Whenever executives talk about how their company is really like a big ol’ family, beware. They’re usually not referring to how the company is going to protect you no matter what or love you uncondi…
How trends, specificity, and preference shape job titles, and how job titles impact the careers and livelihoods of developers (a.k.a. software engineers, a.k.a. programmers, a.k.a. coders . . . )
4 Salary Negotiation Tips For Expert Tech Talent, From Expert Negotiators
If you’re a developer, engineer, or some other form of an expert technologist, well, you chose a great field. So great in fact that your skill set alone probably gives you negotiation leverage you won’t find in other fields.
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How to Deposit Stock Certificates Into a Brokerage Account
In the age of electronic trading, holding an actual paper stock certificate is becoming less and less common. You may not even run across a stock certificate in your life, unless you inherit some that were tucked away in your grandfather's safe. If you do find yourself with some stock certificates you need to deposit ...
Salary negotiation advice:* Don't be the first to give them a number. Ask "what is the salary range for this position?"* When it is time to give them a number (late in the process), think of the number that seems like a stretch to ask for and DOUBLE itI'm completely serious— Ian Coldwater 📦💥✨ (@IanColdwater) August 29, 2019
When the story of how I landed a job at Airbnb went viral, I was surprised at how infatuated people were with my negotiations. Media stories portrayed me as some kind of master negotiator—a wily ex...
Always have an exit plan or an alternative You can more confidently negotiate if you don’t have everything riding on the outcomes of this negotiation. It allows you to walk away or walk towards a better opportunity. Know what states require salary range disclosure or what kinds of questions they ...
Salary Negotiation Tips from White Men in Tech: Part 1
First Marcus Carey and Jennifer Jin released the @tribeofhackers book and inspired me to get back to researching to make my digital book a physical reality in 2019. Then one of my favorite hackers @iancoldwater tweeted one of the questions that I'd planned to cover in my salary negotiations chapter: This is an excellent response, but for some, it is the beginning of a longer conversation that some are not prepared to have. I have been in the unfortunate position of having that response and being unprepared for follow-up questions, so I wanted to use research to help others navigate some of ...
Salary Negotiation Tips from White Men in Tech: Part 2
“If you are free, you need to free somebody else. If you have some power, then your job is to empower somebody else.” ~ Toni Morrison Welcome to Part 2 of Salary Negotiation Tips from White Men in Tech. This project is designed to help close the gender wage gap by sharing anonymous research gathered from the group that continues to earn more than every demographic in America regardless of skills, education, and experience. In case you missed Part 1, Marcus Carey and Jennifer Jin released the @tribeofhackers book and inspired me to get back to researching to make my digital book a physical r...
I put together a Salary Comparison Worksheet for #BSidesLV #HireGround! Feel free to test, copy and bug test. https://t.co/GHusaKutF8— Adrian Sanabria (@sawaba) July 25, 2017
Their question: "What are your salary expectations?"Your response: "What is the range for this position?"Seriously, try this, especially if you're underrepresented.The results will be...educational.— Ian Coldwater 👻🌿✨ (@IanColdwater) February 7, 2019
Some Thoughts on Interviewing and Why We Do It - Jason Wong's Blog
I’ve been doing a lot of interviewing lately. I have admittedly not spent much time on the interviewee side of the table over the past decade, so for the