Archive for the 'Interviews' Category

Better Resume Writing

Lifehacker links:
These are two of the best succinct on-line guides I’m seen for writing a resume.

How to construct the killer resume

Remember, always, that you’re trying to sell yourself to the company.

Ten tips for writing a resume that will get the right kind of attention

In a nutshell, the goal of any resume is to get an […]

State of the Engineer and American Education

A nice way to start your thinking about your job and education on a whole for the week.
From EETimes.com:

State of the Engineer - Nice high-level review of EE employment
Salary Survey responses - Responses to the above article

My personal favorite response in whole is here:

The government doesn’t operate under the same “business model” as industry, and […]

25 Reasons Why You Weren’t Hired

Via Digg.
While this is done from a freelancing web-designer point of view, many of these can be applied to any job search or interview.  Some of the more applicable, to just about any situation involving you and someone else who may be a potential employer, are below.

11- Poor communication skills
You want to effectively get your […]

Local Job News: Same as you’d find on the internet.

Reading the local newspapers always gives some interesting insights.  However, it should be noted that syndication has really made a big blur between what can really be useful locally and what is more generic “internetty” information.  Especially now that most Sunday job sections are partnered with Hotjobs or Monster, this line is getting hazier and […]

Comic: The interview

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

Links: More Guy Kawasaki

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.  […]

Link: Getting a Job in Silicon Valley

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 […]