Guidance Counselor 2.0

I am joined by Jordan Kohl, Staff Software Engineer at Twilio. Jordan recently went through the job search and had some amazing insights on how he navigated it and how he ended up at Twilio! Like what you hear? Connect with me - Website: www.vaco.com/taylorLinkedIn: Taylor Desseyn Tweet me: @tdesseyn Pics of the life, wife, daughter & dog: @tdesseyn

I am joined by my dear friend Cam Goedde, Product Marketing Manager at DELL. This episode is going to feel a little different because I love this guy to death! We are going to talk about a ton of things! Like what you hear? Connect with me - Website: www.vaco.com/taylorLinkedIn: Taylor Desseyn Tweet me: @tdesseyn Pics of the life, wife, daughter & dog: @tdesseyn

I am joined by my friend Daniel Norton, CTO of Neural Payments. We are going to dive into how to leverage a recruiting firm as well as junior developers! Like what you hear? Connect with me - Website: www.vaco.com/taylorLinkedIn: Taylor Desseyn Tweet me: @tdesseyn Pics of the life, wife, daughter & dog: @tdesseyn

Happy Fri-Tay! Solo show today! Talking about conferences, meetups, and how to get involved locally! Come hang! Like what you hear? Connect with me - Website: www.vaco.com/taylor LinkedIn: Taylor Desseyn Tweet me: @tdesseyn Pics of the life, wife, daughter & dog: @tdesseyn

I am joined by Michael Chan (chantastic). Michael is focused on improving the UX of the web with @storybookjs and @chromaui. We are diving into finding and making opportunities where you're showing the world where you're going and the importance of public work, and double dipping on work projects. Like what you hear? Connect with me - Website: www.vaco.com/taylorLinkedIn: Taylor Desseyn Tweet me: @tdesseyn Pics of the life, wife, daughter & dog: @tdesseyn

I am joined by Jamon Holmgren, Founder & CTO at Infinite Red, Inc. We are going to dive into his hiring processes because Jamon really understands being intentional! Like what you hear? Connect with me - Website: www.vaco.com/taylor LinkedIn: Taylor Desseyn Tweet me: @tdesseyn Pics of the life, wife, daughter & dog: @tdesseyn

In today's episode, I'm joined by a very special guest, JM Huret. JM is the Head of Engineering for Vaco's software consulting arm, Vaco Built. We dive into 3 main topics: soft skills, looking at the bigger picture of a person when interviewing, and mistakes on hiring. Like what you hear? Connect with me- Website: www.taylordesseyn.com LinkedIn: Taylor Desseyn Tweet me: @tdesseyn Tik Tok: @tdesseyn Pics of the life, wife, daughter & dog: @tdesseyn

In today's episode, I'm joined by Stephen White, AVP, Software Engineering at Healthtrust in Nashville. We dive into how to build culture and brand, advice for up-and-coming hiring managers, and questions you should be asking companies when you interview! Like what you hear? Connect with me- Website: www.taylordesseyn.com LinkedIn: Taylor Desseyn Tweet me: @tdesseyn Tik Tok: @tdesseyn Pics of the life, wife, daughter & dog: @tdesseyn

In today's episode, I'm joined by Andrew Wyborski, Advanced Software Engineering Manager, Mobile and Web Technology at Kroger. We dive into what makes a senior engineer and some other job market conversations!

On today's show, I'm joined by Brian Dougherty. He was the CTO/COO at Jumpstart Health Investors when we recorded this, but he has since started a similar role for Snappt. Congrats, Brian! It was Brian's second time on the show and dive into the similarities between football and running a business. All you sports fans out there, get ready to ~ play ball ~ (I know that's baseball but still #sports) Like what you hear? Connect with me- Website: www.taylordesseyn.com LinkedIn: Taylor Desseyn Tweet me: @tdesseyn Tik Tok: @tdesseyn Pics of the life, wife, daughter & dog: @tdesseyn