DEVELOP MARKETABLE SKILLS
In the appendix we discuss your résumé as a marketing tool to get you job interviews. The easiest thing to sell is something that people want, so it’s important that you have marketable skills to offer a prospective employer.
To stand out from the crowd both on paper and in the interviews you need to develop skills and accomplishments, especially if you’re entering the job market for the first time. The following are some approaches you can take:
- Upgrade your credentials. Companies such as Google are well known for favoring job applicants with graduate degrees. Getting a master’s or doctorate degree is one way to upgrade your credentials. You can upgrade your credentials in other ways, such as taking university or professional development courses or participating in programming contests.
- Don’t bother with certifications. The authors of this book believe that programming certificates are of limited value because very few...
