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Talent & Careers Articles
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Talent & CareersInterview Tips & Tricks (for the newbie to the expert)
Author: Chris Lake One of the ways that STG likes to partner with its clients is to sit in as an observer when we have a candidate interview. We don’t…
The 7 Habits of Highly Ineffective Software Engineers
By Quinn HeinerIn this article (which has no relation to Covey’s famous book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, except maybe the number seven), we will…
Talent & CareersWhy Everything I Need to Know about Software Engineering I Learned from the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Author: Quinn Heiner Imagine if your software company had an 18-month hiring process for all of its techs, and that your chances of actually getting hired were…
Working for the Man vs. Being the Man: The Pros and Cons of Independent Contracting, Full-Time Employment, and Everything in Between
Author: Quinn HeinerWe’ve all heard the well-rehearsed arguments of being a full-time employee for a company versus independent contracting. With technology…
Talent & CareersWhy Buzzwords are Bogus, Keyword Searches are Lame, and Talk is Cheap When it Comes to Resumes, Interviews, and Negotiating Your Salary
Author: Quinn Heiner Without seeing the subtitle to this article, you might try to decipher what “Synergizing the Strategic Alignment of our Initiatives“…
Talent & CareersDistractions and the Software Engineer
I have been a software developer for a number of years and I find there are many sonic distractions in the office that prevent me from concentrating. Sometimes…
Talent & CareersThe Great Software Developer Secret
Author: Dan Bunker Pick any software company and take a stroll through their cubicle farm. You’ll find developers white boarding out problems, coding and…
Talent & CareersHedging Your Bets: How to Know Which Programming Languages to Learn
Author: Bryan Hansen Early on in my development career I came across a lot of developers who would try and learn multiple languages; at the time, this was…
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