Eleven patterns I have seen repeatedly while coaching senior engineers, product leaders, directors, and VPs. I wish someone had told me number 9 when I was on the hiring side.
One type is complaining about how bad the job market has become. The other is landing roles while everyone else is still refreshing job boards. Here are the four things that separate them — none of them magic.
41% of companies have cut management and leadership layers this year. Most senior leaders on the market are running the same playbook they would have run in 2021 — and stalling for 6 to 9 months. Here is what the leaders who land in 8 to 10 weeks are doing differently.
A senior product leader at a FAANG company could not see himself clearly enough to position what he actually brought to the table. He was not the problem — context was. Here is what happens when that context disappears overnight.
Three tiers of tech companies pay vastly different salaries. Here is why great engineers are still drawn to FAANG, what employers outside the top tier need to compete on, and how job seekers should think about negotiation.
Interviewing skills and on-the-job skills are not the same thing. Here is what is running through the head of a prepared candidate vs. an unprepared one — and which one gets the offer.