Today is Quarterly Update Your Résumé Day! 🚨
Take 10 minutes to add your latest projects, skills, and wins.

You never know when the next layoff email hits—or when a better opportunity comes calling. Stay ready. 💼

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Rock Your Career: The Recruiter Survival Guide for Software Engineers – How to Use Recruiters Without Getting Used A new eBook by David McCarter offers software engineers practical strategies for effectively navigating the recruiting process. It emphasizes understanding recruiter dynamics, identifying high-qual…

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Rock Your Career “Rock Your Career: Surviving The Technical Interview” is a comprehensive guidebook authored by an industry insider with over 20 years of experience in interviewing software developers. …

What! 11K job losses in information technology last month in America?
I hope you were prepared!
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Rock Your Career: Surviving The Technical Interview – 6th Edition “Rock Your Career: Surviving The Technical Interview” is a comprehensive guidebook by an experienced industry insider, offering expert tips and practical advice on excelling in technica…

Getting your resume looking good is tough, even if you use recruiters and/ or AI.

A complete guide on how to create a professional software engineering resume is in my book!
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Rock Your Career: When Recruiters Treat Interviews Like Lottery Tickets The excerpt highlights two recruiting approaches: strategic, quality-driven methods and the ineffective flypaper method, which focuses on quantity over candidate suitability. The latter can harm ca…

Some recruiters use what I call the flypaper method:
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That’s not recruiting—it’s gambling with your career.
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Rock Your Career: Surviving The Technical Interview – 6th Edition “Rock Your Career: Surviving The Technical Interview” is a comprehensive guidebook by an experienced industry insider, offering expert tips and practical advice on excelling in technica…

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Rethinking the Full-Stack Developer: Challenges, Realities, and Alternative Perspectives The article delves into the validity and practicality of hiring “full-stack” developers, addressing concerns about the term’s interpretation and its rapidly evolving demands. The …

🚀 Is the term "full-stack developer" still relevant in today's diverse tech landscape? 🤔 I share my insights and alternative perspectives in this article. Check it out! dotnettips.wordpress.com/2020/12/02/t...
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Rethinking the Full-Stack Developer: Challenges, Realities, and Alternative Perspectives The article delves into the validity and practicality of hiring “full-stack” developers, addressing concerns about the term’s interpretation and its rapidly evolving demands. The …

🚀 Is the term "full-stack developer" still relevant in today's diverse tech landscape? 🤔 I share my insights and alternative perspectives in this article. Check it out! dotnettips.wordpress.com/2020/12/02/t...
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🎸 Software Engineers — today is Update Your Résumé Day!
Dust it off. Add those wins. Lock in your latest projects + impact.

You never know when opportunity will call — so be ready to Rock Your Career when it does! 🤘
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Avoid the Wrong Job: The Ultimate .NET Interview Question Playbook The content provides guidance for Microsoft .NET software engineers preparing for interviews, emphasizing the importance of asking insightful questions to assess a company’s culture, technica…

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Rethinking the Full-Stack Developer: Challenges, Realities, and Alternative Perspectives The article delves into the validity and practicality of hiring “full-stack” developers, addressing concerns about the term’s interpretation and its rapidly evolving demands. The …

🚀 Is the term "full-stack developer" still relevant in today's diverse tech landscape? 🤔 I share my insights and alternative perspectives in this article. Check it out! dotnettips.wordpress.com/2020/12/02/t...
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Today is Quarterly Update Your Résumé Day! 🚨
Take 10 minutes to add your latest projects, skills, and wins.
You never know when the next layoff email hits—or when a better opportunity comes calling. Stay ready. 💼 #CareerTips #JobSearch #RockYourCareer

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dotNetDave Rocks SQL Saturday in Louisiana The dotNetDave No Rest for the Wicked World Tour will feature a session at SQL Saturday Baton Rouge on July 26, 2025. The speaker, a seasoned software engineer and educator, will share insights fro…

🔥 The dotNetDave No Rest for the Wicked World Tour hits SQL Saturday Baton Rouge THIS SATURDAY! 🎸 First time in Louisiana & bringing career wisdom, energy, and free guitar picks 🤘 Don’t miss it!
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Rethinking the Full-Stack Developer: Challenges, Realities, and Alternative Perspectives The article delves into the validity and practicality of hiring “full-stack” developers, addressing concerns about the term’s interpretation and its rapidly evolving demands. The …

🚀 Is the term "full-stack developer" still relevant in today's diverse tech landscape? 🤔 I share my insights and alternative perspectives in this article. Check it out! dotnettips.wordpress.com/2020/12/02/t...
#Tech #Development #FullStack #RockYourCareer

dotNetDave Rocks SQL Saturday in Louisiana The dotNetDave No Rest for the Wicked World Tour will feature a session at SQL Saturday Baton Rouge on July 26, 2025. The speaker, a seasoned software engineer and educator, will share insights fro…

