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| mrburnzie:
Hi! What are some thoughts on the fact that creating content (blog, youtube, linkedin posts, open source) can influence my value to companies and help land a raise or a better job? |
| jonpaul:
Better advise if you can better define what's your objective and specialty? seeking part time, remote, ful time work? Willing to relocate to get the USA or EU? Videos are a waste of time, employers are not watching videos. Jon |
| pcprogrammer:
I guess it depends on the business you are into. I'm out of the working game for quite a while, so have no insight in what companies do nowadays to search for new employees. In my days it helped to have a good story backed with examples at hand to land your self a job, but that was during actual job interviews. Getting in the door depended on a good resume and application letter. I carried a case with some of my home build circuit boards to the interview for my second job and explained how and why I build them and it landed me that job. But standing out in all what is pushed onto youtube and other internet media will not be easy. Not that there is so much quality out there, it is that there is so much of so many out there. It also depends on the ones who do the hiring if they are capable of seeing the value in something or someone. |
| TomKatt:
I must be old, because I still think all this social media stuff is a double edged sword... It seems like younger folks have very little concern about posting just about anything on their accounts, some of which might be off-putting to prospective employers. We've interviewed candidates who presented themselves very well in person, only to discover some rather concerning material they'd posted online. At the very least, why people don't create some kind of anonymous account for shenanigans or what have you I don't know, but based on my (albeit limited) experience I've been shocked at some of the things I've seen. On the flip side, I can imagine professional, well presented content to be nothing but a benefit even if it does not directly relate to the position you might apply for. |
| ebastler:
If you are looking for software or electronics development jobs, I think a well-maintained Github repository (or a personal website which presents your projects) will not do any harm, and will get you bonus points with some employers. It shows that you are actually interested in the domain, not just doing it as a 9-to-5 job, and it hopefully shows off good design skills too. And it will not come across as "frivolous", which some other social media channels might. (Again, depending on the taste of the potential employer.) |
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