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Even if you aren't using it to become attractive for recruiters, this will probably happen. I went from rarely (like, extremely) getting callbacks for remote g
by wjg 9y ago
Even if you aren't using it to become attractive for recruiters, this will probably happen. I went from rarely (like, extremely) getting callbacks for remote gigs to getting around 30%-40% callbacks. The difference was that I started a blog about writing a web application with modern technologies and included it in my applications. It's a pretty bland blog, but just the fact that I wrote about stuff I'm interested in and has relevancy with the jobs I'm applying for has really paid off.
I definitely feel like an imposter, and I have no readers, but it definitely sharpens my abilities and has really forced me to really understand why I build something a certain way and to evaluate alternatives.
Do it.
- amruta2799 9y agoIt sounds like the kind of blog I would read! Can you share the link please?
- deepakkarki 9y agoBit of tracking and I guess this is it : https://joelgardner.github.io/ https://joelgardner.github.io/
- wjg 9y agoYes, this is it. It's very early-stages/preview-mode as I haven't quite nailed down the exact architecture I want for the client but it has helped a lot as far as job searching goes!
- animesh 9y agoIn your tags page, I really dig that the posts listed by tag are on the same page and being able to jump to them. Very minimal. Hope you don't mind me stealing the idea.
- wjg 9y agoSteal away, but the credit goes to https://github.com/AWEEKJ/Kiko-plus https://github.com/AWEEKJ/Kiko-plus as I am just using his Jekyll theme.
- PaulHoule 9y agoNote that employers want people who can write (plans, documentation, ...) so demonstrating that you can write is as important as anything else.
- alexpetralia 9y agoI've done the same thing and had similar results. Writing forces you to deeply understand concepts and exposes the gaps in your knowledge.
- cgb223 9y agoDo let us know how much more viewership you get after posting this on HN Or better yet, write a blog post about it
- wjg 9y agoHa, this post provided around 620 unique visitors yesterday. I had 1 visitor (who was probably me) the day before, so that's a nice bump from HN :) It will be interesting to see how traffic dies/tails off in the coming days.
- muzani 9y agoA recruiter once turned me down for not having work rights in the US, then called me after I pointed a link to my blog. It helps.
- frustrated_me 9y agoHow do recruiters know about your blog that your conversion rate went up to 30-40%?
- wjg 9y agoI simply highlight/mention it in a cover letter when I apply to a job. To your point though, the 30-40% number is pure gut-feeling, I've certainly done no proper study to arrive at that. But there is definitely a marked increase in response rate.