I lied… kinda. A couple of weeks ago, I talked about job titles and said that I’d probably conclude the post the following week. But then I got sidetracked by shiny new topics and failed in that quest. Then there were the holidays and all that, so things got complicated. It’s time now to get...
Breaking My Own Rule (Again): AI and the Job Hunt - Jacky Alciné
I said I wasn't going to lean on generative AI but I also said I was going to leave the tech industry. Here's what I actually used to keep applying and what it did (and didn't) do for me.
Being kicked out of the tech industry - Jacky Alciné
After 250 job applications in four months, I'm giving up.
Opinion | Congratulations! You’ve Been Fired (Published 2016)
Life in the new tech workplace is suspiciously like life in the old sweatshop.
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Ninety Days
When you accept a new job, you don't know who you are going to work with, what you are going to be doing, and how much (or little) you're going to like it. Cal
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nothin' but blue skies from now on
Some of you know that I work part-time with the team at Graze Social. It seems gauche to talk about a day job in your passion project newsletter, but in this...
nothin' but blue skies from now on
Some of you know that I work part-time with the team at Graze Social. It seems gauche to talk about a day job in your passion project newsletter, but in this...
Job Descriptions Should Be Better
Most job descriptions are terrible. We need to make them better.
Staying in the game
I’m four months into my interim CEO role at Bluesky, and it’s time for an update. Most importantly, as of today, the interim part of the title is gone. I’m loving the mission and …
The Era Of The Business Idiot
Fair warning: this is the longest thing I've written on this newsletter. I do apologize. Soundtrack: EL-P - $4 Vic Listen to my podcast Better Offline. We have merch. Last week, Bloomberg profiled Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, revealing that he's either a liar or a specific kind of
Job Posting: Reddit Research Czar
Job postings are a kinda weird phenomenon. For one thing, they’re very modern. It used to be that most people either inherited a job (I’m a baker because my pa was a baker and our tiny hamlet needs…
Curse of the Chocolate-Covered Broccoli (or: Emotion in Learning)
So earlier this year, I learnt my whole career was based on a lie. As one does.
Stack Overflow puts a new spin on resumes for developers | TechCrunch
Stack Overflow, the community site best known for providing answers for all of your random coding questions, also has a thriving jobs board and provides
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Staying in the game
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