Laura B

Yegor’s post Why I Don’t Talk to Google Recruiters gives a glimpse into how the hiring process is broken. I really appreciate and echo this, “I wanted to be interviewed by the person who really needed me: my future boss. That person will understand my profile and won’t ask pointless questions about algorithms, simply because he or she will know what…

Thanks for the comment. You’re right — there are absolutely no guarantees about what exactly will get anyone the job. As such, the focus of my recommendations is on the search rather than the hiring. I believe organizing yourself and your thoughts helps improve your chances at being shortlisted. I’ve also heard this echoed in dozens of interviews I…

10 things I’d like to tell underdogs about job searching

A long, long time ago (at least in tech years) when I was in grad school, I read an article that still speaks to me in dark times. Its title? Mighty is the Mongrel. I can tell you that up until this point in time, I’d never heard…