Taylor Desseyn

Guidance Counselor 2.0

Business EN ↓ 563 episodes

We had guidance counselors in middle school, high school, and sometimes college. However when we need it the most in our professional careers, we have no one to turn to. This podcast is a resource for not only job seekers but for companies & hiring managers to help scale their organizations. I interview job seekers who have had a tremendous amount of success finding jobs and hiring managers/leaders in organizations who are doing it the 'right way' when it comes to leadership and scaling their organizations.

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Taylor Desseyn

Episodes

Episode 444 - How AI is Effecting the Interviewing w/ Head of Dev Relations, Angie Jones 21.04.2025 37:18

We are diving into how AI is effecting hiring and interviewing! If you want to check out all the things ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠torc.dev⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ has going on head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/taylordesseyn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more information on how to get plugged in!

Episode 443 - Advice from a Hiring Manager w/ Eng Manager Dan Digangi 18.04.2025 24:51

Hanging with my guy Dan who is a Engineering Manager at Active Campaign to talk through the job search! If you want to check out all the things ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠torc.dev⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ has going on head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/taylordesseyn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more information on how to get plugged in!

Episode 442 - Building a Network & Betting on Yourself w/ Co-Founder Dee Murthy 16.04.2025 34:28

Hanging out with Co-Founder Dee Murthy to talk about his entrepreneurial journey. Check out his podcast Groupchat!! If you want to check out all the things ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠torc.dev⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ has going on head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/taylordesseyn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more information on how to get plugged in!

Episode 441 - How to Hire Properly w/ Brian Holt, Staff PM @ Neon.tech 14.04.2025 33:15

hanging with the legend Brian Holt to talk about all things hiring and what he looks for when he hires!! if you want to check out all the things ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠torc.dev⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ has going on head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/taylordesseyn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more information on how to get plugged in!

Episode 440 - Solo Show 11.04.2025 27:32

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Episode 439 - From Sales to First Engineering Job at Netflix w/ Shaundai Person 09.04.2025 38:34

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Episode 438 - Finding a Job Through Community w/ Appwrites Nishant Jain 07.04.2025 26:07

hanging out with Integration engineer and appwrite hero nishant jain to talk about his job search journey! if you want to check out all the things ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠torc.dev⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ has going on head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/taylordesseyn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more information on how to get plugged in!

Episode 437 - Navigating Your Career and Job Search w/ Leon Noel 04.04.2025 25:56

Episode 436 - Do What You Love and It Just Works Out w/ Kevin Blanco, Sr. DevRel 02.04.2025 28:30

hanging with my friend kevin from appsmith! talking about how he got to where he is at in his career! if you want to check out all the things ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠torc.dev⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ has going on head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/taylordesseyn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more information on how to get plugged in!

Episode 435 - The Power of Putting Yourself Out There w/ Aaron Francis 31.03.2025 39:39

hanging out with the amazing Aaron Francis to really dig into his talk about putting yourself out there! if you want to check out all the things ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠torc.dev⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ has going on head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/taylordesseyn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more information on how to get plugged in!

Episode 434 - How to Navigate Large Conferences w/ Nick Taylor, Dev Advocate 28.03.2025 32:17

Episode 433 - The Winding Road w/ Leslie Greenwood, Co-Founder of Women Wednesday 26.03.2025 30:14

Episode 432 - 10 Month Job Search w/ Jeremy Barger, Director of Engineering 24.03.2025 35:23

catching up with my friend Jeremy on his latest job search that took 10 months. Our goal is to give you practical tips to level up your job search. if you want to check out all the things ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠torc.dev⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ has going on head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/taylordesseyn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more information on how to get plugged in!

Episode 430 - Recruiter Turned Software Developer w/ Brooke Sweedar 21.03.2025 38:01

joined this morning by the wonderful Brooke Sweedar to talk about her career journey from a 10+ year recruiter and diving into software development! if you want to check out all the things ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠torc.dev⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ has going on head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/taylordesseyn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more information on how to get plugged in!

Episode 431 - What To Do When You Are Laid Off w/ Eng Leader, Colin Lord 21.03.2025 43:37

we are going to dive into Colin's last job search and how he overcame getting a position during a downturn and the holidays! if you want to check out all the things ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠torc.dev⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ has going on head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/taylordesseyn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more information on how to get plugged in!

Episode 429 - Hello Darkness My Old Friend w/ DevRel Expert, Tessa Kriesel 17.03.2025 40:07

talking about the importance of getting out, productivity hacks, and getting away from your desk if you want to check out all the things ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠torc.dev⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ has going on head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/taylordesseyn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more information on how to get plugged in!

Episode 428 - Advancing Your Career from Senior to Leadership w/ Principal Engineer, Stephen Shary 14.03.2025 36:03

Stoked to hang with Principal Engineer Stephen Shary to talk about things to consider going from senior to leadership as well as how to build good tech culture. If you want to check out all the things ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠torc.dev⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ has going on head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠linktr.ee/taylordesseyn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more information on how to get plugged in!

Episode 427 - The Tactical Part of Community w/ Pauline Narvas, Community @ Vercel 12.03.2025 30:20

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Episode 426 - Community Chats and Meetup.com Alternatives w/ Founder, Taz Singh 10.03.2025 35:22

Episode 425 - Start Showing Up and Get Off Your Couch w/ Kent Dodds 07.03.2025 40:23

joined this morning by the GOAT Kent Dodds to talk about the importance of developer conferences and community! if you want to check out all the things ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠torc.dev⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ has going on head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠linktr.ee/taylordesseyn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more information on how to get plugged in!

Episode 424 - Building Your Audience and Going Independent w/ Josh Comeau 05.03.2025 33:15

PUMPED to hang out with Josh today to talk about building his course work, the importance of building and networking. if you want to check out all the things ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠torc.dev⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ has going on head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠linktr.ee/taylordesseyn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more information on how to get plugged in!

Episode 423 - Management Talks w/ Jem Young, Eng Leader @ Netflix 03.03.2025 31:15

hanging out talking leadership! if you want to check out all the things ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠torc.dev⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ has going on head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ linktr.ee/taylordesseyn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more information on how to get plugged in!

Episode 422 - How Content Can Land You a Job w/ Chantastic 28.02.2025 45:39

Hanging out with my dude Chan to talk about his latest job search and how content and community landed him his current job. If you want to check out all the things ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠torc.dev⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ has going on head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠solo.to/tdesseyn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more information on how to get plugged in!

Episode 421 - The Importance of Value in your Career w/ Staff Dev Advocate, Adewale Abati 26.02.2025 36:39

Joined by Staff Dev Advocate Adewale (Ace) Abati from Block today to talk about his career growing up in Nigeria to being a Staff Engineer and the importance of providing/adding value to get where you want to go! If you want to check out all the things ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠torc.dev⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ has going on head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠solo.to/tdesseyn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more information on how to get plugged in!

Episode 420 - Finding a Job as a Director of Engineering w/ Brian Walter, Republic.com 24.02.2025 36:15

Hanging out with Director of Engineering, Brian Walter of Republic.com. A lot of times people think leadership individuals have it easy to find a job but Brian's journey was tough and we are going to talk about it! If you want to check out all the things ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠torc.dev⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ has going on head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠solo.to/tdesseyn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more information on how to get plugged in!