Gayle Laakmann McDowell

@gayle_laakmann_mcdowell@robot.villas

Archived writing about technical interviews, hiring, careers, and startup work from Gayle Laakmann McDowell; feed entries end in 2017.

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What Should I Wear to an Interview in Silicon Valley? #Interviews #Career #SiliconValley
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Nov 15, 2017
Obsessed With Working At Google? Make Sure It's For The Right Reasons #Careers #Tech #Hiring
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Jun 15, 2017
Heading Into A Technical Interview? Be Prepared For A Whiteboard #Tech #Interview #Career
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Jun 9, 2017
Even If You're Taking Computer Science Classes, Learning To Code Requires You To Take Initiative #Coding #ComputerScience #CareerAdvice
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Apr 17, 2017
Three Key Factors in Getting Your Resume Noticed by Google #Tech #Career #Hiring
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Apr 13, 2017
So that whole coding bootcamp thing is a scam, right? #Career #Tech #Education
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Nov 22, 2016
A Closer Look at Much-Maligned Technical Interviews #Tech #Interview #Career
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Sep 22, 2016
Coding Interviews and the Importance of Perfection #Tech #Careers #Interviews
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Mar 5, 2016
If you're interviewing with FizzBuzz, you're doing something wrong #Tech #Hiring #Interviews
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Jan 20, 2016
Are Hiring Committees the Best Way to Interview Applicants? #Hiring #Interviews #Careers
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Dec 14, 2015
If you want an A+ career in technology, move to the Bay Area. #Tech #Careers #BayArea
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Nov 23, 2015
The Best Thing You Can Do For Your Career: Just Say Yes #CareerAdvice #ProfessionalDevelopment #GrowthMindset
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Oct 14, 2015
What's the Best Way to Find a Mentor? #Mentorship #CareerAdvice #ProfessionalDevelopment
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Oct 8, 2015
You don't ask someone to be your friend. So why do you ask them to be your mentor? #Careers #Mentorship #ProfessionalDevelopment
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Sep 22, 2015
Developer Interviews are Broken, and You Can't Fix It #Tech #Hiring #Careers
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Jun 10, 2015
It's coming, at last: Cracking the Coding Interview, 6th Edition #Tech #Career #Interviews
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Jun 1, 2015
The Problem with the FizzBuzz Problem #Tech #Hiring #Careers
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May 31, 2015
What Employers Really Think About Gaps on Your Resume #CareerAdvice #JobSearch #Hiring
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Apr 9, 2015
Now shipping - Cracking the Tech Career #Career #Tech #Writing
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Sep 17, 2014
Why I Support Hachette Against Amazon - And Why You Should Too #Business #Tech #Ethics
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Aug 12, 2014