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An Engineering Leader’s Job Search Algorithm

- Kevin Conroy tl;dr: Word document written by Kevin, an Engineering Manager at Meta. “This outlines the algorithm I’ve used for my job searches. It’s not perfect. There’s no one right way to do this, and your mileage will vary. However, I’ve tried to capture the common elements and rules of thumb I’ve picked up over the years in the hopes that it will help someone else through what is all too often a very stressful process. I hope you, too, can overcome the imposter syndrome and anxiety you might have to get a job that you love and pays you what you are worth (or more)!”

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An Engineering Leader’s Job Search Algorithm

- Kevin Conroy tl;dr: Word document written by Kevin, an Engineering Manager at Meta. “This outlines the algorithm I’ve used for my job searches. It’s not perfect. There’s no one right way to do this, and your mileage will vary. However, I’ve tried to capture the common elements and rules of thumb I’ve picked up over the years in the hopes that it will help someone else through what is all too often a very stressful process. I hope you, too, can overcome the imposter syndrome and anxiety you might have to get a job that you love and pays you what you are worth (or more)!”

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Tips To Help Yourself Stand Out During A Tech Job Search

- Sean Killeen tl;dr: Sean, VP of Innovation at Microsoft, recently reviewed applications for a role and noticed more than one candidate doing these: (1) Don’t pad your resume with typical activities e.g. attended daily stand-ups. (2) Don’t claim outlandish results. Be honest. (3) Stay away from resume templates. Others use them too. (4) Link to external sites e.g GitHub. It’s less about the content or code. Shows you care about community. (5) Don’t use AI. (6) Find communities e.g. Twitter, Mastodon to submit applications as it’s a reference of places you participate.

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How To Find Engineering Leadership Roles

- Will Larson tl;dr: Senior leadership roles are often unposted and delegated to exec firms. Will outlines several ways to find such roles: (1) Through peers. (2) Exec recruiters through your network. (3) Crowd-sourced searches, such as small mailing lists. (4) Twitter.

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Find Your Next Job At A Company Trying To Change The World For The Better

tl;dr: "A job board with hand-picked engineering positions at companies trying to fix problems like climate-change and food insecurity."

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100 Developer Jobs - Companies Still Hiring Amid the Coronavirus Crisis

- Nader Dabit tl;dr: Some companies are still hiring. Given the circumstances, I wouldn't be surprised if many of the roles become remote. 

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