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Guidance Counselor 2.0 — 562 episodes

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Episode 518 - The Inner Workings of Job Search Algorithms w/ Subhash Jaini

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Episode 517 - Navigating AI and Your Career - All Things AI 2026

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Episode 516 - LATAM Community Recap

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Episode 515 - Community Always Wins w/ Chris DeMars, Sr. Dev Advocate @ TuxCare

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Episode 514 - Literally Writing The Book on Technical Interviews w/ David McCarter

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Episode 513 - Everything's Broken w/ Mike Peditto

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Episode 512 - AI Resumes, Ghost Jobs, & The State of the Market w/ Sr. Recruiter Steven Evans

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Episode 511 - How to Level Up Your Career w/ AI + Nader Dabit, Growth at Cognition

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Episode 510 - AI and Your Career w/ Aaron Francis

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Episode 509 - How to Tackle Salary Negotiations w/ John Gates

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Episode 508 - Finding Your Next Job w/ Recruiter Richie Lampani

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Episode 507 - What To do If You Were Laid Off Today w/ Will King, Design Engineer

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Episode 506 - Navigating Recruiters - Solo Show

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Episode 505 - Interview Prep - Solo Show

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Episode 504 - Feeling Demotivated In Your Career and How to Fix It w/ Emma Bostian

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Episode 503 - How to Answer the 'Tell Me About Yourself' - Solo Show

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Episode 502 - How to Find a Job on LinkedIn - Solo Show

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Episode 501 - How to Network on LinkedIn - Solo Show

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Episode 500 - Let's Talk About Job Boards - Solo Show

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Episode 499 - Recapping @wesbos Tweet About The Job Search - Solo Show

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Episode 498 - How To Create Your LinkedIn Profile - Solo Show

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Episode 497 - How to Write an Impactful Resume - Solo Show

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Episode 496 - How to Build Healthy Developer Culture w/ Matt Stauffer, CEO of Tighten

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Episode 495 - How to Land Your Next Promotion w/ Kelly Vaughn, Sr. Eng Mgr

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Episode 494 - Soft Skills over Technical Skills w/ Alex Berk, Lead Engineer

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Episode 493 - Pretending to Have The Job Before You Get It w/ Josh Cirre, DevRel @ Laravel

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Episode 492 - The State of AI and Your Career w/ Mark Thompson, Sr. DevRel @ Google

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Episode 491 - A Very Analytical Approach to the Job Search w/ Jerome Hardaway

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Episode 490 - Finding a Job in This Tough Job Market w/ Barrett Blake MS MVP & Architect

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Episode 489 - How to Navigate Internal Recruiters w/ Principal Recruiter Aaron Harmon

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Episode 488 - Finding a Job Through a Friend and a DM w/ Andrew Gilliland

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Episode 487 - The Art of Networking...Internally w/ Dania Luc, Cyber Security Program Manager

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Episode 486 - Why Is Everyone Hiring A Social Media Person

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Episode 485 - ADHD & Anxiety to Public Speaking w/ Will Klein

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Episode 484 - Navigating a 20 year Career in Tech w/ Sunil Pai

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Episode 483 - In Demand Skills in Today's Market w/ Founder Ken Schumacher

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Episode 482 - How You Should Hire in Today's Market w/ Engineering Manager Nate Taylor

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Episode 481 - Finding a Job in This Terrible Market w/ Principal Engineer, Jeff Blankenburg

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Episode 480 - Tech Hiring is Not Dead, No Matter What the Headlines Say

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Episode 479 - Aaron Presley on Leaving Nike, Freelancing & Finding Purpose Beyond Code

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Episode 478 - From Yoga Teacher to Director of Engineering — Harjis Deksnis’ Nonlinear Tech Journey

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Episode 477 - How Gilad Shoham Cracked 52 Interviews in 30 Days

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Episode 476 - The Power of Community at Torc and Career Guidance w/ David Messinger, CTO of Torc

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Episode 475 - Career and Community talks w/ Domitrius Clark

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Episode 474 - From Layoff to Job in 19 days w/ Sr. Engineer Michael Eaton

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Episode 473 - How to Stand Out In Your Search to a Founder w/ Nizar Zaher

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Episode 472 - How to Crush the Application and Interview Process w/ Brad Garropy

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Episode 471 - Mindset in the Job Search w/ Jasmine Vo

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Episode 470 - Leaving Corporate America w/ CTO David Fannin

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Episode 469 - Community Building from a DTC Brand w/ Carl Maynard

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Episode 468 - AI & The Job Search w/ Engineering Leader Anna McDougall

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Episode 467 - Talent Land - Guadalajara - Exposing the Job Search

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Episode 466 - How to Land a Cool Job w/ Jordan Rogers, Former Director of Marketing at Nike

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Episode 465 - Beyond the Match: How Torc is Redefining The Talent Industry

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Episode 464 - Hiring Trends and The Power of Community w/ Andy Hutsell

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Episode 463 - The Grueling Job Search w/ Bradley Stokes, VP of IT

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Episode 462 - AI And The Job Search w/ Vp of Eng, Andrew Moore

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Episode 461 - How To Get a Job Off of X/Twitter w/ Staff Eng, Jacob Evans

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Episode 460 - Generalists vs. Specialists Where Do We Go From Here w/ Pat Clarke, Dir of Eng

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Episode 459 - Starting Over w/ Clark Sell

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Episode 458 - Navigating Your Career w/ AI as a Junior Dev w/ Will King

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Episode 457 - Staying Positive in Your Job Search w/ Bree Hall, Developer Advocate

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Episode 456 - Power of Engaging on Social and How to Interview with a Startup w/ Founder, Rae Lambert

