“IT Jobs or programming jobs wanted” forums tips to standout from your competition

I often see in "IT Jobs Wanted" or "programming jobs wanted" forums, where potential job seekers don't really take the effort to promote themselves more effectively. Firstly, they post their threads with very ordinary titles like "Java Job Wanted" and "SCJP looking for Java Work". Secondly, if you click on the title half-heartedly, there is ...

00: How to become a software architect?

In industry specific forums, I often see questions like “what certification do I need to do to become an architect?”. The simple answer is that you don't need a certification to become an architect. It may help, but it takes a lot more to become an architect. You can't just only study to become an architect. ...

05: 12 things to know about job interviews

1. Interviews are not technical contests to see who gets the most number of questions right. so, don't be overwhelmed by the number of Q&A on this site. 4 things to watch-out for are: Getting through the initial telephonic & written/coding test screening, which mainly focus on must know FAQs & coding ...

22 handy Java programmer resume phrases

Here are some handy resume phrases for software engineers extracted from my book entitled Java/JEE resume companion, which has 150+ phrases to promote you as a well rounded software engineer. 1. Quantified on the job technical accomplishments Increased the number of unit tests from 30+ to 800+ in my watchful eye to improve the overall quality of ...

3 reasons to become a Freelance Java Developer

This is mainly based on working as a freelance Java developer for a single client on a contractual basis like 6 to 24 months or longer, and not working on smaller jobs for multiple clients. Whilst there are premium Java freelancing sites like "toptal.com", which only hire the top notch Java developers, and pay very ...