How to Become a More Valuable Software Developer
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And I don't like the attitude of assuming people are stupid (and can't tell the difference between an "80% margin of skill" and a "95% margin of skill," whatever that means). Assume the people you work with can tell the difference. I think you'll get further. At least, you'll lay the foundation of a reputation that will provide you way more opportunities as your career progresses.
And "marketing yourself..." Please. Get out there. Meet people. Network. Be curious. Be honest. Be nice. But don't start trying to build some "personal brand" or whatever weird sort of facade you think will impress people. Most people see right through that stuff. The good ones will, at any rate.
Do what you love. People will take notice. Your skill will improve. Your goal is self-fulfillment, not becoming more attractive to an employer or marketing yourself as a commodity on a job/freelance market.
Pretty sure Mr. Clinton didn't become a president so he could charge the the hourly rate mentioned.
You can probably get by on just doing what you love, but the chances of you landing the job that you really love are greatly increased if you make it easy for people to see how much of an asset you really can be.
No, but he promoted the hell out of himself to get the job.
A great political mind with no self-promotion does not become President.
I am a senior in a computer science program.
I know a lot of people in the department who I have seen tweaking their resumes and their linkedin pages for hours, and thinking of creative ways to inflate/BS their skills during interviews. They are always trying to contact friends for a "hook up" with some company.
Something about this has always weirded me out. I don't have a linkedin, my resume is fairly plain and unexaggerated. I spend my time hobby coding and occasionally posting about my hobby coding on my personal website that, to my knowledge, is only linked to from my HN profile and my StackOverflow profile. I always figured that if I spent time actually developing my skills, rather than spending time thinking of ways to try to take shortcuts around developing skills, things would turn out better in the long run.
I am the only one of us with a 6 figure job lined up after graduation (without applying, too).
Felt good to have finally closed my linkedin account. Can't say the same for fb though :P
Be skilled, but also be industrious, authentic, and adventurous. That's my advice anyway.