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Episode 455 - Why James Disappeared from the Internet w/ James Q Quick, Head of Dev Exp

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Episode 454 - DEVWorld 2025 Conference Talk - Exposing the Job Search

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Episode 453 - Why You Should Just Post Things w/ Francesco Ciulla, Sr. Dev Rel

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Episode 452 - THAT conference keynote - you are not alone

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Episode 451 - The Blocking & Tackling of Finding a Job in 90 Days w/ Lawrence Lockhart

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Episode 450 - JSConfMX Conference Talk - How Content & Community Can Impact Your Career

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Episode 449 - Being Nice and How to Network w/ Salma Alam-Naylor

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Episode 448 - All Things Open Conference Talk (Exposing The Job Search Process)

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Episode 447 - Layoff to Offer Letter in 89 Days w/ Sr. Dev Rel, Lawrence Lockhart

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Episode 446 - How to Hire And Navigate Startup Culture w/ CEO, Kevin Van Gundy

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Episode 445 - Career Switching and Job Search 101 w/ Account Manager, Jordyn Wallace

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Episode 444 - How AI is Effecting the Interviewing w/ Head of Dev Relations, Angie Jones

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Episode 443 - Advice from a Hiring Manager w/ Eng Manager Dan Digangi

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Episode 442 - Building a Network & Betting on Yourself w/ Co-Founder Dee Murthy

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Episode 441 - How to Hire Properly w/ Brian Holt, Staff PM @ Neon.tech

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Episode 440 - Solo Show

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Episode 439 - From Sales to First Engineering Job at Netflix w/ Shaundai Person

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Episode 438 - Finding a Job Through Community w/ Appwrites Nishant Jain

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Episode 437 - Navigating Your Career and Job Search w/ Leon Noel

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Episode 436 - Do What You Love and It Just Works Out w/ Kevin Blanco, Sr. DevRel

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Episode 435 - The Power of Putting Yourself Out There w/ Aaron Francis

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Episode 434 - How to Navigate Large Conferences w/ Nick Taylor, Dev Advocate

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Episode 433 - The Winding Road w/ Leslie Greenwood, Co-Founder of Women Wednesday

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Episode 432 - 10 Month Job Search w/ Jeremy Barger, Director of Engineering

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Episode 431 - What To Do When You Are Laid Off w/ Eng Leader, Colin Lord

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Episode 430 - Recruiter Turned Software Developer w/ Brooke Sweedar

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Episode 429 - Hello Darkness My Old Friend w/ DevRel Expert, Tessa Kriesel

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Episode 428 - Advancing Your Career from Senior to Leadership w/ Principal Engineer, Stephen Shary

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Episode 427 - The Tactical Part of Community w/ Pauline Narvas, Community @ Vercel

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Episode 426 - Community Chats and Meetup.com Alternatives w/ Founder, Taz Singh

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Episode 425 - Start Showing Up and Get Off Your Couch w/ Kent Dodds

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Episode 424 - Building Your Audience and Going Independent w/ Josh Comeau

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Episode 423 - Management Talks w/ Jem Young, Eng Leader @ Netflix

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Episode 422 - How Content Can Land You a Job w/ Chantastic

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Episode 421 - The Importance of Value in your Career w/ Staff Dev Advocate, Adewale Abati

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Episode 420 - Finding a Job as a Director of Engineering w/ Brian Walter, Republic.com

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Episode 419 - Building Teams Exactly How You Want w/ Hank Taylor, Marketing at Laravel

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Episode 418 - How to Land Freelance Opportunities w/ Hank Washington, Founder

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Episode 417 - Career Transition into Software Engineering w/ Chris Nowicki, Eng Lead

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Episode 416 - Why Community Matters w/ Staff Comm Mgr at Vercel, Pauline Narvas

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Episode 415 - Doing the Job Before You Get The Job w/ Jason Torres

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Episode 414 - Promotion by Layoff w/ AI Staff Eng, John Vandivier

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Episode 413 - X's and O's of Networking (Solo Show)

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Episode 412 - You Are Enough w/ Motivational Speaker Reggie Ford

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Episode 411 - Updates on the Job Market w/ Managing Director, Dan Thompson

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Episode 410 - Thoughts Around Hiring Senior & Staff Engineers w/ Dir of Eng, Harry Wolff

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Episode 409 - The Grass Isn't Always Greener w/ AD Slaton

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Episode 408 - Helping People w/ Kelly Vaughn, Director of Eng

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Episode 407 - How To Send a Cold Reach Out (Solo Show)

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Episode 406 - Why Everyone in Tech is Burnt Out w/ Eng Leader, Ryan Burgess

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Episode 405 - The Importance of the Follow Up w/ Liz Schwerd, Sr. Recruiter

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Episode 404 - Career Conversations w/ Chris Gardner, Platform Eng Manger @ Accenture

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Episode 403 - Landing an Interview (Solo Show)

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Episode 402 - Leaving Meta and Figuring Out What's Next w/ Keiyana Arnold DEIB Strategist

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Episode 401 - Leveraging Your Strengths In the Job Search w/ VP of Eng Jesse Gray

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Episode 400 - The Power of Just Getting Started w/ Torrance Evans

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Episode 399 - From Sr. IC to Sr. Leader w/ VP of Eng, Matt Burch

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Episode 398 - The Art of Interviewing (Company Edition) w/ Matt Walsh Co-Founder of Talgo.io

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Episode 397 - Tactics Around the Job Search (Solo Show)

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Episode 396 - Balancing Life with Kids & Mobile Development w/ Mazen Chami Sr. Mobile Dev

