It is easy to keep to yourself as a software developer. Work comes in, you concentrate, solve the problem, and then more work comes in. Years can go by, and your co-workers may not know one thing about you. This is what happened to me. I spent my first two years at a company working on a project. I had minimal interaction with people outside of my immediate team. Due to this, I would always be mistaken as a new employee. This wasn’t good because this was around the time that I was considering asking for a promotion. I’ve learned that people in the company need to know who you are before they will approve a promotion no matter how good your resume is. So, I decided to get involved.
How to get Involved
The easiest way is simply to share with co-workers. Share a little about yourself and listen to the stories of your co-workers. People are attracted to your humanity, so let people know a little about your life outside of the job. Also, if your company participates in charity work, get involved with the charity drive. Doing this gave me an opportunity to meet new people in my department and in other departments. Not only did I meet people I generated relationships that I can lean on in the future.
What do you do when you feel overwhelmed and stressed? Sometimes life, work, responsibility and timelines can make you feel overwhelmed. Software development as a career can be VERY STRESSFUL. Constant problem solving, evolving programming tools…
https://i0.wp.com/www.dixondevelopment.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/whoislimos-265482-unsplash.jpg?fit=3000%2C205320533000tdixonhttp://www.dixondevelopment.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/logo2-alternate.pngtdixon2018-11-20 05:00:582020-01-31 13:06:19What to do when you feel overwhelmed and stressed
Your first impression with any potential employer is your resume. My resume has been updated throughout the years but the structure of it has remained the same. The key to a software development resumes is to highlight your tools, languages,…
https://i0.wp.com/www.dixondevelopment.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/bram-naus-200967-unsplash-1.jpg?fit=1600%2C8008001600tdixonhttp://www.dixondevelopment.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/logo2-alternate.pngtdixon2018-10-30 03:04:282018-10-31 02:08:57Writing a Software Development Resume – Part 2 Resume
I have had the opportunity to get a lot of help with writing my resume over the years. It started when I was in the co-op program in college. Before we could go out into the field we had to complete an in-class portion of the program, and one…
https://i0.wp.com/www.dixondevelopment.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/bram-naus-200967-unsplash-1.jpg?fit=1600%2C8008001600tdixonhttp://www.dixondevelopment.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/logo2-alternate.pngtdixon2018-08-31 20:58:342018-10-31 02:11:29Writing a Software Development Resume – Part 1 Cover Letter
I can truly say that I have been blessed to be a software developer for 10 years. the decade has flown by and my life has changed drastically in this time frame. I entered the field with lofty dreams but not really knowing what to expect.…
https://i0.wp.com/www.dixondevelopment.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/fail.jpg?fit=1600%2C8008001600tdixonhttp://www.dixondevelopment.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/logo2-alternate.pngtdixon2018-08-21 01:11:482018-09-05 03:55:55How I flunked out of University and Survived
I was the only black person in most of the classes related to computer science. I grew up in Toronto, and if you know anything about this city you know that it is one of the most multicultural cities in the world. It is not unusual for someone…
https://i0.wp.com/www.dixondevelopment.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/blackdev.jpg?fit=1600%2C8008001600tdixonhttp://www.dixondevelopment.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/logo2-alternate.pngtdixon2018-08-08 04:42:382018-08-24 23:27:10Programming While Black
This is not going to be an exhaustive approach to getting your foot in the door of software development. I have heard stories from several developers about how the got their first job, and their education level when they got it. I've worked…
https://i0.wp.com/www.dixondevelopment.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/5Steps-1.jpg?fit=1600%2C8008001600tdixonhttp://www.dixondevelopment.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/logo2-alternate.pngtdixon2018-08-02 02:19:032018-08-02 02:34:275 Steps to becoming a Software Developer
We may request cookies to be set on your device. We use cookies to let us know when you visit our websites, how you interact with us, to enrich your user experience, and to customize your relationship with our website.
Click on the different category headings to find out more. You can also change some of your preferences. Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer.
Essential Website Cookies
These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features.
Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, you cannot refuse them without impacting how our site functions. You can block or delete them by changing your browser settings and force blocking all cookies on this website.
Google Analytics Cookies
These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our website and application for you in order to enhance your experience.
If you do not want that we track your visist to our site you can disable tracking in your browser here:
Other external services
We also use different external services like Google Webfonts, Google Maps and external Video providers. Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. Please be aware that this might heavily reduce the functionality and appearance of our site. Changes will take effect once you reload the page.
Google Webfont Settings:
Google Map Settings:
Vimeo and Youtube video embeds:
Privacy Policy
You can read about our cookies and privacy settings in detail on our Privacy Policy Page.