Monthly Archives: April 2011

Job Hunting: What I’ve learned so far

April 28, 2011
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Tweet  Background: This is the first time I’ve ever really applied myself fully to hunting for a job. Looking back, I’d always done a mediocre effort at it while simultaneously working full time. Job hunting requires 20-30 hours/week of work to be effective. Only about 4 hours/week of that relates to submitting resumes; the rest…

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CrockPot Agile: AdHoc to Agile in 10 Steps

April 5, 2011
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TweetOk, so you’re working at a non-Agile shop, possibly even a shop with bad project management. How do you get them to being Agile if you’re not the CEO or VP of Engineering? By doing something I call: CrockPot Agile CrockPot Agile is my term for converting your shop to Agile development by making a…

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Job Hunting is Like Dating

April 1, 2011
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TweetIf I call the recruiter at the company too soon I’m desperate. If I wait too long, I’m not interested. share: Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Bookmark in Browser Tell a friend

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