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Episode 395 - Building Community and Your Career w/Director of Marketing of RenderATL

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Episode 394 - How to Write a Resume That Doesn't Suck (Solo Show)

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Episode 393 - How To Tackle the Job Search with Content w/ Dan Digangi, Eng Manager

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Episode 392 - Trauma in the Workplace w/ Christie Hoffman, Founder of Engagement Academy

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Episode 391 - Gamecocks, Recruiting, Content, and The Job Search w/ Corey Jones

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Episode 390 - AI, Women in Tech, and Your Career Isn't Linear w/ Apurva Misra, Sr. ML Eng

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Episode 389 - How to Use LinkedIn to Find a Job (Solo Show)

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Episode 388 - Creating a Job That Does Not Exist w/Aaron Harmon, Sr. Recruiter

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Episode 387 - How to Hire and Get Hired w/ Donnie Skalak, VP of Engineering

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Episode 386 - Innovation in Community Building w/Kham Ward, CEO of BLK Men in Tech

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Episode 385 - Capturing Attention on the Job Search w/Tom Redman, Head of Dev DX

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Episode 384 - Are You Tired of Grinding? w/Reid Evans, Founder/Consultant

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Episode 383 - Navigating the Job Search (Solo Show)

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Episode 382 - It's not 2019 Anymore....w/ Anthony Mays, Founder of Morgan Latimer

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Episode 381 - Be Curious and Be Urgent w/Sales Leader, Chris Richardson

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Episode 380 - Let's Talk About Finding A Job Right Now (Solo Show)

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Episode 379 - DevRel, Content, Going out on Your Own w/ Aaron Francis

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Episode 378 - Don't Lose Yourself, Invest in Yourself w/ Omri Buzi

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Episode 377 - Are You Scared of Programming w/ Francesco Ciulla

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Episode 376 - Having a Savings Account and Being Healthy in 2024 w/ Paul Sheriff

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Episode 375 - Living Life to the Fullest w/ Alex Friedman, Investor & Entrepreneur

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Episode 374 - Busy is a 4 Letter Word w/ Gant Laborde, CIO of Infinite Red

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Episode 373 - It's All Fun and Games Until... w/ Will Johnson, Sr Dev Advocate at Auth0

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Episode 372 - The State of DevRel and Recent Job Search Thoughts w/ Sam Julien

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Episode 371 - Fractional Work and AI w/ Reed Tomlinson, CTO

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Episode 370 - Giving Yourself Permission w/ Matt Dolson, Manager at Deloitte

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Episode 369 - Diaries from the Job Search w/ Chantastic

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Episode 368 - Finding a Job In Today's Market w/ Kelly Vaughn, Dir of Eng @ Spot AI

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Episode 367 - The Power of Content w/ @ykdojo

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Episode 366 - Professional Development 101 w/ Rhia Dixon, Assoc Director, VML

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Episode 365 - Catching up on Brad's Job Search w/ Brad Garropy Sr Engineer

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Episode 364 - Band to Bartender to Developer w/ Chance Strickland Sr Engineer at Replo

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Episode 363 - Tips on How to Sell Yourself w/ Michael Hale

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Episode 362 - Future of AI and Transitioning into Tech w/ Rishab Kumar Staff Eng Twilio

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Episode 361 - 10 Months on The Job Search w/ Dev Advocate Valarie Regas

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Episode 360 - Tactics for the Job Search from Conversations - Solo Show

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Episode 359 - Job Search Q&A w/ Dev Advocate Lawrence Lockhart

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Episode 358 - From College Student to Speaking at Conferences w/ Dev Agrawal Dev Advocate

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Episode 357 - A Tough Last Year So Let's Talk about It w/ David Neal Sr Dev Advocate

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Episode 356 - The Possibility of Leaving Tech All Together w/ Sr Dev Advocate Chris Demars

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Episode 355 - Why You Should Consider Freelance & Contracting w/ Founder Dan Mall

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Episode 354 - How to Contribute to Open Source The Right Way w/ Bekah Weigel

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Episode 353 - Overcoming Fear in this Economy w/ Shruti Kapoor, Staff Eng at Slack

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Episode 352 - How to Ace An Interview - Solo Show

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Episode 351 - The Mastermind of Networking & Community w/ Christiaan Heijmen

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Episode 350 - The Benefits of Changing Companies w/ James Q Quick, Content Creator

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Episode 349 - Climbing the Career Ladder w/ Tim Cheadle, VP of Engineering

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Episode 348 - People and Values w/ Ben Pyle, CTO of Curantis

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Episode 347 - Talent Marketplaces - What are They? - Solo Show

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Episode 346 - Black Tech Pipeline AI and Learning to Code Again w/ Pariss Athena

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Episode 345 - How to Lead Without Being in Management w/ Kelly Vaughn, Director of Eng

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Episode 344 - New Responsibilities w/ Taylor Poindexter, Eng Manager at Spotify

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Episode 343 - How to Navigate an Interview (Solo Show)

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Episode 342 - Practicing What We Preach w/ Eng Manager Julian Dasilva

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Episode 341 - Navigating Layoffs, Side Hustles, & Portfolios w/ Tyler Clark, DevRel at Okta

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Episode 340 - Making Yourself Invaluable w/ Annyce Davis VP of Eng at Meetup

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Episode 339 - The Art of Relationship Building w/Jeff Torbeck, VP of Revenue at Gun.io

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Episode 338 - Navigating This Job Market w/ Dan Thompson, Managing Dir at Vaco

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Episode 337 - Laid off Twice in a Year w/ Joe Previte, Sr. Engineer

