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Software Engineer | Writing about how code actually works, AI tools in practice, and the occasional thought that sticks
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Your Resume Isn’t Bad. It’s Just Bad for the Job You’re Applying To. (opens the original)
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Finding a job is already hard enough. But then there is the resume. The ATS. The cover letter. The job tracker. The interview preparation. The follow-ups.I would find a job I liked on LinkedIn or Indeed and open the job description. Then my resume. Then an ATS checker. Then ChatGPT. Then another tab to make a cover letter. Then back to LinkedIn.You can check out free here: ATS Checker. Not sponsored.In the end, I’d go to my spreadsheet to remember whether I had already applied.<fig
3 Years at Microsoft Taught Me That Good Code Isn’t What You Think It Is (opens the original)
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When I started working at Microsoft, I thought the job was about writing better code. Learning more technologies and getting comfortable with the codebase were my main goals.Now, I think that was just the beginning.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="649
They Got Flagged for Not Using AI. (opens the original)
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i thought i was building habits. (opens the original)
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i came back from a vacation wanting to repaint my life in new colours.so i promised myself one thing: wake up, write, then work out. i wanted to stack these habits together. i have issues with anxiety at times, and i wanted to let whatever i was feeling spill onto the pages of my notebook so i could start the day with a clean slate.all i wanted to do was change everything. but i stopped myself from making huge changes that would only burn me out in two days. so i created a tracker in Excel. yep,
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