Career Chats with Swyx and Randall

We're taking a short break to focus on solo projects! Randall is launching CrowdFox.io [https://www.crowdfox.io/] soon and Swyx is launching his personal podcast [https://swyx.transistor.fm/]. * General format * Sheldon Hull [https://twitter.com/sheldon_hull/status/1344454685332267008]"I rarely listen to podcasts because of how much wasted time there is. I've been listening through all you and Randall do and it's super useful and interesting. absolutely incredible job. Cheers and thank you" * Michael Gee [https://twitter.com/michaelgee7/status/1349022692587024384] "I have gained a ton of value from your informative and concise podcast Career Chats so thank you & keep up the good work" * John Raptis [https://twitter.com/JohnRaptisM/status/1308109045962805249?s=20] "I really like this short format with links. I don't know if I'm able to squeeze yet another one hour long podcast in my day." * Episode 5: Twitter for Developers [https://careerchats.transistor.fm/episodes/twitter-for-developers] * Charlie You [https://twitter.com/CharlieYouAI/status/1314200380717367297?s=20]: "LOVED this episode, extremely helpful for me as a Twitter noob. Just bought the course Randall mentioned" * Episode 10: Big L Notation [https://share.transistor.fm/s/56989d8d] * Hassan El Mghari [https://twitter.com/Nutlope/status/1327423401225564168?s=20]: "FWIW this is the only podcast I listen to regularly bc of the high signal to noise ratio. Almost every episode makes me stop and reflect on what I'm doing (love the action item at the end)" * Episode 12: Staff Engineer [https://share.transistor.fm/s/d499230a] * Barry Kern [https://twitter.com/_bkern/status/1337498534988443651?s=20]"just stumbled on Staff Engineer episode and its 🔥 thank you🙌👏 picking up so much from this one." * Episode 15: Goals vs Processes [https://share.transistor.fm/s/f5d536de] * Debra-Kaye Elliott [https://twitter.com/debrakayelliott/status/1347194173678645248] "Great tips in this episode!" * Godswill Umukoro [https://twitter.com/umuks_/status/1349073127825936384] "Awesome podcast on setting achievable goals" * "People over estimate how much they can get done in ONE YEAR, and under estimate how much they can get done in 12 WEEKS" - @RandallKanna Got questions and requests for future episodes? Shout us out on Twitter or email an audio question to swyx@hey.com! Speaker Links - Randall (@randallkanna [https://twitter.com/randallkanna]): CrowdFox.io [https://www.crowdfox.io/], The Standout Developer [https://www.thestandoutdeveloper.com/], The Standout Career [https://gumroad.com/l/xOzJU] - Swyx (@swyx [https://twitter.com/swyx]): Learn in Podcast [https://swyx.transistor.fm/], The Coding Career Handbook [https://www.learninpublic.org/] - Discuss this episode on Circle [https://codingcareer.circle.so/c/podcasts]

Randall interviews Swyx about how you can get a job as a developer advocate Show Links https://www.keyvalues.com/blog/what-exactly-do-developer-advocates-do [https://www.keyvalues.com/blog/what-exactly-do-developer-advocates-do] https://www.samjulien.com/devrel-book-links [https://www.samjulien.com/devrel-book-links] https://alexlakatos.com/avocados/2020/11/24/building-first-year-devrel-program/ [https://alexlakatos.com/avocados/2020/11/24/building-first-year-devrel-program/] https://www.heavybit.com/library/podcasts/developer-love/ [https://www.heavybit.com/library/podcasts/developer-love/] https://twitter.com/swyx/status/1340105489133182981?s=20 [https://twitter.com/swyx/status/1340105489133182981?s=20] Speaker Links - Randall (@randallkanna [https://twitter.com/randallkanna]): The Standout Developer [https://www.thestandoutdeveloper.com/], The Standout Career [https://gumroad.com/l/xOzJU] - Swyx (@swyx [https://twitter.com/swyx]): The Coding Career Handbook [https://www.learninpublic.org/] - Discuss this episode on Circle [https://codingcareer.circle.so/c/podcasts]