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Episode 336 - AI, Coffee, and Leveling Up Your Career w/Robin Gupta, VP of Eng

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Episode 335 - Q&A Episode (Solo Show)

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Episode 334 - Tackling Interviews w/ Vitor Oliveira, Talent Success Manager at Gun.io

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Episode 333 - Redefining Success w/ Michael Hale Jr, Project Manager City of Detroit

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Episode 332 - Importance of Social Collaboration w/Ashley Narcisse, Staff SWE @ Apollo

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Episode 331 - Job Search 101 + Solo Show

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Episode 330 - Restaurant Management to Coding w/Lawrence Lockhart, Dev Advocate at Vaadin

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Episode 329 - Back to the Basics (Finding a Job) + Solo Show

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Episode 328 - Are You Content w/ Mark Techson, Sr. DevRel Engineer @ Google

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Episode 327 - Building Courses and Reputation w/ Josh Comeau

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Episode 326 - How To Excel as a Human Outside of Coding w/ Michael Eaton

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Episode 325 - State of the Economy w/ The Jobfather, Jermaine Murray

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Episode 324 - Triathalons and Tech w/ VP of Eng, Brian Walter

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Episode 323 - The Balance of Hustle Culture w/ Bria Sullivan, CTO & Founder

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Episode 322 - Engineering Leader on the Job Search w/ Dan DiGangi, Engineering Manager

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Episode 321 - Navigating Change w/ Frank Bach, Frmr Principal Designer of Headspace

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Episode 320 - The Importance of Written Content w/ Brian Morrison, Educator at Planetscale

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Episode 319 - Why Do People Keep Doing This w/ Kelley Griggs, Founder of Britepeer

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Episode 318 - The Power of being Present w/ Teja Yenamandra, CEO of Gun.io

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Episode 317 - Solo Show

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Episode 316 - The Importance of Taking Care of Devs w/ Vitor Oliveira, Talent @ Gun.io

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Episode 315 - What Is Out There For Free w/ Julian Dasilva, Software Mgr, STEM Advocate

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Episode 314 - Level Up Your Career w/ David Pine, Content Developer at Microsoft

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Episode 313 - The Importance of Trust w/ Ben Kettle, VP of Revenue at Gun.io

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Episode 312 - Is DevRel Going Away w/ Tracy Lee, CEO of This Dot Labs

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Episode 311 - Managing Your Strengths w/Engineering Manager, Tiffany Jachja

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Episode 310 - Too Much PowerPoint Not Enough Code w/Neil Chaudhuri, President of Vidya Software

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Episode 309 - Hiring Culture and Breaking into Tech w/ Branden Thornton

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Episode 307 - Decentralization, Interviewing w/ Angie Jones, VP of Developer Relations at Block

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Episode 306 - Importance of Public Speaking w/ Staff UI Eng, Homer Gaines

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Episode 305 - The Power of Community w/Head of DevRel, Domitrius Clerk

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Episode 304 - Gun.io DevRel Team w/VP of Tech, Deividi Silva

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Episode 303 - The Funnel of Networking (Solo Show)

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Episode 302 - Gun.io Mini Series w/ Victoria Stahr, Talent Growth

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Episode 301 - Networking and the Restaurant Industry w/ Head of Eng, Seth Alexander

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Episode 300 - Big Tech Energy This Morning w/ Jarrett Albritton

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Episode 299 - Fun Fri-Tays w/Kelly Vaughn, Director of Eng at SpotAI

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Episode 298 - AI, Side Hustles, and the Future of Sourcing w/ Cyrus Harbin

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Episode 297 - Accessibility, Hobbies, and The Job Search w/ Chris DeMars

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Episode 296 - Remote vs. Onsite? Where are we heading? w/Clark Sell of THAT Conference

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Episode 295 - Hiring, Interview, Triathlons, and The Braves w/Eng Mgr Colin Lord

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Episode 294 - All things DevRel w/Rizel Scarlett, Dev Advocate at Github

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Episode 293 - Slowing Down w/Aaron Nunley Frmr Director of Engineering

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Episode 292 - State of the Market & How to Stand Out

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Episode 291 - Bad Advice and Failed Dream Jobs w/J.D. Hillen

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Episode 290 - Mastering the Technical Interviews w/ Anthony Mays

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Episode 289 - The Power of Social Media and Notifications w/Jon Martini

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Episode 288 - Interviewing and Recruiting w/Todd Libby

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Episode 287 - Persevering Through Trauma with Vulnerability w/ Reggie Ford

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Episode 286 - RenderATL Ready (Solo Show)

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Episode 285 - From Developer to Product w/Jacob Herrington

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Episode 284 - Getting to Where Your Going w/Michael Liendo

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Episode 283 - Burnout and Hanging On (Solo Show)

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Episode 282 - Grab bag Episode w/Tessa Kriesel

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Episode 281 - Being Contentful w/Shauna Kimball

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Episode 280 - Laid Off Twice in a Year...Now What? + GC 2.0 w/Emmett Naughton

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Episode 279 - Building vs. Building with CEO/CoFounder Todd Werth of Infinite Red

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Episode 278 - The Power of Content w/Jason Lengstorf

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Episode 277 - Break The Glass (Solo Show)

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Episode 276 - Shashi Lo - Out Here Helping People

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Episode 275 - Colin Lord - PTO, Hobbies, and Taking Care of Yourself

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Episode 274 - A Letter To Recruiters (Solo Show)

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Episode 273 - Braydon Coyer and Navigating 800 Submissions to Jobs

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Episode 272 - Networking Strategy (Solo Show)

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Episode 271 - Entrepreneurship and Startup Life w/Sheena Allen

