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Guidance Counselor 2.0 — 568 episodes
Episode 524 - Using AI In Your Job Search - DMs & Cover Letters
Episode 523 - From Blockbusters to Burnout - Reinventing Work with Steven Puri
Episode 522 - Week 4 on Using AI to Make Over Your Linkedin
Episode 521 - Week 3 + Using AI to Write Your Resume
Episode 520 - Build Your Target Company Hit List with Claude
Episode 519 - Use Claude to Figure Out What Job You Actually Want
Episode 518 - The Inner Workings of Job Search Algorithms w/ Subhash Jaini
Episode 517 - Navigating AI and Your Career - All Things AI 2026
Episode 516 - LATAM Community Recap
Episode 515 - Community Always Wins w/ Chris DeMars, Sr. Dev Advocate @ TuxCare
Episode 514 - Literally Writing The Book on Technical Interviews w/ David McCarter
Episode 513 - Everything's Broken w/ Mike Peditto
Episode 512 - AI Resumes, Ghost Jobs, & The State of the Market w/ Sr. Recruiter Steven Evans
Episode 511 - How to Level Up Your Career w/ AI + Nader Dabit, Growth at Cognition
Episode 510 - AI and Your Career w/ Aaron Francis
Episode 509 - How to Tackle Salary Negotiations w/ John Gates
Episode 508 - Finding Your Next Job w/ Recruiter Richie Lampani
Episode 507 - What To do If You Were Laid Off Today w/ Will King, Design Engineer
Episode 506 - Navigating Recruiters - Solo Show
Episode 505 - Interview Prep - Solo Show
Episode 504 - Feeling Demotivated In Your Career and How to Fix It w/ Emma Bostian
Episode 503 - How to Answer the 'Tell Me About Yourself' - Solo Show
Episode 502 - How to Find a Job on LinkedIn - Solo Show
Episode 501 - How to Network on LinkedIn - Solo Show
Episode 500 - Let's Talk About Job Boards - Solo Show
Episode 499 - Recapping @wesbos Tweet About The Job Search - Solo Show
Episode 498 - How To Create Your LinkedIn Profile - Solo Show
Episode 497 - How to Write an Impactful Resume - Solo Show
Episode 496 - How to Build Healthy Developer Culture w/ Matt Stauffer, CEO of Tighten
Episode 495 - How to Land Your Next Promotion w/ Kelly Vaughn, Sr. Eng Mgr
Episode 494 - Soft Skills over Technical Skills w/ Alex Berk, Lead Engineer
Episode 493 - Pretending to Have The Job Before You Get It w/ Josh Cirre, DevRel @ Laravel
Episode 492 - The State of AI and Your Career w/ Mark Thompson, Sr. DevRel @ Google
Episode 491 - A Very Analytical Approach to the Job Search w/ Jerome Hardaway
Episode 490 - Finding a Job in This Tough Job Market w/ Barrett Blake MS MVP & Architect
Episode 489 - How to Navigate Internal Recruiters w/ Principal Recruiter Aaron Harmon
Episode 488 - Finding a Job Through a Friend and a DM w/ Andrew Gilliland
Episode 487 - The Art of Networking...Internally w/ Dania Luc, Cyber Security Program Manager
Episode 486 - Why Is Everyone Hiring A Social Media Person
Episode 485 - ADHD & Anxiety to Public Speaking w/ Will Klein
Episode 484 - Navigating a 20 year Career in Tech w/ Sunil Pai
Episode 483 - In Demand Skills in Today's Market w/ Founder Ken Schumacher
Episode 482 - How You Should Hire in Today's Market w/ Engineering Manager Nate Taylor
Episode 481 - Finding a Job in This Terrible Market w/ Principal Engineer, Jeff Blankenburg
Episode 480 - Tech Hiring is Not Dead, No Matter What the Headlines Say
Episode 479 - Aaron Presley on Leaving Nike, Freelancing & Finding Purpose Beyond Code
Episode 478 - From Yoga Teacher to Director of Engineering — Harjis Deksnis’ Nonlinear Tech Journey
Episode 477 - How Gilad Shoham Cracked 52 Interviews in 30 Days
Episode 476 - The Power of Community at Torc and Career Guidance w/ David Messinger, CTO of Torc
Episode 475 - Career and Community talks w/ Domitrius Clark
Episode 474 - From Layoff to Job in 19 days w/ Sr. Engineer Michael Eaton
Episode 473 - How to Stand Out In Your Search to a Founder w/ Nizar Zaher
Episode 472 - How to Crush the Application and Interview Process w/ Brad Garropy
Episode 471 - Mindset in the Job Search w/ Jasmine Vo
Episode 470 - Leaving Corporate America w/ CTO David Fannin
Episode 469 - Community Building from a DTC Brand w/ Carl Maynard
Episode 468 - AI & The Job Search w/ Engineering Leader Anna McDougall
Episode 467 - Talent Land - Guadalajara - Exposing the Job Search
Episode 466 - How to Land a Cool Job w/ Jordan Rogers, Former Director of Marketing at Nike
Episode 465 - Beyond the Match: How Torc is Redefining The Talent Industry
Episode 464 - Hiring Trends and The Power of Community w/ Andy Hutsell
Episode 463 - The Grueling Job Search w/ Bradley Stokes, VP of IT
Episode 462 - AI And The Job Search w/ Vp of Eng, Andrew Moore
Episode 461 - How To Get a Job Off of X/Twitter w/ Staff Eng, Jacob Evans
