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05/03/2024

How To Prepare For The First Day Of A New Starter

When someone is joining the company for the first time, there is a lot of preparation required to bring them onboard and make them feel a part of the company and the team.

I have joined companies in the past where I have turned up and had to:

Clear out the previous occupants desk
Find a comput...

03/07/2021

Remote Meetings

Most software engineers in the UK have been having virtual meetings for over a year now, due to Lockdown, and new colleagues working remotely.

Some of my thoughts on how to keep these effective.

Cameras on
This one is controversial for lots of good reasons, but I find it a lot easier to connect...

01/05/2021

Job Search 2021 _ The End

After 5 weeks of looking for a new Senior .NET role, today I accepted an offer!

Its for a great company, with an exciting set of products, a great vision, a fantastic team to work with and most importantly of all a great work life balance for me.

In order to get to this point, I have found it exh...

30/04/2021

Job Search 2021 _ Working With Recruiters

Recruitment agents are generally the best way to find positions here in the UK.
They work on commission which is normally a percentage of the salary of the person they introduce to the company who gets hired.
So it's in their best interests to get you the best salary.

For us looking for a role i...

28/04/2021

Job Search 2021 _ A Live Programming Test

It's a new day, so its time for another interview, and this time its a live programming test!

I thought it was going to be setup like a "pair programming" concept, but turned out it was more of a "watch while you code", while talking about your decisions out loud with the occasional question thrown...

15/04/2021

Job Search 2021 _ Another Programming Test _ Feedback

I wrote about this programming test recently for a job interview.

Since it has been submitted, I have had some feedback, which I would like to follow up with.
Unfortunately, the company decided that they would not give me the opportunity to talk with t...

10/04/2021

Job Search 2021 _ Another Programming Test

I have already spoken about my issue with programming tests for interview, and again, in order to get an interview, I have completed one by treating it as a learning exercise.
This time to practice TDD on a legacy application.
Can I still write a comprehensive t...

09/04/2021

Job Search 2021 _ Choosing The Right Role

So far in my current search I have been flooded with calls by recruitment agents with tantalising roles (reed.co.uk is the primary source of these, but LinkedIn & Indeed are candidates too)

As the recruiters are not all offering the same roles, there seems to be a lot of roles to suit me out there....

01/04/2021

Job Search 2021 _ Technical Tests

I'm not a huge fan of taking or administering technical coding tests. Don't get me wrong, over the course of my career, I have done many of them, and have given many of them too.

They do have there place, especially if you are unsure of the skills. But most development jobs are way more than coding...

25/03/2021

Job Search 2021 _ Using Your Friends

When I started looking for a new job, my friends network was my first port of call.

This involved talking to my friends, telling them im looking and a post on facebook.

This garnered a few responses from friends telling me about positions open in the companies they work at.

Awesome start!

The co...

25/03/2021

Job Search 2021 _ Where To Look

Now I have setup my shop front, its time to look for a job.

So Im going to use my network to start with before going to the professional recruiters. I like the idea of finding a job through my network without relying on external help. Besides its often more cost...

25/03/2021

Job Search 2021 _ Initial Steps

After taking a long & well earned rest, its now time to venture back into the working world.

So I thought I would chronicle my journey.

First thing I did was ensure my LinkedIn profile was up to date.

I use LinkedIn to have a fuller account of my career history, as its not as limiting as a CV.

I...