I wanted to interview Silas for quite some time because his Python books are well know in GIS community. My main goal with this interview was to dig deep into Silas’s experience and mine his insights mainly about learning programming. But, we’ve had such a good time that we went way beyond that! There are… Continue reading Interview with Silas Toms – the Python Expert who brought GIS to the Super Bowl
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How to make your resume really stand out from the rest
I have something really important to share with you today. It can be as important as the difference between getting your job or not. The number one complaint that I hear a lot from people who are doing job interviewing and hiring is simply that they have just too much to do. They are swamped with resumes piling up on their… Continue reading How to make your resume really stand out from the rest
Getting great job is both marathon and sprint
I found that getting a great job is really a two part process. Both parts are very different from each other and to master both you have to develop a different set of skills. When I was failing at my job interviews I made a mistake of using just the first set of skills for… Continue reading Getting great job is both marathon and sprint
How to make your New Year’s career resolution stick
It’s New Year soon. What do you plan to change in your career? Getting a promotion, raise or even a new job. Whatever it is, it takes time effort to get it. I used to think about my New Year’s resolution as one big goal. One big thing. It’s not a quantum leap. There’s a… Continue reading How to make your New Year’s career resolution stick
Why landing your dream job can be easier that you think…
A lot of people assume that getting a really great job is very hard. They assume that you have to make some inhuman effort to get there. I found that the opposite is true if you don’t assume one more thing. Most people when asked about their perfect job don’t know what to say. They… Continue reading Why landing your dream job can be easier that you think…
Why landing your dream job can be easier that you think…
A lot of people assume that getting a really great job is very hard. They assume that you have to make some inhuman effort to get there. I found that the opposite is true if you don’t assume one more thing. Most people when asked about their perfect job don’t know what to say. They… Continue reading Why landing your dream job can be easier that you think…
When you want to get a job so bad that it hurts…
It’s really frustrating. You want to find a better job, but it seems that there’s nothing out there. Or maybe you went to a few job interviews and they all went bad. You even start to think that all those people that got a really good jobs are just lucky or have a good connections… Continue reading When you want to get a job so bad that it hurts…
How does your job seeking habits work for you?
Habits are powerful. If you do something one way for a long time it becomes almost automatic. You don’t need to even think about it. We all have a lot of habits that serve us. It’s nice that you don’t have to put too much effort into brushing your teeth every day. This habit helps… Continue reading How does your job seeking habits work for you?
No one knows what career is within you…
It was long time ago and I was looking for my next job. I was pretty clear about what I wanted to do. I wanted to play more with technology. Bigger systems. More moving parts.And I wanted to experience something new, new culture, new environment. I got some pretty big dreams (at least from my… Continue reading No one knows what career is within you…
No one knows what career is within you…
It was long time ago and I was looking for my next job. I was pretty clear about what I wanted to do. I wanted to play more with technology. Bigger systems. More moving parts.And I wanted to experience something new, new culture, new environment. I got some pretty big dreams (at least from my… Continue reading No one knows what career is within you…