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“IT Jobs or programming jobs wanted” forums tips to standout from your competition

I often see in “IT Jobs Wanted” or “programming jobs wanted” forums, where potential job seekers don’t really take the effort to promote themselves more effectively. Firstly, they post their threads with very ordinary titles like “Java Job Wanted” and “SCJP looking for Java Work”. Secondly, if you click on the title half-heartedly, there is no evidence of a link to your resume or a summary highlighting your experience and achievements.…

12 things to know about job interviews

1. Interviews are not technical contests

to see who gets the most number of questions right. Nobody knows everything. so, don’t be overwhelmed by the number of Q&As on this site. It is all about effectively & confidently communicating your ability to add value to an organisation. Preparation is the key as it boosts your confidence & ability to clearly communicate your value with substance (E.g.…

22 handy Java programmer resume phrases

Here are some handy resume phrases for software engineers extracted from my book entitled Java/JEE resume companion, which has 150+ phrases to promote you as a well rounded software engineer….

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3 ways to get some experience on your Java CV

You can’t get a job if you don’t have enough experience, but how do you get an experience, if no one is willing to give you one? This is a vicious cycle, and you need to break it by offering what the companies are looking for — Experience

If the market is hot, a well-rounded candidate with a decent resume and little or no experience could easily walk into an interview.

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4 Reasons to become a Contractor/Freelancer

This is mainly based on working as a freelancer for a single client on a contractual basis like 6 to 24 months or longer, and not working on smaller jobs for multiple clients. Whilst there are premium freelancing sites like toptal, upwork, etc which only hire the top notch developers, and pay competitive rates, many other sites work in the low dollar cost markets and pay only peanuts.…

4 Resume tips to go from no interview calls for 3 months to 5 calls in just 3 weeks

A good resume will open doors to more job interviews. Reading others’ resume is a boring task, hence resumes are mostly scanned. So, you need to have good resume writing skills to get more job interviews. Here are 4 tips that I gave a former colleague of mine, which got the ball rolling from
no interview calls for 3 months to 5 calls in just 3 weeks.…

5 Quotes that motivate me & leaders who inspire me

#1. Mr. Jim Rohn is one of my mentors. When you are feeling down, go to YouTube and listen to “Jim Rohn” to get yourself inspired.

#2. Do what you do with passion, but constantly review where you are and where you want to go based on your aspirations and strengths.…

5 steps to become a contractor to gain professional & financial freedom

Anyone can become a contractor, but the hardest part of being a contractor is finding not just any freelancing jobs but rewarding & longer term development work and continuously finding them without any prolonged gaps.

You just can’t go to a freelance site like Elance.com or Odesk.com and expect to pull jobs that will give you a steady and attractive income.…

5 strategies I used to drive traffic to my website on Java Programming

Are you planning to write a Software development book via a POD publisher and don’t know how to promote it?
Are you having trouble driving traffic to your blog on software development even though you have great content?
Are you planning to become a freelance developer and going to create a blog to promote your skills and experience to find work continuously.

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5 tips that will put your Java contracting career on auto-pilot mode

If you are already working as a Java freelancer/contractor or aspiring to become one, here are 5 tips that will put your freelancing career as a programmer on auto-pilot mode. Feel free to share your experience and tips as a freelancer. If you aspire to become a freelancer/contractor then read 5 steps to become a Java freelancer

3 key benefits of contracting/freelancing

1) Better income, normally 1.2 to 2 times the permanent salary.…