Career
Eleven Questions Anyone Should Ask Their Prospective Employer
by eanx on Nov.23, 2008, under Career
One of the philosophies that I am adopting as a result of that talk is to go to a job interview outside of my current employer once a year. What made me think of this is one of the talks that I attended at Ohio Linuxfest 2008; namely the Managing Your Open Source Career talk. One thing that a lot of companies and job candidates seem to miss is that the job interview is not only for the company to determine whether the candidate is the right person for the job, but also whether the company is the right company for the candidate.
Read on for more.
Helpless IT Worker Syndrome
by eanx on Oct.17, 2008, under Career, Work
There is a phenomenon that I have noticed in both my personal and professional experience in the field of information technology. Have you ever been in the situation where someone is breathing down your neck to get an issue resolved that you are utterly powerless to resolve personally? I call this The Helpless IT Worker Syndrome. Read on for a better description of the causes and what can be done to stop it.
Google and Me
by eanx on Oct.15, 2008, under Career, Google, Work
The number one reason why I haven’t updated my blog since November 2007 is because of a rather large career development. When the owners of my previous employer, a family-owned business where I am directly related to the owners decided to sell their business, I decided to move on, lest a Tommy Boy situation occur. Essentially, I didn’t want them to be able to use me for my last name which has become synonymous with things in the industry that I used to work in.
