Full Tip List
Part I: Job Offers
Tip 1: The internet has been the best place to find jobs. No question about it.
Tip 2: The second best way to get a job is to talk to friends and ask them if they know someone who is hiring.
Tip 4: The job seeker should develop the habit of looking for opportunities for a certain period of time every day.
Tip 5: Looking for a job is an honorable activity.
Tip 6: Understand what the job posting requirements are.
Tip 7: Don´t waste time on job opportunities of no interest.
Tip 8: When selecting job opportunities, take into account your ability to learn.
Tip 9: Don´t be afraid of the super candidate. Believe in your abilities.
Tip 10: Don´t hesitate to look for a good job opportunity.
Part II: Preparing for an Interview
Tip 11: A well-prepared candidate is more likely to score the job.
Tip 12: An interview is neither a therapy session nor a confession.
Tip 13: The candidate should really know what the contents of his or her resume are.
Tip 14: Create a portfolio to showcase the developer´s work during his or her career.
Tip 15: Make sure you can explain your participation in each item of your portfolio and also associate your knowledge with the projects and products included.
Tip 16: Candidates should know how to tell their own professional histories.
Tip 17: Looking for a job is a functional activity.
Tip 18: Get informed about your future employer.
Tip 19: Relate your abilities to the ones required for the job position.
Tip 20: Think about what you want to know beforehand.
Tip 21: Every experience might be valuable, it depends on the context.
Tip 22: Dignity is not negotiable.
Tip 23: The candidate should be aware of the circumstances under which he or she is not prepared to proceed further with the interview.
Part III: The Interview
Tip 24: The Interviewer is not a benevolent entity.
Tip 25: Do not rush your answers.
Tip 27: The candidate should not answer any personal questions if he or she doesn’t feel comfortable with the response.
Tip 28: Don’t lie!
Tip 30: Don’t complain about previous jobs.
Tip 31: Be prepared to explain the reason why you would want to work for this new company.
Tip 32: The candidate should not try to show that he or she knows more than the interviewer.
Tip 33: The candidate should make it clear that he or she appreciates being up-to-date as well as demonstrate how this is accomplished.
Tip 34: Don´t be ashamed to conclude that a job opportunity you considered promising is, in fact, inappropriate.
Tip 35: Very few candidates have something to add. Add something to differentiate yourself.
Tip 36: Be very polite if you feel the need to correct the interviewer.
Tip 37: Avoid getting into unproductive discussions.
Tip 38: Save both your time and the Interviewer’s. If an answer causes your elimination from the process and that answer is the truth, assume the elimination.
Tip 39: Stick to protocol and remain polite and respectful, no matter what.
Tip 40: Be well-groomed, well-dressed and rested.
Tip 41: The candidate is an individual. Qualities and defects naturally lie within everything that person is.
Tip 42: The candidate with the best skill set gets the job!
Part IV: The Wait
Tip 43: Don´t stop job searching while waiting for a job interview result.
Tip 44: Set a time to give up on a job opportunity (hint: maximum 1 month after the interview).
Tip 45: Keep an image of excellence.
Tip 46: Stay Healthy.
Tip 47: Play Sports. “Just do it!”.
Tip 48: Physical health leads to mental health. Healthy body, healthy mind.
Tip 49: Read good news and consume positive information.
Tip 50: Remember that we are just regular human beings.
Tip 51: Never stop improving.
Tip 52: Make it very clear to everyone that you are not inactive.
Tip 53: Focus on your activities.
Tip 54: Keep confidence in your strategy.
Tip 55: Make and keep contacts.
Tip 56: Keep an open mind.
Tip 57: Your friends on social networks are not your friends.
Tip 58: Keep useful contacts.
Tip 59: Delete useless contacts.
Tip 60: Restore lost contacts.
Tip 61: Clean nonsense of your profile.
Tip 62: Interviewers may be true crazy stalkers.
Tip 63: Organize your digital life.
Tip 64: Teach what you know in some community.
Tip 65: Do not be afraid of SPAM: sign up for various job search websites.
Tip 66: Keep private your intimacy, but your career is public information.
Final Tip: A good developer works on his or her continuous improvement and always fulfils his or her tasks.