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by Leftium 1237 days ago
Slightly different perspective: learn marketing (i.e. persuasion):

- Interviews/resumes are just a form of marketing.

- It's better to understand your target market: the needs/desires/fears of business (owners) than any single certification/technology.

- Businesses/companies don't want devs; they want solutions to problems. Devs/code are just a tool to solve business problems.

Explained in more detail much more eloquently: https://www.kalzumeus.com/2011/10/28/dont-call-yourself-a-pr...