To be honest, I wrote this piece simply to vent my feelings a bit. I didn't actually think I would get much response on it. If I had written it to be used when looking for a job I'd probably have written it a bit differently, and as it turned out I'm glad I didn't. Of those that actually wanted to offer me a job in the first phone call none of them wanted to see a CV or have me submit samples of my work, and that includes a very large and old media company in Stockholm.
I have a couple of more articles planned to follow this and one of them will include what it was like diving head first into the ocean of languages with the goal of becoming a developer and not just because it's so darn fun.
Ah yeah, i kinda got that by the end of the article. I don't know why i got the idea it would include such a story, but i did. This article felt like a teaser for a larger story.
I'm in the situation you described. Mid 30's and spent way too many years working on legacy projects and fell behind in what's modern and new. I've gone to a few interviews and realized i'm unhireable until i get up to speed with all the latest buzzwords. If you decide to talk about the process of modernizing your skills, i've followed you and will read.
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You totally skipped over the part where you modernized your skills to get hired, and how you did it. What gives?
To be honest, I wrote this piece simply to vent my feelings a bit. I didn't actually think I would get much response on it. If I had written it to be used when looking for a job I'd probably have written it a bit differently, and as it turned out I'm glad I didn't. Of those that actually wanted to offer me a job in the first phone call none of them wanted to see a CV or have me submit samples of my work, and that includes a very large and old media company in Stockholm.
I have a couple of more articles planned to follow this and one of them will include what it was like diving head first into the ocean of languages with the goal of becoming a developer and not just because it's so darn fun.
Ah yeah, i kinda got that by the end of the article. I don't know why i got the idea it would include such a story, but i did. This article felt like a teaser for a larger story.
I'm in the situation you described. Mid 30's and spent way too many years working on legacy projects and fell behind in what's modern and new. I've gone to a few interviews and realized i'm unhireable until i get up to speed with all the latest buzzwords. If you decide to talk about the process of modernizing your skills, i've followed you and will read.