27 posts tagged with "managing perceptions"

Dark patterns are everywhere on the web. As companies try to get your email address, get your business, get you to purchase upgrades, and…

If you've been developing software for a while and have changed jobs a few times, you've probably run into a situation where you are working…

"Will's over here using his non verbals to mess every body up...BJ's gettin' passive agressive with his verbals...Erin's being assertive…

This is going to be a little different from our regular episodes. Instead of following an outline or interviewing a guest Will is going to…

Interviewing is not easy for either the interviewee nor the interviewer. There are rules and in some areas laws to abide by when developing…

A solid resume not only gets your foot in the door, but sets the tone for the interview itself. In addition to helping the interviewer shape…

This week Will and BJ discuss salary negotiation with author Josh Doody. In the episode they talk about some of the common questions…

This week the guys are joined by Cody Rockwood a lead front-end developer/designer with the State of Tennessee. Cody has a little over eight…

Typically social awkwardness is defined as feeling nervous or uncomfortable in social settings. For most socially awkwardness people…

"Some of the worst gigs I've had the warning signs were there in the interview" Some companies have bad environments for developers and some…

“In some professions such a difference would be obvious. A salesman who sells 10x as much as his peers will be noticed, and compensated…

“In some professions such a difference would be obvious. A salesman who sells 10x as much as his peers will be noticed, and compensated…

A good portion of the content was derived from Brad and Debra Schepp's book 'How to Find a Job on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Google…

Soulbound by Bethany Adams available on Amazon "You want to set realistic expectations for your future work." The second half of starting a…

Soulbound by Bethany Adams available on Amazon "Good first impressions are a lot less work than overcoming bad first impressions." Going in…

"Critical thinking is an essential skill in our age of constant information (and misinformation), but our own subconscious biases don’t help…

Nine commonly held yet erroneous beliefs that developers tend to have about work, employers, other departments, and more. While it is not an…

Nine commonly held yet erroneous beliefs that developers tend to have about work, employers, other departments, and more. While it is not an…

The bane of software developers everywhere be they planning, interviews, or release meetings. Listed here are a nine strategies you can use…

The bane of software developers everywhere be they planning, interviews, or release meetings. Listed here are a nine strategies you can use…

A few weeks ago when recording the mood was hostile. Both Will and BJ were on edge but could not define the problem. Finally after over an…

But they are NEVER wrong Let's start this year off right by realizing that the attitude of "The customer is always right" can be detrimental…

But they are NEVER wrong Let's start this year off right by realizing that the attitude of "The customer is always right" can be detrimental…

The episode begins with BJ detailing his recent experience writing his first technical spec for a client and what he learned from that along…

This week the guys broke the episode into two parts. BJ starts out with a study from Harvard University on the perceptions of asking for…

This week BJ keeps his promise and brings an episode on understanding the roles and relationship of sales to development. The guys begin…

In this episode the guys discuss beliefs that developers hold (or act as if they hold) that simply are not true. They delve into commonly…