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Rant: How Most Companies Screw Up Technical Interviews
I often hear statistics such as how there’s this huge gap in terms of the talent pool for technology jobs in the states. The result is that companies have supposedly been forced to offshore to go for talent. Yet I question whether the actual talent pool is shallow or that the interview processes are skewed,…
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Frustrating Experiences with Tech Recruiters
Today was a very frustrating day for me as I learned that the job I was applying for ended up getting cancelled and that I was passed over. Now, normally this situation wouldn’t have been so sensitive to me except for the circumstances involving a particular recruiter and agency that I had been using. I…
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Signs of When You Should Quit Your Job
As someone who has worked in the technology industry for 15+ years, I’ve become somewhat of an expert on corporate politics. I’ve had numerous jobs in the states and abroad, learning over time various signs of toxic environments that have made me jump from spot-to-spot. My post here will hopefully help others in making a…
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The Future of Society in Terms of Earning Money
One major problem in first world countries is how unstable numerous economies are. I believe that the post dot com collapse created huge ramifications in destabilizing the job market for better and worse. Gone are the days of pension plans, life time employment/job security and the ability to plan long term. Instead, the market has…
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3rd Longest Company I’ve Worked For
Today, officially marks (via LinkedIn at least :p) my 1 year 3 month period at Steelhouse. This makes it the 3rd longest company I’ve worked for. My next goal will be to hit the 2nd longest company mark, which would be in 8 months (again according to LinkedIn :p), beating out Hartford Life Insurance KK.…
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Conspiracy Theory Related to Food, Exercise and Productivity
I’ve been working out again recently, but I haven’t done a great job of losing weight. Part of it is my eating habits, which admittedly are pretty poor. But I’ve developed poor eating habits as a result of never having good guidance as a child and then later turning to fast food during my adolescence.…
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Fulfillig Albeit Brutal Week
These past two weeks quite a roller coaster ride in terms of intensity at the office. Crunch time was about us but for the most part we managed to deliver the product. Management was quite happy and we got our first customer on board. Although it’s still in a beta (pre-alpha?) phase, the whole point…
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Long, Productive Week
This week was truly brutal. The first two days I was living off of Redbulls (despite my exigency not to down those things anymore) as I had things I needed to accomplish. I only managed to hit the gym once this week as I just felt physically burnt out. From Friday, I started getting a…