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How to Show You’re Ready to Advance Your Career as a Developer

As a developer, demonstrating your readiness to advance your career involves a combination of technical mastery, leadership, and continuous learning. Here are some key strategies:

Master Technical Skills: Improve your coding skills, learn new programming languages, and stay updated with the latest technologies.
Take on Leadership Roles: Lead projects, mentor junior developers, and contribute to team success.
Earn Certifications: Obtain relevant certifications to validate your skills and knowledge.
Expand Your Professional Network: Attend industry conferences, join professional groups, and network with other professionals.
Showcase Problem-Solving Abilities: Demonstrate your ability to solve complex problems and make sound decisions under pressure.

Career Advancement Through Networking

Networking is a crucial tool for modern professionals, enabling access to new opportunities, valuable insights, and career growth. The significance of networking cannot be overstated, particularly when seeking a new job or career. It involves establishing a network of connections that can offer support, guidance, and access to otherwise unavailable resources.

The Two Sides to Job Hunting

I have had students ask me about how to get hired or who is hiring. I have also had employers ask me how to find developers when they have had a tough time hiring quality employees. These are tough questions to answer, but I have been on both sides of the table.

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Enhance Your Technology Career By Learning To Speak

Have you ever had a customer, co-worker or manager look at you as if you had two heads? When an IT Professional, speaks it is very important that who we speak to understands what we are saying. You cannot sell an idea, explain an issue or develop a project plan if you who you are speaking to does not understand. The use of jargon is the biggest obstacle that IT Professionals face. Continue reading Enhance Your Technology Career By Learning To Speak

More Than Meets The Eye

There is more than meets the eye with me. On my resume it is majority Microsoft skills. Microsoft is used more than open source because that is what my work and customers demand from me. Can I do more? Yes! I have experience in a lot of open technologies such as PHP, MySQL, Python and more. I do use these technologies, but not often Continue reading More Than Meets The Eye

Leaving a Job – Integrity

This past week I had finished my position at an undisclosed company. It seemed to go fairly smoothly. I worked hard all week, tried to ensure my boss was comfortable and tried to fix as many issues as possible.

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My Cover Letter

Dear Business Owners, Team Leaders and Information Officers;

I am not just a developer. I am a developer who can blend in with a team, lead a team and be part of a team. Continue reading My Cover Letter

Jobs Posted In Twitter For London Ontario

The are jobs that I have found while searching in Twitter. I thought I would create a saved search list in HootSuite. This is a live feed so check back often.

Click Here for job listings.

Note: I am in the midst of changing blogging platforms. Since it will not let me do certain things, I am forced to redirect to an alternate.

London Tech Jobs That I Tweeted – Live Feed

This is a live feed of technology jobs that I Tweeted in London

http://static.hootsuite.com/hoot-embed.swf

Google Please Hire ME

Read about this on a tech web site ( cannot remember where ). I thought Matthew Epstein ( http://googlepleasehire.me/ ) had a great targeted job search idea. Loved the video and loved the site. I think only a true marketing guy could have pulled this off so well. Would not likely to work for most, but I have seen companies ask for applicants like this.

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