Portfolio & Job Prep
Direct answer: An ATS-friendly developer resume is a single-column PDF or DOCX with a real text layer, standard section headings, and skills written as plain text. On the major platforms, though, the template only controls how your file is parsed and read. Automatic rejection comes from how you answer the employer’s application questions, not from … Read more
A one-page portfolio converts when it answers four questions in order: is this person for me, can they prove it, roughly what will it cost, and how do I start. Build it as six blocks with about 600 words of visible copy, two or three outcome-led case studies, a visible price signal, and one call … Read more
Give your friend a written script—fixed questions, pre-written follow-ups, and a 1–5 scoring sheet—then record a 30-minute session, score it silently before anyone speaks, choose two fixes, and immediately re-ask your weakest question. Structure is the point: structured interviews predict job performance better than casual chats (a 2022 meta-analysis put the correlations at about .42 … Read more
Fact-checked against the underlying research, September 2026.“Tell me about yourself” isn’t a biography request. It’s a compression test. In the first ninety seconds, the interviewer scores three things they never say out loud: does your history map to this role, does your career read as one coherent story, and can you prioritize under pressure. Most … Read more
your-project / README.md README That Actually Gets Your Repo NoticedNot a trick, not a template — a working method for the file most maintainers write last and visitors judge first. Last updated: September 25, 2026 · ~12 min read · By Tom, Code Talent Hub On this pageThe “featured” myth, correctedHow GitHub actually surfaces reposWhat … Read more
Trendix Home Tutorials Tools Step-by-Step Tutorial · 2025Nine facts — and nine concrete steps — that will genuinely change how you present your work on GitHub. Written for developers who are done with generic advice. Updated May 2025 Reading time: ~14 min Level: All levels What’s in this guideWhy “just push the code” is not … Read more
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