This week, we went viral

Here’s my LinkedIn post - go roast me, agree with me or disagree with me

That aside, it gave me some good ideas;

• for posts,

• newsletter,

• and insight into what you guys care about

So lets get stuck in shall we?

JOBS

I’m thinking of creating a Job Board

But it will be paid for - No free 💩 

If enough of you get back to me, telling me you’d be willing to spend 300 Rand to get access to the latest jobs, from across the world

I will make this little website and put it behind a pay-wall

Get back to me and i’ll give each one a discount code for 50% off

All you gotta do is tell me what you want in a job board

• Tell me what features you love job boards having

• Tell me what you hate about job boards

CAREER ADVICE

Don’t apply if you’re not qualified

Let me tell you more about this problem

A lot of developers - in desperation, in hope, in optimism, in deceit, in whatever frame of mind they have when they apply:

Apply for roles they are not at all qualified for

This is also because there are Easy Apply buttons on Linkedin and Job Boards

This is also because there are software solutions that will send your CV out enmass.

Thinking that you are the only one that gets ghosted is unrealistic - everyone gets ghosted - I get ghosted all the time - by people literally that applied for something lol

We are living in crazy ass times - keep your head and wits about you

And network - real life connections, conversations and relationships

INTERVIEW ADVICE

Know Thyself

1. Tell me about a time you made yourself proud

This one is very hard to answer, well for me personally - it gets harder the more I achieve, or try to achieve

But if you have a great story here, you can bring it into your interview and it will make you stand out

2. Tell me about why you became X (developer, analyst, architect, etc)

I can still remember a guy from 5 years ago, he became a developer because he hacked into GTA and made mods to the game - awesome story, will never forget him

3. Tell me about when you disagreed with your team

Show how you communicate disagreements and negotiate differences of opinion - don’t just say, we agreed to disagree and that’s why I quit and am looking for work

A lot of people leave companies because they disagree with them, that’s perfectly normal, whats not normal is not being able to have disagreements calmly

4. Tell me about past projects

Here’s where you can mention core features you built or great milestones you’re responsible for or helped achieve

THATS A WRAP

Before you go: Here’s 3 ways I can help you

1. LinkedIn - I’m always hiring - but only 2 to 4 people a month - connect with me on and send me your CV - currently, I only hire people with 7 or more years of experience - if you have less, but are EXCEPTIONAL, i’ll make exceptions

2. Youtube - i’m always making content to help you out, subscribe and binge

3. Free Career Advice - i’m going to be giving away CV feedback for early subscribers for free, I usually charge $100 for a resume roast - i’ll make a recording and send you feedback - just reply back to this email with your CV - its totally free for first 10 people