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
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…
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
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
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
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
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
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
“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
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
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
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
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?
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
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…