Episode 460 - Generalists vs. Specialists Where Do We Go From Here w/ Pat Clarke, Dir of Eng
Episode 459 - Starting Over w/ Clark Sell
Episode 458 - Navigating Your Career w/ AI as a Junior Dev w/ Will King
Episode 457 - Staying Positive in Your Job Search w/ Bree Hall, Developer Advocate
Episode 456 - Power of Engaging on Social and How to Interview with a Startup w/ Founder, Rae Lambert
Episode 455 - Why James Disappeared from the Internet w/ James Q Quick, Head of Dev Exp
Episode 454 - DEVWorld 2025 Conference Talk - Exposing the Job Search
Episode 453 - Why You Should Just Post Things w/ Francesco Ciulla, Sr. Dev Rel
Episode 452 - THAT conference keynote - you are not alone
Episode 451 - The Blocking & Tackling of Finding a Job in 90 Days w/ Lawrence Lockhart
Episode 450 - JSConfMX Conference Talk - How Content & Community Can Impact Your Career
Episode 449 - Being Nice and How to Network w/ Salma Alam-Naylor
Episode 448 - All Things Open Conference Talk (Exposing The Job Search Process)
Episode 447 - Layoff to Offer Letter in 89 Days w/ Sr. Dev Rel, Lawrence Lockhart
Episode 446 - How to Hire And Navigate Startup Culture w/ CEO, Kevin Van Gundy
Episode 445 - Career Switching and Job Search 101 w/ Account Manager, Jordyn Wallace
Episode 444 - How AI is Effecting the Interviewing w/ Head of Dev Relations, Angie Jones
Episode 443 - Advice from a Hiring Manager w/ Eng Manager Dan Digangi
Episode 442 - Building a Network & Betting on Yourself w/ Co-Founder Dee Murthy
Episode 441 - How to Hire Properly w/ Brian Holt, Staff PM @ Neon.tech
Episode 440 - Solo Show
Episode 439 - From Sales to First Engineering Job at Netflix w/ Shaundai Person
Episode 438 - Finding a Job Through Community w/ Appwrites Nishant Jain
Episode 437 - Navigating Your Career and Job Search w/ Leon Noel
Episode 436 - Do What You Love and It Just Works Out w/ Kevin Blanco, Sr. DevRel
Episode 435 - The Power of Putting Yourself Out There w/ Aaron Francis
Episode 434 - How to Navigate Large Conferences w/ Nick Taylor, Dev Advocate
Episode 433 - The Winding Road w/ Leslie Greenwood, Co-Founder of Women Wednesday
Episode 432 - 10 Month Job Search w/ Jeremy Barger, Director of Engineering
Episode 431 - What To Do When You Are Laid Off w/ Eng Leader, Colin Lord
Episode 430 - Recruiter Turned Software Developer w/ Brooke Sweedar
Episode 429 - Hello Darkness My Old Friend w/ DevRel Expert, Tessa Kriesel
Episode 428 - Advancing Your Career from Senior to Leadership w/ Principal Engineer, Stephen Shary
Episode 427 - The Tactical Part of Community w/ Pauline Narvas, Community @ Vercel
Episode 426 - Community Chats and Meetup.com Alternatives w/ Founder, Taz Singh
Episode 425 - Start Showing Up and Get Off Your Couch w/ Kent Dodds
Episode 424 - Building Your Audience and Going Independent w/ Josh Comeau
Episode 423 - Management Talks w/ Jem Young, Eng Leader @ Netflix
Episode 422 - How Content Can Land You a Job w/ Chantastic
Episode 421 - The Importance of Value in your Career w/ Staff Dev Advocate, Adewale Abati
Episode 420 - Finding a Job as a Director of Engineering w/ Brian Walter, Republic.com
Episode 419 - Building Teams Exactly How You Want w/ Hank Taylor, Marketing at Laravel
Episode 418 - How to Land Freelance Opportunities w/ Hank Washington, Founder
Episode 417 - Career Transition into Software Engineering w/ Chris Nowicki, Eng Lead
Episode 416 - Why Community Matters w/ Staff Comm Mgr at Vercel, Pauline Narvas
Episode 415 - Doing the Job Before You Get The Job w/ Jason Torres
Episode 414 - Promotion by Layoff w/ AI Staff Eng, John Vandivier
Episode 413 - X's and O's of Networking (Solo Show)
Episode 412 - You Are Enough w/ Motivational Speaker Reggie Ford
Episode 411 - Updates on the Job Market w/ Managing Director, Dan Thompson
Episode 410 - Thoughts Around Hiring Senior & Staff Engineers w/ Dir of Eng, Harry Wolff
Episode 409 - The Grass Isn't Always Greener w/ AD Slaton
Episode 408 - Helping People w/ Kelly Vaughn, Director of Eng
Episode 407 - How To Send a Cold Reach Out (Solo Show)
Episode 406 - Why Everyone in Tech is Burnt Out w/ Eng Leader, Ryan Burgess
Episode 405 - The Importance of the Follow Up w/ Liz Schwerd, Sr. Recruiter
Episode 404 - Career Conversations w/ Chris Gardner, Platform Eng Manger @ Accenture
Episode 403 - Landing an Interview (Solo Show)
Episode 402 - Leaving Meta and Figuring Out What's Next w/ Keiyana Arnold DEIB Strategist
Episode 401 - Leveraging Your Strengths In the Job Search w/ VP of Eng Jesse Gray
Episode 400 - The Power of Just Getting Started w/ Torrance Evans
Episode 399 - From Sr. IC to Sr. Leader w/ VP of Eng, Matt Burch
