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…
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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…
Job Hunt Diary 2023: WTAF CareerBuilder?
The “sparse resume” experiment from earlier in the month–where all the resume had was my years of experience in certain disciplines–didn’t get much response. So I went back to the old self-entertainment…
Job Hunt Diary 2023: WTF with High School Questions?
January 24, 2023 I was just applying for a role with Canonical, makers of the Ubuntu Linux distribution along with other tools and products. Honestly, I was tempted not to complete it…
Job Hunt Diary 2023: A stronger nibble to start the week
A stronger nibble This week, I started my morning with a recruiter request a call to discuss a role I applied for… checks notes… four weeks ago. Last week, I got a…
2022 Was The Year of “Hulking Out”
In 2022, it felt like there was an unending barrage of stories about people snapping in public. Every day or two there seemed to be a story of someone who became verbally…
My first commute into Seattle since COVID
This past Thursday, I made my first trek into downtown Seattle in a LONG time. The last time I visited an Amazon building was over a year ago when drove in on…
Defective Quidel QuickVue COVID Tests
Thanks to the repeal of masking mandates in our schools, our youngest already brought home a head cold. When it was at its worst for him, we took him to urgent care…
Job Hunt Diary – The End of The Job Hunt
Hello from a hotel room in Santa Clara. I got up at 4 a.m. on Monday morning to fly down from Seattle and meet my new co-workers in person. In the past…
Buh-Bye Netflix… and Hulu… and Paramount… and Apple…
Netflix has raised prices three times since 2017. In the last round, they knocked it up another $2 for the premium 4k service and $1.50 for the standard HD service. Since the…
Job Hunt Diary – Week 6 – Day 2
10 p.m. No news is no news While I did get contacts on LinkedIn from a couple of recruiters about new opportunities, nothing from the four companies still in the hunt on…
Job Hunt Diary – Week 6 – Day 1
1 p.m. Everything finished up on Thursday. Slept in on Friday and got a 91 sleep score on my FitBit. Always happy when I score an A in sleep. This morning, I…
Job Hunt Diary – Week 5 – Day 5
I finished up with two more companies, but one with which I had believed I was finished, emailed to ask for a presentation.
Job Hunt Diary – Week 5 – Day 4
11 a.m. Apologies again. While in the heat of interviewing and interview prep, daily blogging has not been as big a priority. Three down – two to go Quick recap: Two small…
Job Hunt Diary – Week 4 – Day 5
I like to believe that I’m a seasoned, experienced professional who does good work, yet there’s still a nagging doubt in the back of my mind telling me I’m somehow just good at spinning my past accomplishments and nothing I’ve ever done is good enough.