[jeremy_k]

My last round of interview all stemmed from posting on the Who Wants to be Hired thread. I examined a few months of previous posts and looked for descriptions people had written that stood out and looked good. I went back and looked at a previous month I had posted and noticed that post by me didn't stand out. I added a well written prompt about what I was looking in an organization and a role and I feel like that helped to give color to who I was compared to a giant list of technologies I'm capable of working with.

I also received feedback from people who reached out that they went and read my personal website / blog; that gave them better insight into who I was. Don't underestimate the fact that soft skills and communication go a long way in the interview process and software engineering as a whole. Having a blog, which demonstrates the ability the communicate over a written medium, I feel is a great way help yourself stand out. It isn't a requirement to land a job, but I think it helps.