Episode 398 - The Art of Interviewing (Company Edition) w/ Matt Walsh Co-Founder of Talgo.io
Episode 397 - Tactics Around the Job Search (Solo Show)
Episode 396 - Balancing Life with Kids & Mobile Development w/ Mazen Chami Sr. Mobile Dev
Episode 395 - Building Community and Your Career w/Director of Marketing of RenderATL
Episode 394 - How to Write a Resume That Doesn't Suck (Solo Show)
Episode 393 - How To Tackle the Job Search with Content w/ Dan Digangi, Eng Manager
Episode 392 - Trauma in the Workplace w/ Christie Hoffman, Founder of Engagement Academy
Episode 391 - Gamecocks, Recruiting, Content, and The Job Search w/ Corey Jones
Episode 390 - AI, Women in Tech, and Your Career Isn't Linear w/ Apurva Misra, Sr. ML Eng
Episode 389 - How to Use LinkedIn to Find a Job (Solo Show)
Episode 388 - Creating a Job That Does Not Exist w/Aaron Harmon, Sr. Recruiter
Episode 387 - How to Hire and Get Hired w/ Donnie Skalak, VP of Engineering
Episode 386 - Innovation in Community Building w/Kham Ward, CEO of BLK Men in Tech
Episode 385 - Capturing Attention on the Job Search w/Tom Redman, Head of Dev DX
Episode 384 - Are You Tired of Grinding? w/Reid Evans, Founder/Consultant
Episode 383 - Navigating the Job Search (Solo Show)
Episode 382 - It's not 2019 Anymore....w/ Anthony Mays, Founder of Morgan Latimer
Episode 381 - Be Curious and Be Urgent w/Sales Leader, Chris Richardson
Episode 380 - Let's Talk About Finding A Job Right Now (Solo Show)
Episode 379 - DevRel, Content, Going out on Your Own w/ Aaron Francis
Episode 378 - Don't Lose Yourself, Invest in Yourself w/ Omri Buzi
Episode 377 - Are You Scared of Programming w/ Francesco Ciulla
Episode 376 - Having a Savings Account and Being Healthy in 2024 w/ Paul Sheriff
Episode 375 - Living Life to the Fullest w/ Alex Friedman, Investor & Entrepreneur
Episode 374 - Busy is a 4 Letter Word w/ Gant Laborde, CIO of Infinite Red
Episode 373 - It's All Fun and Games Until... w/ Will Johnson, Sr Dev Advocate at Auth0
Episode 372 - The State of DevRel and Recent Job Search Thoughts w/ Sam Julien
Episode 371 - Fractional Work and AI w/ Reed Tomlinson, CTO
Episode 370 - Giving Yourself Permission w/ Matt Dolson, Manager at Deloitte
Episode 369 - Diaries from the Job Search w/ Chantastic
Episode 368 - Finding a Job In Today's Market w/ Kelly Vaughn, Dir of Eng @ Spot AI
Episode 367 - The Power of Content w/ @ykdojo
Episode 366 - Professional Development 101 w/ Rhia Dixon, Assoc Director, VML
Episode 365 - Catching up on Brad's Job Search w/ Brad Garropy Sr Engineer
Episode 364 - Band to Bartender to Developer w/ Chance Strickland Sr Engineer at Replo
Episode 363 - Tips on How to Sell Yourself w/ Michael Hale
Episode 362 - Future of AI and Transitioning into Tech w/ Rishab Kumar Staff Eng Twilio
Episode 361 - 10 Months on The Job Search w/ Dev Advocate Valarie Regas
Episode 360 - Tactics for the Job Search from Conversations - Solo Show
Episode 359 - Job Search Q&A w/ Dev Advocate Lawrence Lockhart
Episode 358 - From College Student to Speaking at Conferences w/ Dev Agrawal Dev Advocate
Episode 357 - A Tough Last Year So Let's Talk about It w/ David Neal Sr Dev Advocate
Episode 356 - The Possibility of Leaving Tech All Together w/ Sr Dev Advocate Chris Demars
Episode 355 - Why You Should Consider Freelance & Contracting w/ Founder Dan Mall
Episode 354 - How to Contribute to Open Source The Right Way w/ Bekah Weigel
Episode 353 - Overcoming Fear in this Economy w/ Shruti Kapoor, Staff Eng at Slack
Episode 352 - How to Ace An Interview - Solo Show
Episode 351 - The Mastermind of Networking & Community w/ Christiaan Heijmen
Episode 350 - The Benefits of Changing Companies w/ James Q Quick, Content Creator
Episode 349 - Climbing the Career Ladder w/ Tim Cheadle, VP of Engineering
Episode 348 - People and Values w/ Ben Pyle, CTO of Curantis
Episode 347 - Talent Marketplaces - What are They? - Solo Show
Episode 346 - Black Tech Pipeline AI and Learning to Code Again w/ Pariss Athena
Episode 345 - How to Lead Without Being in Management w/ Kelly Vaughn, Director of Eng
Episode 344 - New Responsibilities w/ Taylor Poindexter, Eng Manager at Spotify
Episode 343 - How to Navigate an Interview (Solo Show)
Episode 342 - Practicing What We Preach w/ Eng Manager Julian Dasilva
Episode 341 - Navigating Layoffs, Side Hustles, & Portfolios w/ Tyler Clark, DevRel at Okta
Episode 340 - Making Yourself Invaluable w/ Annyce Davis VP of Eng at Meetup
Episode 339 - The Art of Relationship Building w/Jeff Torbeck, VP of Revenue at Gun.io
Episode 338 - Navigating This Job Market w/ Dan Thompson, Managing Dir at Vaco
Episode 337 - Laid off Twice in a Year w/ Joe Previte, Sr. Engineer
