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I can’t believe we’ve gone this long without a link to a Dilbert comic.

So, the more I look at external sites, a person who’s writing tells a lot about Silicon Valley type thinking is this Guy.  The dude has some great connections including Penelope Trunk, who is a career columnist.  Guy has a really cool interview with her on his site.  I think her answers are pretty reasonable.  […]

Yahoo! Hotjobs had an article that was also printed in the San Francisco Chronicle on Sunday about networking and how it helps during a job search.  Building your own personal network of contacts can be absolutely invaluable to finding a job and getting hired slightly easier.  As in some of our other posts, there are […]

When many young engineering graduates are starting on their job search, inevitably, they will be denied employment because “they do not have (appropriate) experience”. This usually brings up the proverbial “chicken and the egg” problem. For engineers, it’s “how do I get experience when no one will give me a job?” The […]

The preparation of the resume is usually the first step in any job hunt. The resume should be setup to make sure that you 1) get past the recruiter and 2) convey to the hiring manager that he / she should want to learn more about you. There are some general rules:

TLAs - […]

File this under common sense.  This could also be called: how to be professional.  This article is a bit light on the details, but it’s accurate in a general sense.  The two points that people should look as real personal drivers are #7 and 8.
7. Fearing Risk or Failure
If you don’t believe in yourself, […]

Guy Kawasaki writes “Everything You Wanted to Know About Getting a Job in Silicon Valley But Didn’t Know Who to Ask“. This is tailored a little more to a more experienced engineer. Taken with a grain of salt (as just about everything you read on the Internet, including this site), this is a […]

An article from the Wall Street Journal is saying that Silicon Valley is (again) the place for “High Skilled” workers.  It’s a bit of a fluff piece, but there are some good bits of information.
Silicon Valley’s changing employment makeup does have its downside. Wages are once again creeping up, making it more expensive to do […]

There are tens of thousands of people who come to Silicon Valley looking for jobs.  It’s a lot like the 21st century gold rush.  “New money” places like Google and Yahoo attract engineers just the same as Valley stalwart Intel does.  I want to help those who are just starting on their job search here […]