The Dear Tech Podcast

00:20 - Welcome 01:55 - What is LinkedIn 07:43 - Utilization from a company perspective 08:07 - How is LinkedIn best utilized? 14:48 - Candidate Profiles 15:01 - Profile Picture 22:29 - LinkedIn Headline 29:40 - How much detail do you put into your work history? 33:23 - What experience can you add to your profile besides work experience? 35:46 - Remove dates from education!!! 38:18 - Certification...

Fran and Shubho discuss compensation negotiation from the perspectives of the candidate, employer, and the (current) employee. They dive into what can be expected during negotiations and how to improve over all negotiation tactics. -- 00:20 - Welcome 01:27 - how does Shubho Negotiate   01:44 - book recommendation  Never Split the Difference, by Chris Voss 09:43 - How does Fran negotiate...

00:20 - Welcome 09:39 - RTO vs WFH from a employee perspective 18:44 - RTO vs WFH from a leadership perspective 23:00 - Articles Fran referenced https://news.bloombergtax.com/tax-insights-and-commentary/tax-considerations-of-remote-work-arrangements-around-the-world https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-02-21/another-threat-to-work-from-home-tax-breaks31:56 - Fran's Personal experience with...

Fran and Shubho discuss the steps to recovery after being impacted by layoffs. 00:00 - Welcome 02:39 - Effects of LinkedIn on the overall tech workforce 07:17 - Shubho's experience with being laid off 15:23- Shubho shares what helped him get through the time, shares advice 21:07 - Processing your situation 22:34 -Taking action 26:42 - Being able to stay flexible and transition 31:47 - The importan...

Fran and Shubho Discuss Perks vs. Benefits in today's job market and how companies can lean into their strengths when it comes to what they can offer. 00:39 Intro 00:56 Fran & Shubho's experience with Perks 03:43 Defining Perks vs Benefits 13:10 Companies utilizing perks when they can't pay large salaries 20:41 Change over the years 29:57 Effects of COVID on Perks and Benefits - and remote wor...

00:36 Introduction 01:13 Defining quiet quitting 03:57 Defining quiet quitting 8:25 How Fran Sets Boundaries 9:51 How Shubho Sets boundaries 11:19 How do people define Quiet quitting 13:53 Meet people where they are 15:08 People turning down promotions?1 17:06 Frans experience turning down a promotion 20:40 Is quiet quitting good or bad? 23:06 People have different priorities 25:43 How should lead...

Fran and Shubho discuss who they are, What they are intending to accomplish on this podcast and why they decided to start this project.

Fran and Shubho discuss todays interview landscape and what they think are the good, the bad, and the ugly.

Fran and Shubho discuss the current job market & economy in tech and how we got here from the beginning of the pandemic.