Episode 109: How to be a Standout Developer with Randall Kanna
If you're wanting to improve your resume and job application process, you'll want to read this week's guest's book. Author and senior software engineer Randall Kanna talks with John and Ward about applying for jobs, resume building, and thoughts on boot camps and traditional education.
Recording date: Oct 8, 2020
John Papa @John_Papa
Ward Bell @WardBell
Dan Wahlin @DanWahlin
Craig Shoemaker @craigshoemaker
Randall Kanna @RandallKanna
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Resources:
- The Standout Developer
- Randall Kanna’s website
- Etherium
- Bitcoin
- Ruby on Rails
- Node.js
- Ember
- React.js
- Blog site at dev.to
- iOS and Swift
- Randall Kanna video on React and Truffle
- Ask Trim
Timejumps
- 02:08 Guest introduction
- 04:29 What inspired you to write this book?
- 09:51 What is Etherium?
- 12:19 Sponsor: Ag Grid
- 13:33 What do they teach in boot camps?
- 16:04 How do you get your first job?
- 29:00 How do you stand out with your resume?
- 44:39 Sponsor: Nrwl
- 45:19 Using this information for jobs in the future
- 48:51 What's the story in your career?
- 53:43 Final thoughts
Podcast editing on this episode done by Chris Enns of Lemon Productions.