Do any friends have a company in Germany that could hire a junior web developer at the moment? Either as a junior or intern?
I've a friend based in Berlin, Germany, who's desperately in need of work so she can retain health insurance and stay in the country, after her last internship fell short of 6 months (company failed).
Saw a questionable info-meme being shared repeatedly. Decided to add my thoughts. I'll save you the click:
I'd add "critical thinking and information literacy," especially to better analyze information presented to you in infographic or meme format. What did they include? What did they exclude? What biases do you see laid out before you? How many of them are deliberate and how many do you think are subconscious? Should you treat them differently?
and of course "wtf is supposed to be going on with that 'survival skills' icon"
Hire me and you could be working with this ray of sunshine!
Okay Fediverse, as funding is not happening at the levels necessary to sustain me working full-time on the Fediverse (whether that's on trust & safety or on Mastodon), I'm now looking for part-time or contract positions.
Most recently I worked for Sir Tim Berners-Lee's company Inrupt.
Well, that fucking sucks. I just went into my o3 meeting with the boss and was told that I don't have a job anymore. If anybody is looking for an experienced #vue / #node / #php dev in the #Milwaukee area (or remote), let me know.
I just sat through two video interviews for our entry-level infosec position. Both were good people, but it was painful watching them struggle through our questions.
Here's some tips for anyone applying for a similar position:
When an interviewer asks "what makes you stand out?", have a solid response already prepared. If you say "well, I'm a hard worker" I'm going to have difficulty suppressing my eyeroll. Find something that is unique about your abilities, knowledge, personality, or experience and get us excited to hire you. Even if you're not asked something like that question, volunteer that information. Make yourself memorable.
Don't go into the interview cold. Do some prep. If possible, know the backgrounds of your interviewers/their company (Google, LinkedIn), dress how you expect them to appear (or better), clean up your video background. Have talking points / notes pulled up to reference key data about the company/position/interviewers/yourself. Be eager to talk at length about anything you claim to know on your resume.
If you tell me you're a semester shy of an Associates degree in infosec, I should be able to ask you how an IDS differs from an IPS and get a semi-coherent answer. At the very least correctly tell me what the letters stand for. Yes, this is an entry level position, but that is about the biggest softball question I can lob. After two years of study you should have familiarity with the most basic of our acronyms.
I don't expect entry level to do packet analysis, but at least know a few common network ports and what traffic is expected on them. Bonus if you point out it doesn't have to be the expected protocol.
When I ask if you've seen any infosec stories in the news lately, the answer I'm looking for is YES. Show me you're keeping an eye on what is happening in the field you say you want to work in.
Good tips? Bad tips? Am I the asshole for expecting the above from an "entry level" candidate? All feedback appreciated. #fedihired#interview
I quit my job last week, and for the first time ever, I don’t have anything else lined up.
So: Do you know someone who needs a senior-level jack-of-all-trades coder and sysadmin? Who can also write well? And has thirty years of experience delivering robust, high-quality products quickly? In Los Angeles or remote? Send ‘em to greg@eod.com!
Please don’t make me have to use LinkedIn. Please.
Reminder that it's really hard to get hired in October, November, and December. So if you've been job seeking and have gotten very little traction the past few months, know that it's not you. Don't give up hope!
Hiring teams have the fewest open roles left at year's end
It's tough to put interview schedules together because everyone is on vacation
Even with the interviews, it's tough to schedule the debrief + hiring committee + offer review
My life right now is
resume optimization,
posting about job search,
reading about job search,
talking about job search,
building websites for job search,
reading depressing job posts,
And. I. Hate. It. :blobcatnotlike:
Please help liberating me by
helping me find a cool fitting job on the Fediverse so that I can go back to talking about the cool [privacy|python|advocacy] stuff I do at that cool TBA organization I just got hired at instead.
Hi folks! This is tough to post. I was laid off just shy of 18 wks ago. The lack of movement on that front is bad. 0 response to scores of CVs sent & only 3 sets of interviews, those being direct referrals. Looking for things in anti-fraud #TrustAndSafety space, as well as what I have always done well- deep customer support, things I've done for 25ish years. LinkedIn below, if you have direct leads you can refer me to, I would be so grateful. https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevbob/ #FediHire#FediHired
So, my team was laid off last Apr. Having taken time to recharge, I'm starting to look again.
I'm passionate about teaching, learning, removing friction, and building patterns that cut with the grain of the problem at hand. You've probably used software I wrote at npm or on the node project! (Now there's a scary thought.)
I'm especially interested in working on high-trust teams using Rust, JS, IaC tools, and/or WASM.
New America is hiring a Communications Manager ($60-90K), Social Policy Analyst ($78-90K) - any time zone that aligns with continental U.S. and Puerto Rico: https://www.newamerica.org/jobs/
Black Farmer Fund is hiring a Development and Investor Relations Director ($115-125K) and Business Support Director ($110-20K), both are remote, Northeast US-based and there is some travel): https://blackfarmerfund.org/careers