December 2009 Archives

These links are collected from The Working Geek's Twitter feed. If you have suggestions for news bits, please mail me at andy@theworkinggeek.com.

• The BBC shows why you want to bypass HR when going after a job: (publius-ovidius.livejournal.com)
• Great review of "Land The Tech Job You Love" from @mstine (java.dzone.com)
• Fans of "Land The Tech Job You Love" can upvote the DZone review here: (dzone.com)
• New issue of PragPub is out, with article from me on keeping your crappy job (pragprog.com)
• A prime example of why objectives are worthless: (hiringhorror.com)

You wouldn't think I'd be advocating hanging on to a job you don't love, but in today's economy it may make the most sense. In the latest issue, #6, of PragPub, the free magazine from Pragmatic Bookshelf, I talk about how to make the most of the time you're spending in a job that you have to keep. It's also the first in my new monthly column for the magazine.

PragPub is published every month in three different formats, so you can read in the format that works best for you. I admit, I print mine out. Sorry, trees!

Finally, from last month, there's an article with me in the blog Interview Mantra.