Month: April 2016

The first time I ever sat down to work on designing a website, I was exhausted. I had what seemed like 300 Google Chrome tabs open; I couldn’t keep track of which resource helped me with what thing.…

hbspt.cta.load(470774, '2aad23a6-9407-4a9d-aa74-9f2494344553', {}); In Austin where I live, the tech industry is booming. It’s home to companies like Dell, IBM, Oracle, and LegalZoom, and the city is bursting with smaller design firms, development agencies, and more talented freelancers than foodtrucks (probably—don’t quote me on that).…

hbspt.cta.load(470774, '2aad23a6-9407-4a9d-aa74-9f2494344553', {}); Fact or fiction? You can start earning money with your tech skills even if you’re not a computer science graduate with 25 years of experience.…

You know the scene: you walk into a large, carpeted foyer with a huge nametag tugging at your neck, a little plastic cup of pink punch, and a stack of business cards to hand out.…

hbspt.cta.load(470774, '2aad23a6-9407-4a9d-aa74-9f2494344553', {}); When it comes to working in tech, there are a lot of misconceptions. Some people think it’s like a closed-door community, where only certain folks can make it.…

People say that if you truly enjoy your job, it hardly even feels like you’re working. But jobs like that don’t just fall from the sky, and I’m betting you’re already doing everything you can think of to get started on a career path that actually makes you happy: You’ve sent out endless cover letters, tweaked and updated your resume to within an inch of its life, attended networking events, and sent out dozens of cold emails… But have you considered working with a recruiter?…