Before a big interview, most people will spend time to prepare answers for likely interview questions. This is useful and can get you prepared for the basics. The trouble is that the interviewer is not looking for answers that are already on your resume, they want to hear something that adds to it. You have…
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What better way to beam out your personal brand than to start a blog? More and more people are setting up blogs and the trend is not going to wane. Some career experts argue a blog is a prerequisite for a successful career, I am not fully convinced of that but I would certainly recommend…
Unless you have lived in a cave for a couple of years, you have heard about it. Personal branding is basically promoting your own name in your field, or personal marketing if you will. Look around you and you will see people with great brands. Politicians are masters at personal branding (and pretty good at…
This resource page contains the best online resources for furthering your career within the Java job world.
The Biggest LinkedIn Groups:
- Java Developers – a global group with 26,000 members
- [url=http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=52795&trk=anetsrch_name&goback=.gdr_1263922190873_1]Java EE Professionals – just south of 18,000 members, plenty of recruiters
- [url=http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=50472&trk=anetsrch_name&goback=.gdr_1263922190873_1″>J Architect – almost 13,000 members
The Biggest Twitter Lists:
- On Java – Some interesting follows for the Java enthusiasts
- Java Twitter Group – large group with Java industry experts
- [url=http://tweepml.org/8fadaf48d08e4ed5be79aaa94f30b26a”>Java Tweeple of India – list for Java folks in India
Blogs:
- Java Blogs – aggregates posts from other Java blogs
- [url=http://javablog.co.uk”>Javablog – development focused blog in the UK
Recruiters:
- Modis – big IT recruitment firm operating across North America and Europe,
currently listing just under a hundred Java positions
The Job Boards Listing the Most Java Jobs
- Monster – world’s largest job board, localized versions in most countries, the American version currently has over 5,000 Java jobs posted
- Indeed.com – aggregates other job boards, also has localized across the world and claims to have 61,000 Java jobs
- [url=http://www.dice.com/”>Dice – the biggest IT job board in North America, 9,900 Java jobs listed
- [url=http://www.careerbuilder.com”>Careerbuilder – the largest online job site in the US, 5,400 Java jobs listed
Please let me know if you have additions to this list!
Before you begin writing your resume, take some time for introspection, and determine why you are writing this in the first place. Where are you heading, what is the plan, what is the best job for you, who will read the resume, how will you get an interview from it? An effective resume will sell…
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Yes, the words ‘work’ and ‘Facebook’ do sound like a contradiction in terms; some offices have even banned Facebook for being the ultimate time waste application (back to Solitaire everyone). During the last few years, we have learned how one can easily get fired by using Facebook, all you have to do is update your…