Mathew Zannoni–a software engineer–joins us for this episode of The 1:1 Podcast.

We talk about the job market, stigma around being a 1099 worker, mentoring, and code quality for small development teams. We also reminisce about the good old days of Front Page and Dreamweaver. 

00:00 - Intro

00:43 - Applying for jobs

02:14 - Take home assignments

04:57 - Code tests

06:07 - Challenges of time commitment required to interview

08:31 - Leveraging LinkedIn

09:31 - Evolving expectations around contract work

10:26 - Is it easier or harder to apply for jobs after being laid off?

13:03 - War stories 

13:53 - Mentorship

18:29 - Removing ego from development

19:31 - Going back to being an IC after being a manager

26:25 - Flipping the interview script

28:36 - Code quality for small dev teams

36:02 - How do you learn something new?

41:53 - Advancements in tooling

48:53 - Final thoughts

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