Episode 336 - AI, Coffee, and Leveling Up Your Career w/Robin Gupta, VP of Eng
Episode 335 - Q&A Episode (Solo Show)
Episode 334 - Tackling Interviews w/ Vitor Oliveira, Talent Success Manager at Gun.io
Episode 333 - Redefining Success w/ Michael Hale Jr, Project Manager City of Detroit
Episode 332 - Importance of Social Collaboration w/Ashley Narcisse, Staff SWE @ Apollo
Episode 331 - Job Search 101 + Solo Show
Episode 330 - Restaurant Management to Coding w/Lawrence Lockhart, Dev Advocate at Vaadin
Episode 329 - Back to the Basics (Finding a Job) + Solo Show
Episode 328 - Are You Content w/ Mark Techson, Sr. DevRel Engineer @ Google
Episode 327 - Building Courses and Reputation w/ Josh Comeau
Episode 326 - How To Excel as a Human Outside of Coding w/ Michael Eaton
Episode 325 - State of the Economy w/ The Jobfather, Jermaine Murray
Episode 324 - Triathalons and Tech w/ VP of Eng, Brian Walter
Episode 323 - The Balance of Hustle Culture w/ Bria Sullivan, CTO & Founder
Episode 322 - Engineering Leader on the Job Search w/ Dan DiGangi, Engineering Manager
Episode 321 - Navigating Change w/ Frank Bach, Frmr Principal Designer of Headspace
Episode 320 - The Importance of Written Content w/ Brian Morrison, Educator at Planetscale
Episode 319 - Why Do People Keep Doing This w/ Kelley Griggs, Founder of Britepeer
Episode 318 - The Power of being Present w/ Teja Yenamandra, CEO of Gun.io
Episode 317 - Solo Show
Episode 316 - The Importance of Taking Care of Devs w/ Vitor Oliveira, Talent @ Gun.io
Episode 315 - What Is Out There For Free w/ Julian Dasilva, Software Mgr, STEM Advocate
Episode 314 - Level Up Your Career w/ David Pine, Content Developer at Microsoft
Episode 313 - The Importance of Trust w/ Ben Kettle, VP of Revenue at Gun.io
Episode 312 - Is DevRel Going Away w/ Tracy Lee, CEO of This Dot Labs
Episode 311 - Managing Your Strengths w/Engineering Manager, Tiffany Jachja
Episode 310 - Too Much PowerPoint Not Enough Code w/Neil Chaudhuri, President of Vidya Software
Episode 309 - Hiring Culture and Breaking into Tech w/ Branden Thornton
Episode 307 - Decentralization, Interviewing w/ Angie Jones, VP of Developer Relations at Block
Episode 306 - Importance of Public Speaking w/ Staff UI Eng, Homer Gaines
Episode 305 - The Power of Community w/Head of DevRel, Domitrius Clerk
Episode 304 - Gun.io DevRel Team w/VP of Tech, Deividi Silva
Episode 303 - The Funnel of Networking (Solo Show)
Episode 302 - Gun.io Mini Series w/ Victoria Stahr, Talent Growth
Episode 301 - Networking and the Restaurant Industry w/ Head of Eng, Seth Alexander
Episode 300 - Big Tech Energy This Morning w/ Jarrett Albritton
Episode 299 - Fun Fri-Tays w/Kelly Vaughn, Director of Eng at SpotAI
Episode 298 - AI, Side Hustles, and the Future of Sourcing w/ Cyrus Harbin
Episode 297 - Accessibility, Hobbies, and The Job Search w/ Chris DeMars
Episode 296 - Remote vs. Onsite? Where are we heading? w/Clark Sell of THAT Conference
Episode 295 - Hiring, Interview, Triathlons, and The Braves w/Eng Mgr Colin Lord
Episode 294 - All things DevRel w/Rizel Scarlett, Dev Advocate at Github
Episode 293 - Slowing Down w/Aaron Nunley Frmr Director of Engineering
Episode 292 - State of the Market & How to Stand Out
Episode 291 - Bad Advice and Failed Dream Jobs w/J.D. Hillen
Episode 290 - Mastering the Technical Interviews w/ Anthony Mays
Episode 289 - The Power of Social Media and Notifications w/Jon Martini
Episode 288 - Interviewing and Recruiting w/Todd Libby
Episode 287 - Persevering Through Trauma with Vulnerability w/ Reggie Ford
Episode 286 - RenderATL Ready (Solo Show)
Episode 285 - From Developer to Product w/Jacob Herrington
Episode 284 - Getting to Where Your Going w/Michael Liendo
Episode 283 - Burnout and Hanging On (Solo Show)
Episode 282 - Grab bag Episode w/Tessa Kriesel
Episode 281 - Being Contentful w/Shauna Kimball
Episode 280 - Laid Off Twice in a Year...Now What? + GC 2.0 w/Emmett Naughton
Episode 279 - Building vs. Building with CEO/CoFounder Todd Werth of Infinite Red
Episode 278 - The Power of Content w/Jason Lengstorf
Episode 277 - Break The Glass (Solo Show)
Episode 276 - Shashi Lo - Out Here Helping People
Episode 275 - Colin Lord - PTO, Hobbies, and Taking Care of Yourself
Episode 274 - A Letter To Recruiters (Solo Show)
Episode 273 - Braydon Coyer and Navigating 800 Submissions to Jobs
Episode 272 - Networking Strategy (Solo Show)
Episode 271 - Entrepreneurship and Startup Life w/Sheena Allen
Episode 270 - A Tough Conversation w/Ashten Fizer
Episode 269 - Contract/Contract to Hire (Solo Show)
Episode 268 - A letter to Recruiters w/Head of DevRel at Snap, Tessa Kriesel