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Episode 270 - A Tough Conversation w/Ashten Fizer

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Episode 269 - Contract/Contract to Hire (Solo Show)

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Episode 268 - A letter to Recruiters w/Head of DevRel at Snap, Tessa Kriesel

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Episode 267 - Leading from the Bottom And Creating A Safe Space For Feedback

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Episode 266 - Building Impactful Teams w/Director of Engineering, Chris Holland

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Episode 265 - Q&A On The Job Search (Solo Show)

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Episode 264 - Jem Young, Engineering Manager at Netflix and the State of Tech

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Episode 263 - Let Me Help You (Solo Show)

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Episode 262 - Dealing with this Downturn (Solo Show)

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Episode 261 - Scaling an Engineering Organization of 300+ Developers

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Episode 260 - Handling an Uncertain Market w/James Quick

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Episode 259 - How to Get Into Tech w/Ashten Fizer

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Episode 258 - Recruiters are Hiring Managers Best Friends (Solo Show)

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Episode 257 - Tips and Tricks of the Job Search from a Meta Engineer w/Andronica Klaas

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Episode 256 - Salaries and ATS/CRM (Solo Show)

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Episode 255 - How Do You Sell Yourself w/Erik Anderson, Sr. Software Engineer at Yum! Brands

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Episode 254 - How Do You 'Do' A Recession w/Engineering Manager, Andrew Wyborski

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Episode 253 - New Beginnings and How to Scale w/ Ryan Burgess

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Episode 252 - Advocating For Yourself w/ Amy from Hack Your HR

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Episode 251 - Employee Centered Management Systems w/Dmitriy Neganov who heads up Vaco's M&A practice

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Episode 250 - Interviewing as a Principal Engineer as a First Timer w/Joe Flateau, Technical Lead/Staff Engineer at Density

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Episode 249 - How To Be Better w/my colleagues Nate Walker and Joseph Jewell

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Episode 248 - How to Break Into Tech (Solo Show)

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Episode 247 - It's Okay To Stay Somewhere w/my dear friend Stacey Smith who is a Sr. Principal Developer

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Episode 246 - Recruiting Industry (Solo Show)

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Episode 245 - From Engineer to Product And How to Get into Tech w/Adam Murray who is a Sr. Product Manager at Cloudflare

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Episode 244 - Whole Wide World Out There w/ Alana Kilmartin who is an author, podcaster, and speaker

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Episode 243 - Giving Back and Helping Everyone w/my dear friend Sydnee Sampson

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Episode 242 - How to Find a Recruiter (Solo Show)

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Episode 241 - The Shift to Remote Work and the Power of Content w/VP of Software Engineering, Andrew Moore

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Episode 240 - LIVE from THAT Conference

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Episode 239 - Investing in Your Career w/Amy Dutton who is the Director of Design at Zeal

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Episode 238 - Managing Workload and Delegation w/Kelly Vaughn, Director of Engineering at SpotAI

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Episode 237 - Working with Recruiters (Solo Show)

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Episode 236 - How to Survive an Interview w/Eddie Hinkle, Engineering Manager at Glassdoor

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Episode 235 - How to Write a Job Description & Hire Correctly w/ CEO/Cofounder of Flightcontrol (YC W22) | Creator of Blitz.js

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Episode 234 - WE BACK w/Clark Sell

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Episode 233 - Guidance Counselor 2.0 w/Milecia McGregor - Career Paths Outside of Software

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Episode 232 - Recruiter Extravaganza w/Adam Walters, Global Head of Talent Acquisition at Polygon.io.

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Episode 231 - Hodgepodge Episode (Solo Show)

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Episode 230 - You Belong in Tech w/Anna McDougall

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Episode 229 - Changing up the Way of Interviewing w/Christopher Swift, Senior Software Engineer at Live Oak Bank in Raleigh

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Episode 228 - Lunch Time Edition w/VetsWhoCode Board Member w/Alex Reyes, MBA, who is an Inclusive Recruiting Strategist @ Meta

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Episode 227 - Obstacles in the Job Search w/Jacob Herrington a Sr. Engineer

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Episode 225 - Resume Triage w/Alishah Novin

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Episode 224 - How to Find the "Right Fit' w/Reid Evans Principal Consultant and ResultStack and Co-Founder/CTO of L3i

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Episode 223 - Fixing the Interview Process w/Gant Laborde, CIO of Infinite Red a React Native FIRST consulting company

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Episode 222 - From Hourly Wage at Target to Beating out 2k Applicants w/Tim Stoneberg

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Episode 221 - Back to the Basics - Recruiters (Solo Show)

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Episode 220 - Back to the Basics (Solo Show)

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Episode 219 - Meet the NERD Team w/Sloane Bartley

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Episode 218 - Speaking to the Pain & Not Apologizing w/Jean Leggett who is an amazing coach/speaker/resume writer

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Episode 217 - Networking on Polywork (Solo Show)

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Episode 216 - Promoting a Fun Environment for Devs w/my friend Ray Morrison

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Episode 215 - The Power of a Conference and It's Community w/Clark Sell, Founder & CEO of 'That Conference"

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Episode 214 - Catching up with a Shopify Recruiter w/Alain Robineau

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Episode 219 - Meet the NERD Team w/Sloane Bartley

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Episode 213 - English Lit to Software Developer w/my dear friend Kasey Wahl

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Episode 212 - Navigating Twitter

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Episode 211 - Content and the Recruiting Industry w/Joel Lalgee from Hirewell

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Episode 210 - Why Do People Suck w/my dear friend Andrew Wyborski

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Episode 209 - From Car Salesman to Software Dev

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Episode 208 - The Power of Self Care, Networking, and Community w/Annie T. Bellefleur a Software Engineer at Stitch Fix

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Episode 207 - Rest, The Job Search, and Hiring for Teachable Skills w/Paul Gower who is an Engineering Team Lead at Kin Insurance and conference organizer for Little Rock Tech Fest.