We believe in systems over goals. Swyx and Randall love goals and we talk about how you can actually achieve your goals and how you can create a process to follow through. So many people set 'wishes' and they don't actually set goals because you're not creating a process to follow through. If you don't create the process, the goal won't happen.People overestimate how much they can get done in one year and they underestimate how much they can get done in 12 weeks. When you're looking for a job, the goal is to get the job. But just setting the goal isn't enough. You need to have a system in place to get the job. Links The Twelve Week Year - https://www.amazon.com/12-Week-Year-Others-Months/dp/1118509234 [https://www.amazon.com/12-Week-Year-Others-Months/dp/1118509234] Goal setting process - https://jamesclear.com/goals-systems [https://jamesclear.com/goals-systems] Growth without Goals https://investorfieldguide.com/growth-without-goals/ [https://investorfieldguide.com/growth-without-goals/] The one Thing by Gary Keller - https://www.amazon.com/ONE-Thing-Surprisingly-Extraordinary-Results/dp/1885167776 Identity Based Habits - https://jamesclear.com/identity-based-habits ---- Speaker Links - Randall (@randallkanna [https://twitter.com/randallkanna]): The Standout Developer [https://www.thestandoutdeveloper.com/], The Standout Career [https://gumroad.com/l/xOzJU] - Swyx (@swyx [https://twitter.com/swyx]): The Coding Career Handbook [https://www.learninpublic.org/] - Discuss this episode on Circle [https://codingcareer.circle.so/c/podcasts]

It's difficult knowing when it's time to leave a company. Sometimes we get 'stuck' and we don't want to leave. Interviewing isn't fun either! 1. When you get an offer you can’t refuse - My $200 million mistake [https://blog.garrytan.com/working-for-microsoft-cost-me-200-dollars-million] 2. When you aren’t learning anymore/too comfortable 3. When you dread going to work (or watching the clock) 4. When you aren't aligned with company values/when there is no trust - KeyValues.com [http://keyvalues.com/] - (our episode on Ethics isn't published yet) - The Speed of Trust [https://www.speedoftrust.com/] 5. When there’s someone above you and you want to move up - Charity Majors blogpost [https://charity.wtf/2020/09/14/useful-things-to-know-about-engineering-levels/] In this episode, Swyx and Randall discuss the various reasons to keep in mind when debating leaving a company. Swyx and Randall also have an argument about how nice Swyx is! Late career, if you have family, that might be different. Early career, you want to optimize for growth. The right company will offer you career advancement and support. A company will always try to keep you with what they've gotten you at. Switching jobs nearly guarantees a bump in compensation. If you stick around and hope for a promotion, it's a lot more difficult. Future episodes to come: - Tech Ethics (for real!) - How to Leave *Well* ---- Speaker Links - Randall (@randallkanna [https://twitter.com/randallkanna]): The Standout Developer [https://www.thestandoutdeveloper.com/], The Standout Career [https://gumroad.com/l/xOzJU] - Swyx (@swyx [https://twitter.com/swyx]): The Coding Career Handbook [https://www.learninpublic.org/] - Discuss this episode on Circle [https://codingcareer.circle.so/c/podcasts/getting-into-cloud-ft-forrest-brazeal-career-chats]

Philip Kiely joins Swyx and Randall to talk about CS degrees, the myths around getting a CS degree and how to be successful in college. - "Institute of Technology" vs "Liberal Arts" - Hackathons to set yourself apart - Writing externally to gain credibility - Grad school? not needed - except for visas, research Links MIT's Missing Semester: https://missing.csail.mit.edu/ [https://missing.csail.mit.edu/] The Craft of Writing Effectively: https://www.robincussol.com/the-craft-of-writing-effectively-summary/ [https://www.robincussol.com/the-craft-of-writing-effectively-summary/] Georgia Tech OMSCS: https://omscs.gatech.edu/ [https://omscs.gatech.edu/] ---- Speaker Links - Philip Kiely (@philipkiely [https://twitter.com/philip_kiely/]): Writing For Software Developers [https://philipkiely.com/wfsd/], Cold Email for Interesting People [https://philipkiely.com/cefip] - Randall (@randallkanna [https://twitter.com/randallkanna]): The Standout Developer [https://www.thestandoutdeveloper.com/], The Standout Career [https://gumroad.com/l/xOzJU] - Swyx (@swyx [https://twitter.com/swyx]): The Coding Career Handbook [https://www.learninpublic.org/] - Discuss this episode on Circle [https://codingcareer.circle.so/c/podcasts/getting-into-cloud-ft-forrest-brazeal-career-chats]