Episode 267 - Leading from the Bottom And Creating A Safe Space For Feedback
Episode 266 - Building Impactful Teams w/Director of Engineering, Chris Holland
Episode 265 - Q&A On The Job Search (Solo Show)
Episode 264 - Jem Young, Engineering Manager at Netflix and the State of Tech
Episode 263 - Let Me Help You (Solo Show)
Episode 262 - Dealing with this Downturn (Solo Show)
Episode 261 - Scaling an Engineering Organization of 300+ Developers
Episode 260 - Handling an Uncertain Market w/James Quick
Episode 259 - How to Get Into Tech w/Ashten Fizer
Episode 258 - Recruiters are Hiring Managers Best Friends (Solo Show)
Episode 257 - Tips and Tricks of the Job Search from a Meta Engineer w/Andronica Klaas
Episode 256 - Salaries and ATS/CRM (Solo Show)
Episode 255 - How Do You Sell Yourself w/Erik Anderson, Sr. Software Engineer at Yum! Brands
Episode 254 - How Do You 'Do' A Recession w/Engineering Manager, Andrew Wyborski
Episode 253 - New Beginnings and How to Scale w/ Ryan Burgess
Episode 252 - Advocating For Yourself w/ Amy from Hack Your HR
Episode 251 - Employee Centered Management Systems w/Dmitriy Neganov who heads up Vaco's M&A practice
Episode 250 - Interviewing as a Principal Engineer as a First Timer w/Joe Flateau, Technical Lead/Staff Engineer at Density
Episode 249 - How To Be Better w/my colleagues Nate Walker and Joseph Jewell
Episode 248 - How to Break Into Tech (Solo Show)
Episode 247 - It's Okay To Stay Somewhere w/my dear friend Stacey Smith who is a Sr. Principal Developer
Episode 246 - Recruiting Industry (Solo Show)
Episode 245 - From Engineer to Product And How to Get into Tech w/Adam Murray who is a Sr. Product Manager at Cloudflare
Episode 244 - Whole Wide World Out There w/ Alana Kilmartin who is an author, podcaster, and speaker
Episode 243 - Giving Back and Helping Everyone w/my dear friend Sydnee Sampson
Episode 242 - How to Find a Recruiter (Solo Show)
Episode 241 - The Shift to Remote Work and the Power of Content w/VP of Software Engineering, Andrew Moore
Episode 240 - LIVE from THAT Conference
Episode 239 - Investing in Your Career w/Amy Dutton who is the Director of Design at Zeal
Episode 238 - Managing Workload and Delegation w/Kelly Vaughn, Director of Engineering at SpotAI
Episode 237 - Working with Recruiters (Solo Show)
Episode 236 - How to Survive an Interview w/Eddie Hinkle, Engineering Manager at Glassdoor
Episode 235 - How to Write a Job Description & Hire Correctly w/ CEO/Cofounder of Flightcontrol (YC W22) | Creator of Blitz.js
Episode 234 - WE BACK w/Clark Sell
Episode 233 - Guidance Counselor 2.0 w/Milecia McGregor - Career Paths Outside of Software
Episode 232 - Recruiter Extravaganza w/Adam Walters, Global Head of Talent Acquisition at Polygon.io.
Episode 231 - Hodgepodge Episode (Solo Show)
Episode 230 - You Belong in Tech w/Anna McDougall
Episode 229 - Changing up the Way of Interviewing w/Christopher Swift, Senior Software Engineer at Live Oak Bank in Raleigh
Episode 228 - Lunch Time Edition w/VetsWhoCode Board Member w/Alex Reyes, MBA, who is an Inclusive Recruiting Strategist @ Meta
Episode 227 - Obstacles in the Job Search w/Jacob Herrington a Sr. Engineer
Episode 225 - Resume Triage w/Alishah Novin
Episode 224 - How to Find the "Right Fit' w/Reid Evans Principal Consultant and ResultStack and Co-Founder/CTO of L3i
Episode 223 - Fixing the Interview Process w/Gant Laborde, CIO of Infinite Red a React Native FIRST consulting company
Episode 222 - From Hourly Wage at Target to Beating out 2k Applicants w/Tim Stoneberg
Episode 221 - Back to the Basics - Recruiters (Solo Show)
Episode 220 - Back to the Basics (Solo Show)
Episode 219 - Meet the NERD Team w/Sloane Bartley
Episode 218 - Speaking to the Pain & Not Apologizing w/Jean Leggett who is an amazing coach/speaker/resume writer
Episode 217 - Networking on Polywork (Solo Show)
Episode 216 - Promoting a Fun Environment for Devs w/my friend Ray Morrison
Episode 215 - The Power of a Conference and It's Community w/Clark Sell, Founder & CEO of 'That Conference"
Episode 214 - Catching up with a Shopify Recruiter w/Alain Robineau
Episode 219 - Meet the NERD Team w/Sloane Bartley
Episode 213 - English Lit to Software Developer w/my dear friend Kasey Wahl
Episode 212 - Navigating Twitter
Episode 211 - Content and the Recruiting Industry w/Joel Lalgee from Hirewell
Episode 210 - Why Do People Suck w/my dear friend Andrew Wyborski
Episode 209 - From Car Salesman to Software Dev
Episode 208 - The Power of Self Care, Networking, and Community w/Annie T. Bellefleur a Software Engineer at Stitch Fix
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.
