Career

NPR

Nearly 25,000 tech workers were laid off in the first weeks of 2024. Why is that?

All of the major tech companies conducting another wave of layoffs this year are sitting atop mountains of cash and are …

The Wall Street Journal

Remote Workers Bear the Brunt When Layoffs Hit

New data shows fully remote employees are more likely to be let go than their peers. They’re also more likely to quit.

The Wall Street Journal

The M.B.A.s Who Can't Find Jobs

Some graduates are struggling to find work months after completing their business degree.

bloomberry

Why new hires often get paid more than existing employees

How could someone who had the same job title and the same experience make 40% more than me?

Medium

Everyone's Getting Ghosted: The new normal in tech recruiting

Ghosting is a term that refers to asynchronous communication that is abruptly cut off by one party. The term is typically …

Scarlet Ink

Crush Your Interviews with the Power of Storytelling

For interviews, it’s not what you’ve done, it’s how you explain what you’ve done. It’s that …

Medium

Reflections on quitting my job.

Last month I quit my job. There were several reasons for my decision but it mainly boiled down to me turning 30 this year, …

Simon's Blog

There are two sides to an interview

I talk to a lot of software engineers who are gearing up for a job hunt. Sometimes they left willingly, sometimes …

Harvard Business Review

38 Smart Questions to Ask in a Job Interview

The opportunity to ask questions at the end of a job interview is one you don’t want to waste. It’s both a chance …

First Round Review

The Engineer's Guide to Career Growth — Advice from My Time at Stripe and Facebook

There are some underlying themes that can carry you throughout your career — and these three lessons have been the foundation …

interviewing.io

How to sabotage your salary negotiations efforts before you even start

These are the two things you must avoid. Both involve how you talk to recruiters at the start of your job search, way before …

Andrew Chen

The Next Next Job, a framework for making big career decisions

Here’s my favorite question to ask:

“What do you want to be your next next job? And why can’t you get it …

Simon Willison

It doesn't take much public creativity to stand out as a job candidate

I’ve spent nearly twenty years blogging, giving talks and releasing open source code. It’s been fantastic for my …

Dewan's Blog

Going Beyond 'Do You Know Of Any Open Positions?'

In this blog, I will discuss why this seemingly innocent generic question is unhelpful for both the person asking and the one …

Quartz

America's first law regulating AI bias in hiring takes effect this week

While the law aims for transparency, critics say it may not be enough to protect against AI bias.

Lenny's Newsletter

How to pass any first-round interview (even in a terrible talent market)

Learn how to get that strong yes without burning yourself out with interview prep.

Jordan Cutler

How you can ~1.5x your salary through negotiation

This guide will succinctly take you through the beginning of the process all the way to the end. We’ll handle edge …

David's Blog

Career Advice No One Gave Me: Give a Lot of Notice When You Quit

2 weeks notice is the gold standard when quitting. But giving more notice (a lot more notice) actually has a lot of benefits. …

Matthew's Substack

Want an unfair advantage in your tech career? Consume content meant for other roles

Learning about roles you work with can provide a meaningful competitive advantage in the modern tech world.

Hacker News

Has anyone successfully started their career over in their 30s

Feel like I’ve wasted my life. No marketable skills. Unimpressive résumé. No network. No mentor. No confidence. No …

The Washington Post

Layoff spree in Silicon Valley spells end of an era for Big Tech

A crypto-collapse, layoffs at Facebook and carnage at Twitter are rocking the tech industry. It’s stoking memories of …

Sifted

What not to say to someone who has just been laid off

Think about comforting someone who has been laid off like you’d comfort someone who has lost family.

The New York Times

Tech's Talent Wars Have Come Back to Bite It

Hiring the best, the brightest and the highest number of employees was a badge of honor at tech companies. Not anymore as …

The New York Times

What's the Salary? N.Y.C. Job Seekers Can No Longer Be Kept in the Dark

A new city law going into effect on Tuesday will require companies with at least four employees to post salary ranges for …

Morning Brew

Job hunting for remote work is a mess right now

There are very few activities worse than opening your laptop, sorting through 20 different versions of …

Xe Iaso

Salary Transparency

This page lists my salary for every job I’ve had in tech. I have had this data open to the public for years, but I feel …

Hacker News

How to overcome job search exhaustion?

I’ve been applying to jobs since February and I have reached a point where just looking at another job post gives me …

Jamie Tanna

Lessons learned since posting my salary history publicly

Just over a year ago, I did something quite “out there”, even for me, and I posted my salary history publicly. …

Hacker News

How to find what I am really good at?

In the past years I’ve been quite diluted in my personal and professional life. Changed several jobs, and in my …