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Episode 206 - From Tech Recruiter to Developer w/Andrew Coleman who is a React Recruiting Lead at Bitov

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Episode 205 - Resume Triage w/Alishah Novin

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Episode 204 - Recap of Last Few Weeks

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Episode 203 - Compressed.FM w/James Quick and Amy Dutton while at MagnoliaJS

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Episode 202 - No Mans Land Out of Coding Bootcamp w/Drew Robbins who is a recent graduate of a BootCamp that now is at Meta

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Episode 201 - 1.49 GPA College Dropout to Staff Engineer with Will Johns, Staff Software Engineer at The Butterfly Network

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Episode 200 - Networking 101

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Episode 199 - Streaming, Shotgunning, & Twitter

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Episode 198 - From Code to Coach

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Episode 197 - Lunch Edition w/Jossie Haines on DEI

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Episode 196 - Restaurant, Factory Worker, Hotel Manager, Software Developer

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Episode 195 - From Opera Singer to Software Developer

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Episode 194 - How I Would Approach the Job Search

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Episode 193 - From Long Nights at the ER to Software Developer

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Episode 192 - Tips from a Former Apple Hiring Manager

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Episode 191 - Job Search Tips (Solo)

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Episode 190 - Branding, Content, and Creating Your Own Luck

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Episode 189 - How to Write a Resume

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Episode 188 - 35 Interviews with 0 Applications w/Jordan Kohl, Staff Software Engineer at Twilio

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Episode 187 - Hanging with a Friend w/Cam Goedde, Product Marketing Manager at DELL

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Episode 186 - I Ain't Got Time...How Can Recruiters Help w/Daniel Norton, CTO of Neural Payments

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Episode 185 - Building Community

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Episode 184 - Finding Work in the Direction You Want To Go w/ Michael Chan

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Episode 183 - Step by Step on How to Hire w/Jamon Holmgren, Founder & CTO at Infinite Red, Inc.

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Episode 182 - Importance of Soft Skills and Hiring w/ JM Huret

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Episode 181 - Advice to Hiring Managers w/ Stephen White

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Episode 180 - So You Think You're A Senior Engineer w/ Andrew Wyborski

339

Episode 179 - Locker Room to Board Room w/ Brian Dougherty

340

Episode 178 - Better Ways for Evaluating Job Seekers w/ Josh Cypher

341

Episode 177 - Productivity Mindset w/ Colin Young

342

Episode 176 - The Power of Branding and Networking w/ Ken Wheeler

343

Episode 175 - Onsite to Fully Remote

344

Episode 174 - Content Creation 101 w/ Alex Sheridan

345

Episode 173 - Networking 101 & LinkedIn Tips w/ me :)

346

Episode 172 - Recruiter Life w/ Hunter Mitchem

347

Episode 171 - Leading Globally in a Remote Setting w/ Shannon Smith

348

Episode 170 - Content Creation and The Job Search w/ me :)

349

Episode 169 - FAANG & The Job Search w/ Andy Wong

350

Episode 168 - Importance of Conflict w/ Liz Kislik

351

Episode 167 - Hiring Quickly and Keeping the Soul w/ Tommy Norman

352

Episode 166 - Navigating LinkedIn w/ me :)

353

Episode 165 - The Power of the DM w/ Conner Bush

354

Episode 164 - Building Tech Culture from the Ground Up w/ Brian Hogan

355

Episode 163 - Wild A** Market w/ Jermaine Murray

356

Episode 162 - Tis the Season of Conferences w/ me :)

357

Episode 161 - Finance Talk...Because We Need It w/ Steve Alverson

358

Episode 160 - The Power of Community w/ Will Johnson

359

Episode 159 - Tips to Hiring Managers w/ Luca Cipriani

360

Episode 158 - Leading for Engineers w/ Kishau Rogers

361

Episode 157 - The Path to Principal w/ Rich Rader

362

Episode 156 - Management Road Map w/ Eric Yager

363

Episode 155 - Lay of the Land w/ me :)

364

Episode 154 - Job Hunting Thoughts w/ John-Michael McCasland

365

Episode 153 - Negotiations, Career Progression, & Ensuring Fairness w/ Ingrid Epure

366

Episode 152 - How to Incentivize Developers w/ Nick Frederick

367

Episode 151 - Content, Culture, and DevRel w/ Colby Fayock

368

Episode 150 - Finding Your Truth w/ Anthony Mays

369

Episode 149 - Setting Boundaries w/ Shaundai Person

370

Episode 148 - How to Be a Better Manager w/ Ashley Hunsberger

371

Episode 147 - Things to Consider Before Leaving w/ me :)