Episode 206 - From Tech Recruiter to Developer w/Andrew Coleman who is a React Recruiting Lead at Bitov
Episode 205 - Resume Triage w/Alishah Novin
Episode 204 - Recap of Last Few Weeks
Episode 203 - Compressed.FM w/James Quick and Amy Dutton while at MagnoliaJS
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
Episode 201 - 1.49 GPA College Dropout to Staff Engineer with Will Johns, Staff Software Engineer at The Butterfly Network
Episode 200 - Networking 101
Episode 199 - Streaming, Shotgunning, & Twitter
Episode 198 - From Code to Coach
Episode 197 - Lunch Edition w/Jossie Haines on DEI
Episode 196 - Restaurant, Factory Worker, Hotel Manager, Software Developer
Episode 195 - From Opera Singer to Software Developer
Episode 194 - How I Would Approach the Job Search
Episode 193 - From Long Nights at the ER to Software Developer
Episode 192 - Tips from a Former Apple Hiring Manager
Episode 191 - Job Search Tips (Solo)
Episode 190 - Branding, Content, and Creating Your Own Luck
Episode 189 - How to Write a Resume
Episode 188 - 35 Interviews with 0 Applications w/Jordan Kohl, Staff Software Engineer at Twilio
Episode 187 - Hanging with a Friend w/Cam Goedde, Product Marketing Manager at DELL
Episode 186 - I Ain't Got Time...How Can Recruiters Help w/Daniel Norton, CTO of Neural Payments
Episode 185 - Building Community
Episode 184 - Finding Work in the Direction You Want To Go w/ Michael Chan
Episode 183 - Step by Step on How to Hire w/Jamon Holmgren, Founder & CTO at Infinite Red, Inc.
Episode 182 - Importance of Soft Skills and Hiring w/ JM Huret
Episode 181 - Advice to Hiring Managers w/ Stephen White
Episode 180 - So You Think You're A Senior Engineer w/ Andrew Wyborski
Episode 179 - Locker Room to Board Room w/ Brian Dougherty
Episode 178 - Better Ways for Evaluating Job Seekers w/ Josh Cypher
Episode 177 - Productivity Mindset w/ Colin Young
Episode 176 - The Power of Branding and Networking w/ Ken Wheeler
Episode 175 - Onsite to Fully Remote
Episode 174 - Content Creation 101 w/ Alex Sheridan
Episode 173 - Networking 101 & LinkedIn Tips w/ me :)
Episode 172 - Recruiter Life w/ Hunter Mitchem
Episode 171 - Leading Globally in a Remote Setting w/ Shannon Smith
Episode 170 - Content Creation and The Job Search w/ me :)
Episode 169 - FAANG & The Job Search w/ Andy Wong
Episode 168 - Importance of Conflict w/ Liz Kislik
Episode 167 - Hiring Quickly and Keeping the Soul w/ Tommy Norman
Episode 166 - Navigating LinkedIn w/ me :)
Episode 165 - The Power of the DM w/ Conner Bush
Episode 164 - Building Tech Culture from the Ground Up w/ Brian Hogan
Episode 163 - Wild A** Market w/ Jermaine Murray
Episode 162 - Tis the Season of Conferences w/ me :)
Episode 161 - Finance Talk...Because We Need It w/ Steve Alverson
Episode 160 - The Power of Community w/ Will Johnson
Episode 159 - Tips to Hiring Managers w/ Luca Cipriani
Episode 158 - Leading for Engineers w/ Kishau Rogers
Episode 157 - The Path to Principal w/ Rich Rader
Episode 156 - Management Road Map w/ Eric Yager
Episode 155 - Lay of the Land w/ me :)
Episode 154 - Job Hunting Thoughts w/ John-Michael McCasland
Episode 153 - Negotiations, Career Progression, & Ensuring Fairness w/ Ingrid Epure
Episode 152 - How to Incentivize Developers w/ Nick Frederick
Episode 151 - Content, Culture, and DevRel w/ Colby Fayock
Episode 150 - Finding Your Truth w/ Anthony Mays
Episode 149 - Setting Boundaries w/ Shaundai Person
Episode 148 - How to Be a Better Manager w/ Ashley Hunsberger
Episode 147 - Things to Consider Before Leaving w/ me :)
Episode 146 - How to Improve the Hiring Process w/ Nate Taylor
Episode 145 - Work Life Balance w/ Gabe Greenberg
Episode 144 - Discovering Your Super Power w/ Heather Downing
Episode 143 - How to Break into FAANG w/ Genesis Bonds
Episode 142 - From Startups to Corporate w/ Brian Dougherty
Episode 141 - Building Good Engineering Culture w/ Chris Rathgeb
Episode 140 - Job Search Timing w/ me
Episode 139 - Salary Negotiations and Onboarding w/ Dan DiGangi
Episode 138 - Observations with Tay
Episode 137 - Distributed Leadership w/ George Livingston
