed toward a full interview round. I have a first call with…

Comcast XFinity home internet vs T-Mobile home internet

Posted on February 1, 2023February 1, 2023 by Greg Bulmash

I’m going to compare Comcast’s XFinity home internet service with T-Mobile home internet. TL;DR XFinity is both faster AND slower than T-Mobile. Read on to understand why.

Job Hunt Diary 2023: Canonical doubles down on questions that could cause bias

Posted on January 28, 2023January 28, 2023 by Greg Bulmash

Canonical had a couple of potentially biased questions on their job application that I called out in a previous blog post. I even called it out in my application, stating my university…

What does a Developer Advocate do?

Posted on January 26, 2023January 26, 2023 by Greg Bulmash

A recruiter hit me up for a developer role and I told them I was focused on Developer Relations, primarily Developer Advocacy. They asked what a Developer Advocate does. Developer Advocates write…

Job Hunt Diary 2023: You’ve clearly mistaken me for someone else

Posted on January 26, 2023January 26, 2023 by Greg Bulmash

I got an InMail from an agency recruiter on LinkedIn just a moment ago. After the greeting, they said… I saw your extensive background working with C#, .net, and Azure. In the…

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