Recently I’ve given one-on-one training sessions with college students aspiring to be a software engineer when they’re all grown up. I was pretty naive when I first interviewed and overall just lucky. I got my first internship through a friend…
Managing Humans: Everyone Cries
The most valuable lesson I learned as a manager is rarely mentioned in traditional books and online articles about effective management. It’s in the neighborhood of Emotional Intelligence, but very specific. In short, a good manager is ready for someone…
How I Prepared to Interview at Google
tl;dr – I read Steve Yegge’s blog post, rented the The Algorithm Design Manual, and coded questions from Career Cup without an IDE. Two years ago I interviewed with Google, Zillow, and Facebook for a software manager role. I went…
Interviewing as an Introvert
This is the follow up to my last post about education and interviewing advice. If you haven’t read that, the short story is that I was asked for tips on interviewing for an introvert who doesn’t have a typical education. This is…
You Don’t Need More Education to Land a Job in Tech
I’ve worked in tech for 15 years and regularly get asked for advice on how to get a job: what should I study in school, what should I put on my resume, and how do I prepare for the interview?…