Tips to land a job in Development – Part V: Full Tip List

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.

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Ricardo F. Tafas Jr graduated in Electrical Engineering at UFRGS with focus on Digital Systems and achieved his Masters also in Electrical Engineering on Telecomunications Network Management. He also author of "Autodesenvolvimento para Desenvolvedores (Self-development for developers). Ricardo has +10 years experience on R&D Management and +13 years on Embedded Eystem Development. His interest lay on Applied Strategic HR, Innovation Management and Embedded Technology as a differentiator and also on High Performance Digital Systems and FPGAs. Actually, he is editor and writer for “Repositório” blog (http://161.35.234.217), editorial board member at Embarcados (https://embarcados.com.br) and he is Management and Innovation Specialist at Repo Dinâmica - Aceleradora de Produtos.
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