Dave Fecak

Dave Fecak has been recruiting software engineers for start-ups since 1998 and he has served as the founder and president of the Philadelphia Area Java Users’ Group since 2000. Dave is often cited and published on career topics for technology professionals, and he blogs at JobTipsForGeeks.com.

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Dave FecakJanuary 27th, 2017
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I Can’t Ask Your Salary History? Thanks!
The Mayor of Philadelphia recently signed a measure that would ban Philly employers from asking candidates about their salary history. The…
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Dave FecakDecember 15th, 2016
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Soft Skills on Technical Resumes
I was in Google Docs collaborating on a resume for a Resume Raiders client the other day when a comment…
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Dave FecakNovember 9th, 2016
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How to Get an Interview at (Almost) Any Company
In my line of work (recruiting, job search coaching, and resume writing) and through my comments on Reddit, I’m often…
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Dave FecakNovember 7th, 2016
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Java Developers and Their Long, Horrible Resumes
Let me start by saying that I consider myself a longstanding friend and ally to the Java community. As some…
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Dave FecakSeptember 29th, 2016
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We Love Older Programmers
I was on the phone yesterday with a senior level hiring manager from a potential new client, and she said…
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Dave FecakSeptember 15th, 2016
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Negotiation for Contract-To-Hire Jobs
I was recently asked a question on Reddit about a specific contract-to-hire (C2H) scenario that I hadn’t given much thought…
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Dave FecakAugust 22nd, 2016
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Agents for Software Developers, Revisited
A few recent Reddit and Hacker News posts alluded to the idea of agents in the world of software. If…
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Dave FecakAugust 17th, 2016
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Show (Don’t Tell) Me That You Haven’t Stopped Learning
Whether through my recruiting work or my resume writing and coaching, I frequently review resumes that lead off with some kind of…
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Dave FecakJuly 28th, 2016
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Undersell and Overdeliver
This week I received a multi-paragraph email from a job applicant who was applying for a developer position I had…
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