Bitperi(Periklis Gkolias)

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30 Tips for Software Engineering Careers, After 30 Years of Life

I turned 30, a few days ago. An interesting decade, where I did and learned a lot of things came to an end. I tend to keep track of such “life lessons”, so I thought it would be a good idea to publicize the most related to our work life as software engineers. Here we go: 1. Work really hard No one will grant you a promotion, salary increase or a better position for nothing. Continue reading

Dear Technical Recruiter...

I like you. I really do. I understand that not all my colleagues feel the same way but I have positive feelings for the work you do. I understand the value of doing a good match between a company and the various candidates. It is a very old problem (not only in modern workplace) which needs solution, thus every help is acceptable. Though, you seriously need to… Stop asking for excellent knowledge Yeap, I said it. Continue reading