Episode 136 - Helping Job Seekers and Managers w/ Matt Fesler
Episode 135 - Web 3 and Developer_Dao w/ Isiah Hill
Episode 134 - Philosophies on Hiring and Culture w/ Ashley Hunsberger
Episode 133 - Developer Advocacy and The Job Search w/ Ali Spittel
Episode 132 - The Other Side of Recruiting w/ James Arnold
Episode 131 - The Importance of Mentoring w/ Alishah Novin
Episode 130 - The Secret Sauce for Hiring and Job Seekers w/ David Cabal
Episode 129 - How to Partner with a Recruiting Firm w/ Ben Henderson
Episode 128 - How to Negotiate an Offer
Episode 127 - Networking, Becoming an Independent, and Paypal w/ Kent C. Dodds
Episode 126 - A Tale of Hiring, DevRel, and Various Other Things w/ Ted Neward
Episode 125 - The Art of Freelancing w/ Rob Joseph
Episode 124 - Creativity in Hiring Especially Around Junior Devs w/ Andrew Wyborski
Episode 123 - w/My Dad
Episode 122 - Networking, Consulting, and More Than a Salary w/ Jason Bock
Episode 121 - Startups and Leveraging Junior Talent w/ Haley Zapolski
Episode 120 - Self Reflection and Consulting w/ Jeff Ramsey
Episode 119 - The Importance of Partnering with a Recruiting Firm w/ Jessica Kashyap
Episode 118 - The Importance of PTO w/ Kelly Vaughn
Episode 117 - 2022 Hiring Outlook & Perfecting Interviewing w/ Kyle Allen
Episode 116 - w/Justin Hoover + How to Build Out Hiring Processes
Episode 115 - w/David Khourshid + From Microsoft to Founder
Episode 114 - Failing Fast and Being Vulnerable w/ Cassandra Faris
Episode 113 - Recruiter Turned Developer w/Adam Brown
Episode 112 - Leveling Up Your Career w/Ken Coleman
Episode 111 - w/Jacob Herrington, Sr. Software Engineer
Episode 110 - w/Barret Blake, Practice Area Manager
Episode 109 - w/Brittany Garrett, Current Nashville Software School Student
Episode 108 - w/ Bram Gruneir, Software Engineer at Cockroach Labs
Episode 107 - AMA
Episode 106 - w/Ben Henderson, VP of Engineering
Episode 105 - w/Jose Mata, Regional Talent Manager at Slalom
Episode 104 - w/Stephon Parker, CSM & Engineering Manager at Eventbrite
Episode 103 - w/Harry Wolff, Director of Engineering at MongoDB
Episode 102 - w/Alishah Novin, Director of Engineering
Episode 101 - Interview Feedback
Episode 100 - Job Search Mentality
Episode 99 - What to Give When Remote is Not Enough
Episode 98- Dealing With Rejection
Episode 97- Building Community
Episode 96 - Take Home Tests
Episode 95 - Q&A and State of the Market
Episode 94 - w/James Quick, JavaScript Developer & Dev Advocate
Episode 93 - From Dinosaur to the Digital Age
Episode 92 - The Intangibles of the Job Search
Episode 91 - Counselor 2.0 w_Danny Thompson (@DThompsonDev)
Episode 90 - You're Fired
Episode 89 - Finding a Mentor
Episode 88 - Giving Notice
Episode 87 - Virtual Interview Etiquette
Episode 86 - How to Find a Recruiter
Episode 85 - Take a Breath
Episode 84 - LinkedIn overview
Episode 83 - Hitting The High Points
Episode 82 - w_Jerome Hardaway, Sr. Engineer @ Microsoft & Founder of Vets Who Code
Episode 81 - Hiring strategy
Episode 80 - Joe Karlsson, Sr. Developer Advocate @ MongoDB
Episode 79 - Job search thoughts
Episode 78 - Why not hire junior developers?
Episode 77 - Guidance Counselor 2.0 w/Eric Yager, Software Development Manager at Amazon
Episode 76 - Counselor 2.0 w/Jason Lengstorf, VP of Developer Experience at Netlify
Episode 75 - How to use Twitter to network
Episode 74 - Hiring for Potential
Episode 73 - Q&A
Episode 72 - Why Finding Your Why Is Important
Episode 71 - Hiring Better
Episode 70 - Okay to Vacay
Episode 69 - Back to the Basics
Episode 68 - How to Hire
Episode 67 - What Developers Want
Episode 66 - Guidance Counselor 2.0 + UF Follow Up
Episode 65 - How to Actually Write a Resume
Episode 64 - w/Nate Taylor on Leadership within Software Development
Episode 63 - w/Christopher Choyce on Scaling Teams
Episode 62 - Contract to Hire & Recruiter AMA
Episode 61 - Contracting and Contract to Hire
Episode 60 - The Market
Episode 59 - Why Recruiters Do Things
Episode 58 - w/Josh Carroll + Working For Free
Episode 57 - Hiring Manager and Job Seeker Strategy Right Now
Episode 56 - w/Amanda Hughes from Vaco Technology
Episode 55 - Recruiter AMA Cont.
