Archive for May 2019
Is a career in IT right for me? 3 myths about a career as a developer.
As the tech world grows, so does the number of people considering entering into the IT industry. It can be difficult to know whether or not a career in IT would suit your skillsets and natural abilities, and many people assume all developers possess a specific set of traits required for every person in…
Read MoreFastTrack’D Graduate Joining Amazon Photos Team
We are proud to announce that one of our own Cook System’s exceptional FastTrack’d graduates, Quinton Bolt, will be joining the amazing Amazon Photos development team at the Amazon headquarters in Seattle, WA. After he graduated from the FastTrack’D program, Quinton spent a year at FedEx and then Service Master before moving into the classroom. …
Read MoreNotes on Openness: To Experience
Trait or Value? Openness to experience has been considered a personality trait for over 50 years and includes aspects like curiosity, imagination and introspection. Trait usually refers to the part of a person’s personality that won’t change much after the age of maturity. I’m beginning to think, though, that a lot of what we call…
Read MoreWhere Resumes Fail in Finding the Best IT Talent
Hiring managers have been doing it for decades. (Maybe even centuries, as the first “resumé” is said to have been composed by Leonardo Da Vinci.) Need to fill a position? Sift through resumés until one catches your eye. Or, in today’s world, let a program scan them for you. Put the ones with the best…
Read MoreNotes on Creativity
Definition? I usually hear creativity defined something like this: the creation of something new, especially an artistic work. I’ve realized that’s a narrow definition. One, are we really capable of creating something new? Two, creativity is not relegated to the arts. My working definition is something like this: openness to making connections between seemingly…
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