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4 years at Engine Yard, what a long strange trip it's been.
"That is the new way to build companies, College degrees don’t matter much IMHO anymore, for developers anyway. It’s more how you interact with the open source community and what you release yourself. Your github account has become your new resume and what you say on Twitter and in various IRC channels are more likely to get you the best jobs then any recruiters ever will." Although only if you're working for people who've actually heard of github i.e. not adland.
quotes  jobs  work  rails  freelancing  github 
august 2010 by ohskylab
Cooper Journal: Is Interaction Design a dead-end job?
"So, is Interaction Design a dead-end job? As an expertise, no. But as a discrete service offering or a career path, I say absolutely." Slightly inflammatory; read on for the significant caveat.
design  ia  ux  career  jobs  hci  branding 
may 2009 by ohskylab
7 Tips For Getting A Job At A Creative Company | crackunit.com
"Here’s some things I’d recommend that you consider if you’re looking to get hired into a creative company". Particularly like this part: "don’t be scared to big-up other people you worked with".
work  jobs  hiring 
november 2008 by ohskylab
Job Trends | Indeed.com
Trends over time for job advert keywords.
jobs  statistics  employment  visualization 
august 2008 by ohskylab
Web Producer versus Web Project manager | Forum | E-consultancy.com
Reasonably accurate job descriptions for both roles (be interested in whether Producers/PMs agree)
jobs  projectmanagement 
february 2008 by ohskylab
Chinwag Jobs Digital Skills Survey 2007 Report | Chinwag - the UK's leading community media company for the new media industry
"Is there a dearth of candidates in the digital industry? Is it hindering the growth of the sector? And what do employers, recruitment consultants and HR professionals think is going to happen this year?"
uk  jobs  web  chinwag 
january 2008 by ohskylab
Advertising Age - The Hottest Digital Agencies Around
"Despite waves of consolidation across the ad-agency business, there remains a healthy bunch of independent digital shops doing everything from search optimization to building web interfaces to simply doing damn good creative. "
agencies  business  marketing  jobs  digital  career  advertising 
october 2007 by ohskylab
blog.pmarca.com: The Pmarca Guide to Career Planning, part 1: Opportunity
"Instead of planning your career, focus on developing skills and pursuing opportunities."
career  planning  jobs  advice  work 
october 2007 by ohskylab
10 mistakes managers make during job interviews
"Conducting effective interviews requires a balance of instinct, insight, and some solid preparation. It also helps if you don't make certain blunders, such as monopolizing the conversation, asking leading questions, or applying too much (or too little) p
interviews  management  business  tips  career  jobs 
april 2007 by ohskylab
Geek | Manager » Invest in Yourself
"In terms of your career, this means that you should be setting aside time for training and development — some of which is focused on making you better at your current job and some of which is focused on getting you towards the next step in your career
career  jobs  training  development 
march 2007 by ohskylab
Web Worker Daily » Blog Archive Refactoring Your Career «
"Here’s a catalog of career refactorings you can apply to help move yourself towards your own vision of what you want to be doing next."
career  work  freelancing  business  jobs 
march 2007 by ohskylab
How to write a proper CV and get hired as a web developer - Wait till I come!
"Some information [regarding what] people are actually expecting from a good web developer."
cv  career  jobs  employment  web 
january 2007 by ohskylab
Authentic Jobs ~ Full-time and freelance job opportunities for designers and developers
"Authentic Jobs is a targeted destination for standards-aware designers and developers and the companies seeking to hire them."
jobs  employment  web  business  career 
december 2006 by ohskylab
SEOmoz Blog | Interviewing Web Developers - 20 Good Questions to Ask
"The list is not specific to any particular type of development position, but I tried to balance it between both the design/html/usability side of things and the back-end/database/programming side."
web  work  career  interviews  jobs 
may 2006 by ohskylab
Andy Budd::Blogography: Top Tips For Freelancers
"If you’re currently a freelancer or running your own small business, I’d love to hear your top tips."
freelancing  business  jobs  web  work 
may 2005 by ohskylab
Author Profile | Andrew Neitlich
Sitepoint articles. "Andrew's consulting practice focuses on helping professionals and entrepreneurs build successful businesses."
business  article  freelancing  jobs  web  work 
may 2005 by ohskylab
Invoicing smack down! | Ask MetaFilter
"My client is really slow to pay me, and I want to start charging them interest for overdue balances."
askme  jobs  work  invoices 
march 2005 by ohskylab
Hiring Technical People
"Use the tips here to hire better, or find a new job."
career  interviews  jobs  weblogs  technology 
february 2005 by ohskylab
Subtraction: Get on My Good Side
"a short, non-definitive list of things that have made interviews go well — for me"
career  interviews  jobs  work 
january 2005 by ohskylab
The 25 most difficult questions
...you'll be asked on a job interview
career  jobs 
december 2004 by ohskylab

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