Episode 54 - w/Bill Isreal at Built Technologies
Episode 53 - Emergency LIVE about hiring
Episode 52 - w/Byron Sommardahl & How to Interview Better
Episode 51 - w/Alishah Novin, Director of Engineering @ Celero Commerce
Episode 50 - The Importance of Recruiting Companies
Episode 49 - Recruiter AMA
Episode 48 - Dealing with Recruiters
Episode 47 w/Aaron Hurt from Amazon on Interviewing
Episode 46 - Marketing & The Job Search
Episode 45 - Review Week
Episode 44 - Stop. Messing. Up. Interviews.
Episode 43 - Taking Free Work
Episode 42 w/John Fly, Director of SE at SmileDirectClub
Episode 41 - Recruiting AMA
Episode 40 - Recruiter Processes and Testing
Episode 39 - Come With Questions
Episode 38 - Let's Hang
Episode 37 w/Joel Lalgee & Content Creation, Personal Branding, and Clubhouse
Episode 36 w/Mustafa Khundmiri & Navigating Twitter
Episode 35 w/Austin Schlessinger (austinschless) & Leveraging Twitter to Network
Episode 35 - Navigating Contract to Hire Pt. 2
Episode 34 - Navigating Contract To Hire Pt. 1
Episode 33 w/Seth Alexander & The State of Candidates in a Remote Culture
Episode 32 - How to Find a Recruiter
Episode 31 - About Me!
Episode 30 - Finding Your Why In the Job Search
Episode 29 - Chat w/Webflow's Quality Engineer Manager - Josh Cypher - On Hiring
Episode 28 - Gone Are The Days of Staying at one Company Forever
Episode 27 - Communication is the Key to Culture
Episode 26 - Recruiter Specialization w/Jonah Dimeo
Episode 25 - Why Do Recruiters Ghost
Episode 24 - Stop Messing Up Interviews
Episode 23 - Networking 101
Episode 22 - Chatting with a VP of Engineering on Offers
Episode 21 - How to Navigate Job Postings
Episode 20 - Lessons Leading in a Pandemic w/a Vaco Friend
Episode 19 - How to Find a Job with a Job
Episode 18 - Never Take a Counteroffer
Episode 17 - What Makes a Good Motivational Talk
Episode 16 - How Not To Be Creepy (in the DM's)
Episode 15 - Walking in Confidence in 2021
Episode 14 - Time Management Discussion
Episode 13 - What is 'Culture'
Episode 12 LIVE - Practical Tips You Can Implement to Find a Job
Episode 11 LIVE - Working with a Recruiter Part 2
Episode 10 LIVE - How to Work with a Recruiter
Episode 9 LIVE - If You Are In a Position of Hiring...Listen.
Austin Cumberlander LIVE + Finding a Job as a Developer by putting out Content
LinkedIn Live Episode 8 - 3 Things to do When You are Laid Off
LinkedIn Live Episode 7 - Importance of Workplace Culture
LinkedIn Live Episode 6 - How to Network During a Pandemic
LinkedIn LIVE Episode 5 - Tips and Tricks on How to Write an Effective Resume
Rich Rader Principal Engineer + Becoming an Effective Leader
LinkedIn Live Episode 4 - Opening Doors with Public Speaking
LinkedIn Live Episode 3 - The Power of LinkedIn
Chris Marler Engagement Editor for Saturdays Down South + Building Brand and Being Vulnerable Over Social Media
LinkedIn Live Episode 2 - Putting Yourself Out There w/Drew Dawson
LinkedIn Live Episode 1 - Putting Yourself Out There
Lessons Learned in Leadership During a Pandemic
Blake Lower + The Hustle of Freelancing
Recruiter AMA w/Glenn Stovall and Production Ready
Hacking LinkedIn
Alishah Novin + Building a Culture around Vulnerability
Laura Harvey + Leveraging Twitter for Networking
Reid Evans + Critical Thinking and How to Separate Yourself on the Job Search
Calvin Curry + How To Navigate the Job Search as a Junior Developer
Brandon Arvay + Landscape of Marketing Right Now
Nashville Technology Council Panel-Part 2
Nashville Technology Council Panel-Part 1
Lunch IT Virtual Networking Group-May Edition
How to Hire and Navigate your Business During COVID with Alex Belew
What does Recruiting Look Like Post COVID-19
Don't Know What To Do In This Market? Neither Do We.
Personal Branding with Jake and Dan
Job Search Tips with Jake and Dan
Hot Jobs for January 20-24th
Interview with Mary Haynes
Little Rock Tech Fest 2019
Interview with Chris Spintzyk
Music City Code 2019
Code on the Beach 2019
DevSpace 2018
Scenic City Summit 2018
Raleigh .NET User Group Meetup
Music City Code 2018
Hiring for success from a TEDx speaker!
Hiring off EQ
The Madness of Finding a Job for a Junior Developer
NashMicro Meetup
Contracting vs. Direct Hire
Relocation and Social Media
Someone other than me!
Why Meet a Recruiter
Recap of Past Episodes
Recruiters. Who Needs Them?
Resume Writing. Then What?
You're Fired.
About Me.
Goals for This Podcast