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  all-the-best-advice-we-could-find-on-how-to-get-a-job

  ] by staff@80,000 hours - The key idea is that getting a job is about convincing someone that you have something valuable to offer. Ultimately, it’s a sales process. So you should focus on doing whatever employers will find most convincing. That means

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  confessions-of-an-intermediate-programmer

  ] by Michael Bromley @michaelbromley.com - Bromley tells the story of how he went from being an "advanced programmer" to being an "intermediate programmer" by learning more about programming and working more with other programmers.

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  congratulations-youve-been-fired

  ] by Dan Lyons @nytimes.com - Lyons is a writer who transitions into a career as a developer in a trendy startup company. This is his experience

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  For-Anyone-who-has-been-turned-down-by-38-companies

  by Ritika Trikha @ hackerrank.com - Trikha details Alibek Datbayev’s journey to helping build the future of travel at Booking.com. Ali was an experienced developer searching for a new position in Silicon Valley.

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  how-i-got-my-dream-job-in-the-tech-industry-without-a-CS-degree

  [SUMMARY] how-i-got-my-dream-job-in-the-tech-industry-without-a-CS-degree - ] by Bill Mei @ billmei.net - Mei writes on how he worked his way up from learning msft front page to publish his science project in grade 7, to foregoing a formal CS education

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  how-to-pass-a-programming-interview

  ] by Ammon Bartram @triplebyte.com - being a good programmer requires solving large problems over a longer period of time. passing a programming interview requires solving smaller problems quickly while explaining clearly what you are doing.

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  index-analysis

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  inside-automatics-remote-hiring-process

  ] by Dave Martin hiring lead@automattic.com - Dave goes through a detailed step by step on how hiring is completed at automatic.(wordpress dev). Companies process is completely remote and has some incredible success #'s

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  its-tough-being-over-40-in-silicon-valley

  ] by Carol Hymowitz, Robert Burnson @bloomberg.com - OP's explore the state of the job market for this age group in silicon valleys tech industry and how older workers are dealing with the situation.

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  making-it-in-the-mecca-of-tech

  ] by Desmond Weindoff - a developer shares his experience relocating from the midwest to silicon valley and the experience of a silicon valley job search

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  sv-tech-workers-looking-to-leave

  ] @qz.com - study by job site indeed indicates an increasing amount of SV tech workers are looking to leave the region

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  unemployable

  [collection] by Don Sagrott, founder @sospep.com - a collection of articles on the state of the employment market for older developers. "Ageism" and other issues facing older developers in today's technology industry.

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  unravelling-of-the-tech-hiring-market

  ] by __ @ janestreet.com -

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  warning-signs-that-your-about-to-be-laid-off

  ] by __ @ geekacadamey - a few early warning signs that may indicate that your company is about to lay off employees,

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  what-i-learned-from-applying-for-jobs

  [SUMMARY] by __ @ freecodecamp.com -

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  what-yc-companies-want

  by __ @tryplebyte.com - study on what yc funded startup companies are looking to hire in a programmer/developer/engineer profile

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  when-i-was-your-age

  ] by __ @ americanprogress.org - a look at the earning power by generation (boomers, gen X, millenials) shows little growth in earnings even though education levels and productivity have increased

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  Why-Learning-to-Code-Wont-Save-Your-Job

  ] by __ @ fastcompany.com -

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