[colug-432] job search

[Christopher Cavello]

Dice is still decent enough.

If it is important to you that you use MacOS or Linux as your desktop, then
absolutely you should talk about it in your interviews. You can find places
that fit that criterion.
On May 13, 2016 9:31 PM, "Rick Hornsby" <richardjhornsby at gmail.com> wrote:

OT: This is not a solicitation for job offers, but rather a solicitation
for suggestions and thoughts on conducting a technical job search.

When you decide it is time to move on from your current job, what are you
doing these days in terms of searching for something new?  (For the sake of
argument, there’s nowhere to go in your current company, it’s time to move
on.)  Are job websites like Dice still something technical people use?  Are
you guys who have been around the field for a while still using sites like
Dice, or have you found that you’ve done enough networking Dice is the type
of place you’ll leave to the entry-mid level career folks?  If not, are
there sites besides Dice (that’s the most tech-centric one I know) that you
might use?

If you want to relocate to another specific city (or another state), how do
you approach that in your correspondence?  On a related note, do you do
anything to make your cover letter/resume stand out visually?  I know we’re
not graphic designers, but a boring Times New Roman 12pt font is well,
boring and looks just like every other resume out there.

The more devops-minded I’ve gotten (i.e. the more code I’m writing as a
Linux admin), the more difficult (and frustrating) it is to be forced to
use Windows as a desktop+development platform.  It makes sense to me - but
does it make sense to talk about this during the interview process?  That
is, does it make sense to ask about EUC device choice?  Mac for desktop use
is preferred (kind of best of both worlds thing), Linux second, but not
Windows.  Is that an unreasonable criteria when considering a job these
days?

thanks!
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