When do you know that you are ready for a career change? Think about the driving factors of what leads you to the next steps. What do you want in a work environment? What are your goals? What do you want to spend your time doing at work? Are you inspired or content? I was recently introduced to the book, The Coffee Bean by Jon Gordon. It was purchased and read in about 20 minutes. … Continued
Kevin and Bob’s developer chops are important, of course. Friendly won’t get the job done without the accompanying skill. But the industry’s wide acceptance of a collaborative, iterative Agile approach to project management means that we require more of Bob and Kevin than just proof of their technical pedigree and how many programming languages they know. That is where soft skills come in. You probably associate soft skills with attributes like “good communicator”, “team player”, … Continued
First, realize you are NOT the only applicant, and there could be as many as ten to fifty other resumes reviewed. Hiring companies generally do a cursory review spending only a few minutes per resume to select those for further review. You want a resume that gets you into “the game,” how do you do that? Next, use a resume format that is clean, simple, focused and will grab the hiring company’s attention right away. … Continued