Start Over Coder

Whether you’re actively looking for a job or not, you should be recruitment ready! I learned that the hard way this week. This episode is about what I wish I’d done ahead of time. What is recruitment ready? Up-to-date CV/resumé that is written with the type of job you want in mind. So if you're transitioning from another career to being a developer, your old CV won't do! Up-to-date LinkedIn profile, again with programmer-relevant skills highlighted. Bonus: online portfolio website to introduce yourself and show off your skills While this might seem like obvious advice, I wish I had taken it a lot earlier! These things have a way of not being prioritized if you're not actively looking for a job. Why? Well it's hard! How do you write about programming experience when you don't have any? What on earth can you write about that will make someone want to hire you? For these reasons and more, I put off preparing these things for a new career as a developer. AND THEN...randomly out of the blue I was introduced to t