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What's Behind the Burnout Among Software Engineers?

What's Behind the Burnout Among Software Engineers?

Businesses need to figure out ways to get more people into the tech industry, upskill existing employees or deploy automation. The sector has been on fire, but the unabated growth has affected software engineers. Worse, developers and technologists might hang on but feel burned out, which becomes harmful to their

The Most Common Job Interview Advice Can Actually Be Detrimental to Your Career. Here's What You Should Know

The Most Common Job Interview Advice Can Actually Be Detrimental to Your Career. Here's What You Should Know

With the best of intentions, people have been doling out bad job interview and career advice for years. Family and friends mean well, but they tend to offer career counseling without knowing the specific circumstances and nuances of the recipient’s unique situation. I wouldn’t necessarily say your friends

Blind TL;DR Edition No. 29: Week Ended May 27, 2022

Blind TL;DR Edition No. 29: Week Ended May 27, 2022

Blind TL;DR helps you stay on top of what shaped the tech industry this week in about 3 minutes. Keep tabs on the latest with insights straight from the newsmakers—technologists like you. What recession? It’s not all doom and gloom. Apple is the latest big tech company

The 65 Best-Paying Cities for Technical Program Managers in the United States

The 65 Best-Paying Cities for Technical Program Managers in the United States

A technologist eager to take on a leadership role might want to consider becoming a technical program manager. Technical program managers are technical experts who drive company or product strategy. In their role, they identify and problem-solve technical issues, coordinate the work across technology and business teams and any

Here’s How a Law School Graduate Became an Amazon Software Engineer Through Self-Study

Here’s How a Law School Graduate Became an Amazon Software Engineer Through Self-Study

Don’t worry: It’s possible to crack the Amazon job interview as a software engineer if you didn’t study computer science. After graduating from law school, a change of heart prompted one user on the professional social network Blind to pursue a career as a programmer. The decision

Navigating the Career Jungle Gym: Tips from Sidecar Health CTO Rod Barlow

Navigating the Career Jungle Gym: Tips from Sidecar Health CTO Rod Barlow

“The Blind Ambition with Jack Kelly” provides a candid look into the top tech companies. Go behind the scenes with tech and workplace leaders and explore engineering and work culture, what it takes to land a role at these companies, and how to build, scale and succeed as an engineer

How to Attract a Headhunter or Recruiter

How to Attract a Headhunter or Recruiter

One of the best ways to find a new job is to enlist the help of a headhunter. If you have the right experience for the role, recruiters would love to speak with you. A headhunter is financially incentivized—by a substantial commission paid by the hiring company—to get