Top 5 Programming Languages to Become Fluent in for 2022
I asked my friends on Twitter what the top 5 programming languages they wanted to become fluent in where. Here’s my tweet: If you were to become a polyglot programmer, …
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How To Have an Unusual Career: Step 2
Friday I posted How to Have an Unusual Career: Step 1. Today is the second part of that. Basically, Friday’s post was about how it’s okay to have an unusual …
How To Have an Unusual Career: Step 1
Everyone’s career is going to be different. Even so, we have an idea of what some kind of normal could or should be. In this post I’m going to talk …
Pluralsight Free Week: Hundreds of Soft Skills Courses FREE for 7 Days
This week, starting today and ending Sunday night, you can access hundreds of soft skills courses (along with thousands of hard skills courses) on Pluralsight. I’ve been making Pluralsight courses …
Find a Company that Believes in Workforce Transformation
I have to admit that “workforce transformation” isn’t a phrase I was familiar with, or have ever used. But it’s become one of my favorite phrases. I just read this …
How to Avoid Contractor Burnout with 7 Critical Ideas
If you are a freelancer, contractor, self-employed, or anything like that, I need you to avoid contractor burnout! This is a bit long but it might be the most important …
How to Find a Job in 2022
Story 1 I promise I’m going to tie all of this into how to find a job in 2022! A few months ago I was in Oahu, Hawaii. I went …
6 Critical Elements of Post-COVID Job Security
I don’t have to tell you that this romantic notion of job security, what we had in the 1900s, died years ago. Even in 2006, which is over 15 years …
Leadership and Self-deception: 1 Way to Be Empowered
Leadership and self-deception is the title of an Arbinger Institute book. I highly recommend Arbinger’s books…. they are fantastic and should be required reading. I’m pretty sure at least one …
When You Think You Need a Career Coach
I’m going to talk about your job search and needing a career coach but first I have a story I want to share. I was talking to a friend who …