372

Episode 146 - How to Improve the Hiring Process w/ Nate Taylor

373

Episode 145 - Work Life Balance w/ Gabe Greenberg

374

Episode 144 - Discovering Your Super Power w/ Heather Downing

375

Episode 143 - How to Break into FAANG w/ Genesis Bonds

376

Episode 142 - From Startups to Corporate w/ Brian Dougherty

377

Episode 141 - Building Good Engineering Culture w/ Chris Rathgeb

378

Episode 140 - Job Search Timing w/ me

379

Episode 139 - Salary Negotiations and Onboarding w/ Dan DiGangi

380

Episode 138 - Observations with Tay

381

Episode 137 - Distributed Leadership w/ George Livingston

382

Episode 136 - Helping Job Seekers and Managers w/ Matt Fesler

383

Episode 135 - Web 3 and Developer_Dao w/ Isiah Hill

384

Episode 134 - Philosophies on Hiring and Culture w/ Ashley Hunsberger

385

Episode 133 - Developer Advocacy and The Job Search w/ Ali Spittel

386

Episode 132 - The Other Side of Recruiting w/ James Arnold

387

Episode 131 - The Importance of Mentoring w/ Alishah Novin

388

Episode 130 - The Secret Sauce for Hiring and Job Seekers w/ David Cabal

389

Episode 129 - How to Partner with a Recruiting Firm w/ Ben Henderson

390

Episode 128 - How to Negotiate an Offer

391

Episode 127 - Networking, Becoming an Independent, and Paypal w/ Kent C. Dodds

392

Episode 126 - A Tale of Hiring, DevRel, and Various Other Things w/ Ted Neward

393

Episode 125 - The Art of Freelancing w/ Rob Joseph

394

Episode 124 - Creativity in Hiring Especially Around Junior Devs w/ Andrew Wyborski

395

Episode 123 - w/My Dad

396

Episode 122 - Networking, Consulting, and More Than a Salary w/ Jason Bock

397

Episode 121 - Startups and Leveraging Junior Talent w/ Haley Zapolski

398

Episode 120 - Self Reflection and Consulting w/ Jeff Ramsey

399

Episode 119 - The Importance of Partnering with a Recruiting Firm w/ Jessica Kashyap

400

Episode 118 - The Importance of PTO w/ Kelly Vaughn

401

Episode 117 - 2022 Hiring Outlook & Perfecting Interviewing w/ Kyle Allen

402

Episode 116 - w/Justin Hoover + How to Build Out Hiring Processes

403

Episode 115 - w/David Khourshid + From Microsoft to Founder

404

Episode 114 - Failing Fast and Being Vulnerable w/ Cassandra Faris

405

Episode 113 - Recruiter Turned Developer w/Adam Brown

406

Episode 112 - Leveling Up Your Career w/Ken Coleman

407

Episode 111 - w/Jacob Herrington, Sr. Software Engineer

408

Episode 110 - w/Barret Blake, Practice Area Manager

409

Episode 109 - w/Brittany Garrett, Current Nashville Software School Student

410

Episode 108 - w/ Bram Gruneir, Software Engineer at Cockroach Labs

411

Episode 107 - AMA

412

Episode 106 - w/Ben Henderson, VP of Engineering

413

Episode 105 - w/Jose Mata, Regional Talent Manager at Slalom

414

Episode 104 - w/Stephon Parker, CSM & Engineering Manager at Eventbrite

415

Episode 103 - w/Harry Wolff, Director of Engineering at MongoDB

416

Episode 102 - w/Alishah Novin, Director of Engineering

417

Episode 101 - Interview Feedback

418

Episode 100 - Job Search Mentality

419

Episode 99 - What to Give When Remote is Not Enough

420

Episode 98- Dealing With Rejection

421

Episode 97- Building Community

422

Episode 96 - Take Home Tests

423

Episode 95 - Q&A and State of the Market

424

Episode 94 - w/James Quick, JavaScript Developer & Dev Advocate

425

Episode 93 - From Dinosaur to the Digital Age

426

Episode 92 - The Intangibles of the Job Search

427

Episode 91 - Counselor 2.0 w_Danny Thompson (@DThompsonDev)

428

Episode 90 - You're Fired

429

Episode 89 - Finding a Mentor

430

Episode 88 - Giving Notice

431

Episode 87 - Virtual Interview Etiquette

432

Episode 86 - How to Find a Recruiter

433

Episode 85 - Take a Breath

434

Episode 84 - LinkedIn overview

435

Episode 83 - Hitting The High Points

436

Episode 82 - w_Jerome Hardaway, Sr. Engineer @ Microsoft & Founder of Vets Who Code

437

Episode 81 - Hiring strategy

438

Episode 80 - Joe Karlsson, Sr. Developer Advocate @ MongoDB

439

Episode 79 - Job search thoughts

440

Episode 78 - Why not hire junior developers?

441

Episode 77 - Guidance Counselor 2.0 w/Eric Yager, Software Development Manager at Amazon

442

Episode 76 - Counselor 2.0 w/Jason Lengstorf, VP of Developer Experience at Netlify

443

Episode 75 - How to use Twitter to network

444

Episode 74 - Hiring for Potential

445

Episode 73 - Q&A

446

Episode 72 - Why Finding Your Why Is Important

447

Episode 71 - Hiring Better

448

Episode 70 - Okay to Vacay

449

Episode 69 - Back to the Basics

450

Episode 68 - How to Hire

451

Episode 67 - What Developers Want

452

Episode 66 - Guidance Counselor 2.0 + UF Follow Up

453

Episode 65 - How to Actually Write a Resume

454

Episode 64 - w/Nate Taylor on Leadership within Software Development

455

Episode 63 - w/Christopher Choyce on Scaling Teams

456

Episode 62 - Contract to Hire & Recruiter AMA

457

Episode 61 - Contracting and Contract to Hire

458

Episode 60 - The Market

459

Episode 59 - Why Recruiters Do Things

460

Episode 58 - w/Josh Carroll + Working For Free

461

Episode 57 - Hiring Manager and Job Seeker Strategy Right Now

462

Episode 56 - w/Amanda Hughes from Vaco Technology

463

Episode 55 - Recruiter AMA Cont.

