4 Critical Ways to Weather the Tech Layoffs Ripple Effects Coming Your Way
On Twitter I posted about the 120,000+ layoffs in the tech space, or rather the tech layoffs ripple effects, and got a good question: Buckle up. The ripple effect can …
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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, …
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 …
5 of My Pluralsight Soft Skill Courses I Wish Everyone Would Watch
I have 36 soft skill courses in Pluralsight… kind of. Some are “retired” and one is a 6-session job search course. I started in 2012 with a LinkedIn course and …
Should You Have a Portfolio: Regrets of a Single Tweet
Welp. Apparently I tweeted something yesterday that caused a small brushfire on Twitter. Since Twitter has a limit of character you can write, I wanted to take what i’ve learned …
5 Life Changes to Become More Supportive
Last week I had an eye opening chat with one of my favorite people, Shelley Benhoff. You can watch it on YouTube here. I asked Shelley about her advice for …
Personal Branding Course Updated for 2021 with Useful Tactics
Last week my newest course update went live. It is called Developing Your Personal Brand. This personal branding course is one of my favorites, and most recommended, courses. This personal …
Anatomy of My LinkedIn Profile Header
I’m diving into my Pluralsight Personal Branding course to redo it for early next year and thought it would be a good time to look at my LinkedIn profile. I …
Job Search Tool: A Creative and Simple Job Search Newsletter (In 2 Parts)
Years ago I wrote about a powerful and awesome tactic for networking and personal branding: Creating a simple job search newsletter. The purpose of a simple job search newsletter is …
Understanding Hard Skills vs. Soft Skills #careers
When I’ve hired, or evaluated candidates, in the past, I consider hard skills and soft skills. There’s lots of talk about soft skills and how important they are. At a …