Job Search

I’m in the process of migrating my website to a more up-to-date template. I was reading through my old blog pieces from years ago and thought many of them are still relevant, so will be sharing them here. The post below was written on April 8, 2016. My track record…

Temporary and freelance work can be a powerful way to build your resume and gain experience, yet many job seekers have yet to explore opportunities in the freelance sector. …

If you’ve ever been laid off and gone through the grueling process of job hunting, you know it’s no walk in the park. It can be stressful, time-consuming, and at times, downright demoralizing. But what if I told you that I went through 13 first interviews, completed 3 recruiting processes…

I am writing this post to recommend my colleague Jill Hsu for any relevant job opportunities in Taipei. As her teammate in the backend and machine learning data engineering team, I can attest to her outstanding work ethics, attention to detail, and passion for delivering high-quality results. Jill Hsu is…

So recently my brother got a new role in a startup. He ended up juggling multiple positions, he was the operations lead, project manager, budgeting …typical of startups. His most taxing task was resourcing, going through tens, then hundreds of applicant resume (he did not even bother with the cover…

By Matt Sterling It seems like after a flurry of hirings, the headlines are now returning to cutbacks and layoffs. This translates to many qualified, great people looking for jobs, many of which are, wait for it, over the age of forty. How dare you age and concurrently get promotions…

A Tale of Transition I’m doing a jobseeking course. It’s a funny place, a holding area, where people in transition converge and wait between two realms of existence. It’s like the airport of the employment world. A Ukrainian woman moving from journalism to HR is in my group, another coming…

a little perception change can make life a lot better My life is in a rough patch. Not the roughest I’ve ever seen, but a few months ago I was laid off and I am still struggling to find my way back to stability. I’m getting older without financial security…