I estimate that I’ve written north of 800 reviews. Books, vacation spots, restaurants–I just like writing. I like forcing myself to think critically about the things I purchase and experience. I’ve also been involved with businesses and products that have
Read moreAvoiding the Resumé Screener

Two of the earliest posts that I wrote on this blog were Understanding the Resumé Screener and Beating the Resumé Screener. The point of these articles was to provide counter-arguments to much of the ridiculousness that one can find atop
Read moreCracking the DevOps Interview

In January 2018, I thought that maybe it was time to start looking for a new job. My new title at work was DevOps Engineer and before that, I was a Software Engineer. I had given myself a Biz Dev at my
Read moreBeating the Resumé Screener

; Or, dispelling myths about how applicant tracking systems (should) work. After publishing my last post, I decided to sort through all of the articles written about automated resumé screening software. What I began to realize was that, for the most part, nobody
Read moreUnderstanding The Resumé Screener

Recently, there has been a decent amount of coverage surrounding automated resumé screeners within applicant tracking systems. The premise is simple, when you apply for a job, a computer program scrapes your resumé for keywords and tries to discern important facts
Read moreBuying Twitter Followers

I used to be really into Twitter. Up until the end of my sophomore year of college, which was not as long ago as I’d like to believe, I was tweeting regularly. Today, aside from the accessibility of popular users and the
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