I appreciate this article reminding us of this technique and the additional discussions around it. I've used it before and found it really helpful for various date calculations, knowing holidays,...

Think the furthest I actually went may have been 30-40 miles. I'm not really willing to go much further than that. Just attending as an attendee, not a speaker. (And...

In my case, I moved at relatively appropriate times. I moved on from one job because I had an opportunity for a large pay increase and moving to an area...

I'm currently employed as a full-time remote employee (company is in another state, but does have several remote workers). I was given the option to move if I wanted, but...

My current job had no face to face prior to hire. It was known that they were okay to have a remote worker. We had a couple of Skype meetings,...

You can definitely ask what sort of format will be used for the phone interview or what sort of call it will be. They're usually willing to not surprise you...

below86 (5/13/2016)

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I've got a phone interview set up for next week. Any advice? I have never had to do a phone interview. This is just a phone...

ZZartin (4/13/2016)

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Something else to consider is whether you want to work for a company that hires someone just to meet an arbitrary deadline, if you're worried about competition then by...

How strict the company is for deadlines depends on the company. Some might let it slide. Some will flag it as "do not review" and toss it. Some might hold...

Well, there's a deadline. If you don't meet the deadline, you're probably not going to be considered (unless none of the other candidates work out) or at least get viewed...

I actually didn't have a problem with recruiters the last time around when I was looking for a job, but I was pretty specific about what I wanted and what...

Definitely true, but when you're in some areas getting to the less expensive shopping will cost in time and gas. When I moved into our current home, there were no...

I'm not sure housing prices as in San Francisco are like _anywhere_ else in the US....

Eric M Russell (4/7/2016)We've got a strong IT market here in Atlanta, and the housing market and rent are relatively inexpensive compared to other large metropolitan areas. My only complaint...

And as I said earlier, the area has apparently improved quite a bit in the tech area since I was there. 😉 Out of curiosity, which...