Winston’s Substack

February 2023

Congrats, you broke production!

People rarely break applications on purpose.

Feb 4, 2023 • 

Winston Sebesta

December 2022

Senior != Senior

Let’s say you were laid off, like lots of tech workers this year.

Dec 23, 2022 • 

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November 2022

Should you take that leadership job?

Let’s say you’re being approached by a recruiter for a leadership role.

Nov 30, 2022 • 

Winston Sebesta

Have you reviewed your employer yet?

Although employer rating sites have been around for a long time, they haven’t really become commonplace across industries, otherwise why would I be…

Nov 13, 2022 • 

Winston Sebesta

October 2022

Job hunt like it's 2022 with notion!

Articles and tips are all well and good, but hunting for jobs still requires so much discipline if you don't want it to turn into chaos.

Oct 23, 2022 • 

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Job board review 2022

Going out and reading job postings can be very useful in your job hunt, even if you don’t apply anywhere.

Oct 6, 2022 • 

Winston Sebesta

September 2022

Take linkedin with a big pile of salt

Linkedin plays an essential role in our professional lives.

Sep 28, 2022 • 

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August 2022

How I found a fully remote job

Fully remote jobs, even in tech, aren’t as common as you’d expect.

Aug 9, 2022 • 

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July 2022

How I avoid career dead ends

Job roles and titles are not created equal unfortunately.

Jul 30, 2022 • 

Winston Sebesta

A post mortem of a remote dev office

I lead a small software engineering team halfway across the world from HQ for nearly three years.

Jul 21, 2022 • 

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Why I love a good proof of concept

A few years ago I learned to take all the risky stuff and package it up into neat little packages called proof of concepts (POC).

Jul 18, 2022 • 

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