🔥 The dotNetDave No Rest for the Wicked World Tour hits SQL Saturday Baton Rouge on July 26th! 🎸 First time in Louisiana & bringing career wisdom, energy, and free guitar picks 🤘 Don’t miss it!
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Write Something—Anything—to Jumpstart and Elevate Your Career To succeed as a developer, focus on building and releasing projects. Early experience through personal apps helped the author land jobs and gain recognition. Hiring managers value practical demonst…

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dotNetDave Rocks SQL Saturday in Louisiana The dotNetDave No Rest for the Wicked World Tour will feature a session at SQL Saturday Baton Rouge on July 26, 2025. The speaker, a seasoned software engineer and educator, will share insights fro…

🔥 The dotNetDave No Rest for the Wicked World Tour hits SQL Saturday Baton Rouge on July 26th! 🎸 First time in Louisiana & bringing career wisdom, energy, and free guitar picks 🤘 Don’t miss it!
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Today is Quarterly Update Your Résumé Day! 🚨
Take 10 minutes to add your latest projects, skills, and wins.
You never know when the next layoff email hits—or when a better opportunity comes calling. Stay ready. 💼 #CareerTips #JobSearch #RockYourCareer

My heart goes out to everyone impacted by the Microsoft layoffs. If you’ve been there a while, I know the job hunt can feel overwhelming. I wrote a book to help navigate interviews—it’s on Amazon. I hope it can be a useful resource during this tough time.
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dotNetDave Rocks SQL Saturday in Louisiana The dotNetDave No Rest for the Wicked World Tour will feature a session at SQL Saturday Baton Rouge on July 26, 2025. The speaker, a seasoned software engineer and educator, will share insights fro…

🔥 The dotNetDave No Rest for the Wicked World Tour hits SQL Saturday Baton Rouge on July 26th! 🎸 First time in Louisiana & bringing career wisdom, energy, and free guitar picks 🤘 Don’t miss it!
#MVPBuzz #RockYourCareer #SoftwareEngineering #SQLSatBR

dotNetDave Rocks SQL Saturday in Louisiana The dotNetDave No Rest for the Wicked World Tour will feature a session at SQL Saturday Baton Rouge on July 26, 2025. The speaker, a seasoned software engineer and educator, will share insights fro…

🔥 The dotNetDave No Rest for the Wicked World Tour hits SQL Saturday Baton Rouge on July 26th! 🎸 First time in Louisiana & bringing career wisdom, energy, and free guitar picks 🤘 Don’t miss it!
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dotNetDave Rocks SQL Saturday in Louisiana The dotNetDave No Rest for the Wicked World Tour will feature a session at SQL Saturday Baton Rouge on July 26, 2025. The speaker, a seasoned software engineer and educator, will share insights fro…

🔥 The dotNetDave No Rest for the Wicked World Tour hits SQL Saturday Baton Rouge on July 26th! 🎸 First time in Louisiana & bringing career wisdom, energy, and free guitar picks 🤘 Don’t miss it!
#MVPBuzz #RockYourCareer #SoftwareEngineering #SQLSatBR

🚀 Is the term "full-stack developer" still relevant in today's diverse tech landscape? 🤔 I share my insights and alternative perspectives in this article. Check it out! dotnettips.wordpress.com/2020/12/02/t...
#Tech #Development #FullStack #RockYourCareer

Rock Your Career: Surviving The Technical Interview – 6th Edition “Rock Your Career: Surviving The Technical Interview” is a comprehensive guidebook by an experienced industry insider, offering expert tips and practical advice on excelling in technica…

Good luck, it's tough out there. My book will help you prepare. 😀
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Rethinking the Full-Stack Developer: Challenges, Realities, and Alternative Perspectives The article delves into the validity and practicality of hiring “full-stack” developers, addressing concerns about the term’s interpretation and its rapidly evolving demands. The …

🚀 Is the term "full-stack developer" still relevant in today's diverse tech landscape? 🤔 I share my insights and alternative perspectives in this article. Check it out! dotnettips.wordpress.com/2020/12/02/t...
#Tech #Development #FullStack #RockYourCareer

“Life isn’t about finding yourself life is about creating yourself.” ~George Bernard Shaw

What would you like to achieve or see happen in your career this year?

What’s one step you can take today toward your #goals?

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Software Engineers, it's "Quarterly Update Your Résumé Day!" 🚀 Take a few minutes to refresh your résumé with your latest projects, skills, and achievements. You never know when the perfect opportunity will come knocking! 💼✨ #CareerGrowth #ResumeUpdate #RockYourCareer