Episode 7
Rounds Up to Three
November 26th, 2018
54 mins 33 secs
Season 1
About this Episode
Ben and Brian continue their discussion of how to get your first (or second) job as a new developer. This time it's all about resumes and applications. They discuss their own resumes and how they typically approach the average dev job posting. Do's and don't's for how to best spend your time on your resume, how to interpret a job posting, and how to short circuit the whole process to get ahead of the pack.
Chapters
0:00
- Intro1:10
- Resumes and how to write them7:06
- Alternatives to a resume16:30
- How resumes can fail you32:03
- Applications and how to read them43:11
- Short circuit the application process53:19
- Outro
Links
- The Art of Product - a podcast by Ben Orenstein and Derrick Reimer
- Roy Jossfolk - great local entrepreneur and where I got "your net worth is your network".
- Resume tips - an article showcasing some reasonable advice for how to hone your resume and keep it sharp.