If I were to ask you right now “What are your values?”, would you be able to answer the question? If you asked me six years ago what my values were, I wouldn’t have been able to answer you. Comparing my six-years-ago self to myself today, I see what a major difference identifying my values … Continue reading Are You Following Your Values?
How To Leverage Agile
Since the boom in tech, ‘Agile’ has become a buzz word that many professionals have come across. What is Agile? It’s a methodology for completing a project the delivers something to the user more frequently. Agile is used in place of another common methodology called 'Waterfall'. I won’t go into detail about Waterfall in this … Continue reading How To Leverage Agile
How to Smash Your Next Interview
For a couple of years now I have been involved in interviewing candidates, for a multitude of different roles. While the roles are different, the characteristics that are sought in candidates are always quite similar. It’s rarely the person that is “smartest” or has the most experience that gets hired. There are a number of … Continue reading How to Smash Your Next Interview
Public Speaking – How to Capture Your Audience
My heart was pounding outside of my chest and my hands were sweaty and trembling. I had my flashcards in hand and was rehearsing them as many more times as I could. The previous speaker had just finished, and now it was my turn. It was my first ever public speaking experience, on a topic … Continue reading Public Speaking – How to Capture Your Audience
Developing and Maintaining Relevant Skills
As a software developer, a constant in my line of work is change. Technology changes quickly, and companies have to adapt in order to stay relevant. What does this mean for a developer? It means we have to be able to learn new technologies constantly. Developing and maintaining new skills is a necessity. This means … Continue reading Developing and Maintaining Relevant Skills