Portfolio & Job Prep
Tech Résumé After analyzing 200+ tech résumés that successfully cleared ATS filters and landed interviews at companies like Amazon, Google, and Microsoft, I’ve identified a disturbing pattern: 97% of tech companies use ATS to filter software engineer résumés, and missing…
Build a Dev Portfolio That Gets You Hired By Tom Morgan Quick Navigation The 5 Rules That Matter • 30-Day Plan • Starting Out (0-2 yr) • Mid-Level (3-5 yr) • Senior (6-10+ yr) • Self-Taught • Backend Focus •…
Mock Interviews in 2026 After failing three consecutive interviews in late 2025, I came to the realization that my preparation strategy was fundamentally flawed. Like most job seekers, I’d read generic advice, rehearsed stock answers in my head, and assumed…
Hidden GitHub Repository Upon discovering Anthropic‘s Claude Code repository in late 2025, I initially dismissed it as just another AI coding assistant attempting to capitalize on the hype. After fifteen years evaluating developer tools—from enterprise IDEs to scrappy command-line utilities—I’d…
GitHub Projects Blowing Up Imagine browsing GitHub one morning in early 2025 and discovering a repository that has amassed 50,000 stars in just one day. Your espresso goes chilly as you dive in—it is not merely code; it’s a revolution…
Remote Coding Interview with AI Support Executive Summary Poll: What’s your biggest AI interview challenge? A) Ethics B) Tools C) Integration D) Other—reply! Introduction In November 2025, I vividly recall a high-stakes remote coding interview for a senior full-stack developer…
The Advice That Got Developers Hired Why did the standard playbook cease to function—and what is its replacement? Ilyas, a front-end developer with 8+ years of experience and a master’s in computer science, spent 18 months trying to land a…
Open Source Tools to Boost Your Workflow Published: October 5, 2025 | Reading Time: quarter-hour | Last Updated: This autumn 2025 The open-source revolution has reached a tipping point. In 2025, we are witnessing an unprecedented convergence of artificial intelligence, collaborative progress, and enterprise-grade tools…
Signal Compression Developer Résumé The pattern remains consistent after 15 years of analyzing hiring pipelines through anonymous submissions and bottleneck analysis: résumés that provide the strongest verifiable signal in the least amount of time receive the most advancement. Matched-pair tests…
Nail Your Next Tech Interview Last updated: November 2025By Alex Chen—ex-Engineering Manager at Stripe, ex-Head of University Recruiting at Ramp, 2,400+ engineers placed into FAANG-level roles You’re one perfect mock interview away from a $180k–$450k tech offer. In 2025, the…