Summary: <div> <div>Guest:</div> <div> <div><a target="_blank" href="https://www.codewithjason.com/">Jason Swett</a></div> <div><a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/JasonSwett">@JasonSwett</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="podcast-episode"> <div class="subtitle"> Jason Swett talks with Dave Rael about job search skills, growing socially, the nature of software careers, and the rewards of creating useful stuff </div> <div class="podcast-summary"> <p>Jason Swett has been building websites for over 20 years, working for organizations like AT&T, the University of Chicago, and VMware. Jason’s favorite part of programming jobs has always been the job search and interview phase. Now he teaches job search skills at SixFigureCoding.com.</p> </div> <div class="podcast-chapters"> <h6>Chapters:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="#!"> - Dave introduces the show and Jason Swett</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - How Jason got started in software</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Jason's attraction to interviewing, negotiating, and the job search</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The reasons for frequently changing jobs</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Jason's motivations for teaching job search skills</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Sales and marketing for developers</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Jason's approach to the job search and what he has to offer developers</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Ways for developers to market themselves - hunting and farming</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Interview preparation</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Jason's story of failure - lacking social intelligence and acuity (and learning to grow it later)</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Personal skills developers can develop and Stephen Covey's contrasting of the character ethic and the personality ethic</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Jason's success story - creating content people found useful enough to pay for it</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Jason's mix of technical and soft skills content</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The things that have Jason most excited</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - How Jason stays current with what he needs to know</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Jason's causes of pain and suffering</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Advice for improving job search skills by looking at the individual steps and getting better at them one at a time</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Jason's top 3 tips for delivering more value</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-resources"> <h6>Resources:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.codewithjason.com/" target="_blank">Jason's Website (no longer SixFigureCoding.com - he switched to codewithjason.com after recording)</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/jasonswett" target="_blank">Jason on GitHub</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_Night_with_Conan_O%27Brien" target="_blank">Late Night with Conan O'Brien</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/" target="_blank">Ramit Sethi</a></li> <li><a href="You%20can%20have%20everything%20in%20life%20you%20want,%20if%20you%20will%20just%20help%20other%20people%20get%20what%20they%20want.%20Read%20more%20at:%20https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/zig_ziglar_381984" target="_blank">"You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help other people get what they want." - Zig Ziglar</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/podcast/episode-271-saron-yitbarek-high-riser" target="_blank">Saron Yitbarek on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.toastmasters.org/" target="_blank">Toastmasters International</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LNpYrachPo" target="_blank">Stephen Covey Explaining the Charactor Ethic and the Personality Ebthic</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1558601910/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Paradigms of Artificial Intelligence Programming: Case Studies in Common Lisp - Peter Norvig</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.perrymarshall.com/" target="_blank">Perrry Marshall</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/podcast/episode-114-robert-martin-master-craftsman" target="_blank">"Uncle Bob" Martin on Developer On Fire</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-book-recommendation"> <h6>Jason's book recommendation:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0671027034/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">How to Win Friends and Influence People - Dale Carnegie</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1451639619/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change - Stephen R. Covey</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0321965515/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Don't Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability (3rd Edition) (Voices That Matter) - Steve Krug</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0132350882/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship - Robert C. Martin</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-tips"> <h6>Jason's top 3 tips for delivering more value:</h6> <ol> <li>Make sure you understand what needs to be done and why before you do it</li> <li>Learn usability testing</li> <li>Read Clean Code by Robert C. Martin</li> </ol> </div> </div>