464

Episode 54 - w/Bill Isreal at Built Technologies

465

Episode 53 - Emergency LIVE about hiring

466

Episode 52 - w/Byron Sommardahl & How to Interview Better

467

Episode 51 - w/Alishah Novin, Director of Engineering @ Celero Commerce

468

Episode 50 - The Importance of Recruiting Companies

469

Episode 49 - Recruiter AMA

470

Episode 48 - Dealing with Recruiters

471

Episode 47 w/Aaron Hurt from Amazon on Interviewing

472

Episode 46 - Marketing & The Job Search

473

Episode 45 - Review Week

474

Episode 44 - Stop. Messing. Up. Interviews.

475

Episode 43 - Taking Free Work

476

Episode 42 w/John Fly, Director of SE at SmileDirectClub

477

Episode 41 - Recruiting AMA

478

Episode 40 - Recruiter Processes and Testing

479

Episode 39 - Come With Questions

480

Episode 38 - Let's Hang

481

Episode 37 w/Joel Lalgee & Content Creation, Personal Branding, and Clubhouse

482

Episode 36 w/Mustafa Khundmiri & Navigating Twitter

483

Episode 35 w/Austin Schlessinger (austinschless) & Leveraging Twitter to Network

484

Episode 35 - Navigating Contract to Hire Pt. 2

485

Episode 34 - Navigating Contract To Hire Pt. 1

486

Episode 33 w/Seth Alexander & The State of Candidates in a Remote Culture

487

Episode 32 - How to Find a Recruiter

488

Episode 31 - About Me!

489

Episode 30 - Finding Your Why In the Job Search

490

Episode 29 - Chat w/Webflow's Quality Engineer Manager - Josh Cypher - On Hiring

491

Episode 28 - Gone Are The Days of Staying at one Company Forever

492

Episode 27 - Communication is the Key to Culture

493

Episode 26 - Recruiter Specialization w/Jonah Dimeo

494

Episode 25 - Why Do Recruiters Ghost

495

Episode 24 - Stop Messing Up Interviews

496

Episode 23 - Networking 101

497

Episode 22 - Chatting with a VP of Engineering on Offers

498

Episode 21 - How to Navigate Job Postings

499

Episode 20 - Lessons Leading in a Pandemic w/a Vaco Friend

500

Episode 19 - How to Find a Job with a Job

501

Episode 18 - Never Take a Counteroffer

502

Episode 17 - What Makes a Good Motivational Talk

503

Episode 16 - How Not To Be Creepy (in the DM's)

504

Episode 15 - Walking in Confidence in 2021

505

Episode 14 - Time Management Discussion

506

Episode 13 - What is 'Culture'

507

Episode 12 LIVE - Practical Tips You Can Implement to Find a Job

508

Episode 11 LIVE - Working with a Recruiter Part 2

509

Episode 10 LIVE - How to Work with a Recruiter

510

Episode 9 LIVE - If You Are In a Position of Hiring...Listen.

511

Austin Cumberlander LIVE + Finding a Job as a Developer by putting out Content

512

LinkedIn Live Episode 8 - 3 Things to do When You are Laid Off

513

LinkedIn Live Episode 7 - Importance of Workplace Culture

514

LinkedIn Live Episode 6 - How to Network During a Pandemic

515

LinkedIn LIVE Episode 5 - Tips and Tricks on How to Write an Effective Resume

516

Rich Rader Principal Engineer + Becoming an Effective Leader

517

LinkedIn Live Episode 4 - Opening Doors with Public Speaking

518

LinkedIn Live Episode 3 - The Power of LinkedIn

519

Chris Marler Engagement Editor for Saturdays Down South + Building Brand and Being Vulnerable Over Social Media

520

LinkedIn Live Episode 2 - Putting Yourself Out There w/Drew Dawson

521

LinkedIn Live Episode 1 - Putting Yourself Out There

522

Lessons Learned in Leadership During a Pandemic

523

Blake Lower + The Hustle of Freelancing

524

Recruiter AMA w/Glenn Stovall and Production Ready

525

Hacking LinkedIn

526

Alishah Novin + Building a Culture around Vulnerability

527

Laura Harvey + Leveraging Twitter for Networking

528

Reid Evans + Critical Thinking and How to Separate Yourself on the Job Search

529

Calvin Curry + How To Navigate the Job Search as a Junior Developer

530

Brandon Arvay + Landscape of Marketing Right Now

531

Nashville Technology Council Panel-Part 2

532

Nashville Technology Council Panel-Part 1

533

Lunch IT Virtual Networking Group-May Edition

534

How to Hire and Navigate your Business During COVID with Alex Belew

535

What does Recruiting Look Like Post COVID-19

536

Don't Know What To Do In This Market? Neither Do We.

537

Personal Branding with Jake and Dan

538

Job Search Tips with Jake and Dan

539

Hot Jobs for January 20-24th

540

Interview with Mary Haynes

541

Little Rock Tech Fest 2019

542

Interview with Chris Spintzyk

543

Music City Code 2019

544

Code on the Beach 2019

545

DevSpace 2018

546

Scenic City Summit 2018

547

Raleigh .NET User Group Meetup

548

Music City Code 2018

549

Hiring for success from a TEDx speaker!

550

Hiring off EQ

551

The Madness of Finding a Job for a Junior Developer

552

NashMicro Meetup

553

Contracting vs. Direct Hire

554

Relocation and Social Media

555

Someone other than me!

556

Why Meet a Recruiter

557

Recap of Past Episodes

558

Recruiters. Who Needs Them?

559

Resume Writing. Then What?

560

You're Fired.

561

About Me.

562

Goals for This Podcast