Posts Tagged ‘job’
7 steps to landing your dream job in the new year
You are about to get advice from someone who is not in their dream job. I like the work that I do, but even my boss knows I do not envision myself in this position forever. I want to write fiction novels instead. Not for the fame, or even the fortune. I just want people to enjoy reading what I write, and I want to make a living doing it. That is where landing your dream job starts — with a single moment of clarity regarding what you really want.
Five posts I wrote that will help you find a programming job, recession or no recession
Some of the most popular posts I wrote on professional growth were well received even before we hit a recession. Now that times are tough in the US, I thought I would reference a few of these articles in hopes of helping programmers with finding the right job. Wishing you the best of success in your programming endeavors!
What you need to know if you want a job in Web development
A List Apart is surveying the Web development community for a second year in a row in order to “…sketch a true picture of the way our profession is practiced worldwide.” I certainly applaud their efforts, but after taking the survey a deep state of ho-hum overtook me. It was a lethargic state of mind that is overpowering, and it led me to the conclusion, eh, well, maybe something good will come of this for someone somewhere. The numbers will be crunched, the data will be examined, and we will all go back to work.
User Interface Engineer Opening in Southfield, MI
Especially when it comes to jobs in Michigan (which are hard to find these days), I am more than happy to post the occasional job opening. Mark Mink over at OtterBase let me know they have a User Interface Engineer opening in Southfield, which is on the Southeast side of the state. It is a direct hire, and the details are below. Call the Metro Detroit Office and just ask for Mark.
What are some of the challenges that you are having in hiring great people?
This question was asked recently on LinkedIn within the Answers section. It was followed up with a clarification question.
“If you are a business owner, or part of the HR department, what are some of the major [sic] challenges that you are experiencing in identifying great people?”
I am not sure why, but something clicked. I provided the following answer:
“I have hired in the past. Identifying great people is never the problem. It is whether or not you can offer them an environment to work in that will foster their greatness that is the issue. Can you pay them what they want, offer them the benefits they need, challenge them in the work they do, and promise them the people they will work with are also great?
Usually the question then becomes, if we are unable to hire great people, what kind of people do we get for the budget we have and given the environment around us? This is a very legitimate question to consider. It is also why many employees consider HR to be the scourge of any organization. They fail to answer the question, and instead try to fit great people into not-so-great places to work. By the time these great people know any better, it is too late.”
Am I wrong?
Hi, my name is Resource. I am seventy-five percent billable.
I had lunch with a former colleague recently, and we were discussing the type of work environments that are conducive to productivity and employee retention. As a psychology major he was able to pinpoint a simple principle that I had overlooked, but that was strikingly obvious. Enlightened by his observation, I wonder now how many in my field wish to adorn a stick-on name tag, and state with anxious resolve, “Hi, my name is Resource. I am seventy-five percent billable.”
The hard truth regarding employee happiness
My father worked for the United States Postal Service for thirty years. He received incremental pay raises, a steady paycheck, a pension, rarely worked a day of overtime, and even received an award for never taking a sick day in fifteen years. He was in at 8:30am and home by 5:30pm, and I never heard him complain once about his job. Without asking, you would presume he was happy with his work.
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