During job interviews, employers will often ask what your strengths and weaknesses are. This information can be very useful for your potential employer, but it is even more useful for yourself. Arriving at honest answers to these questions can help shape your [ read more...]
I’ve been consistently writing a blog post every week—aside from a few missed weeks—since November of 2009. That’s a long time. I even wrote blog posts every week while I was out touring Europe for three and a half months. I didn’t [ read more...]
In this episode, I’m at the Statue of Liberty talking about freedoms. [responsive_video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49KecnZzfqo[/responsive_video] [blank_space height='3em'] Full transcript: John: Hey, John Sonmez from simpleprogrammer.com. If you’re watching the YouTube video as you can see I am in front of the Statue of Liberty. [ read more...]
We all have strengths and weaknesses. This should come as no surprise to anyone. It is common advice to work on your weaknesses, so you can turn them into strengths. This can be fine and, when applied judiciously, can turn you into [ read more...]
I had just committed career suicide. Well, that’s what I had been told. My coworkers had just learned that I would be leaving the company. Most understood that. What bothered them was that my current company was a Windows shop and we [ read more...]
In this episode, I talk about when you should list a programming language on your resume. [responsive_video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2HshYXdTX0[/responsive_video] [blank_space height='3em'] For more advice on progressing your career, do check out my course How to Market Yourself as a Software Developer. Full transcript: John: [ read more...]