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Build Your Consulting Skills as a Junior Developer

For the past few months, I've gone on a journey to build my consulting skills. Here is what I've discovered along the way.

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What Does Being a Good Leader Mean? Making Life Easier for Your Team

In the end, if you ensured that the problem was addressed, you were a good leader, no matter how you did it.

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Stuck? Ask Better Questions

Problem-solving is tough, but one way you can get to a solution more quickly is by asking better questions.

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How I Get The Most Out of a Software Conference

Attending conferences is a great way to stay up to date on trends in the industry. Here's how I get the most out of a software conference.

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Find Your Specialty in The World of Software Engineering

So, you have decided to get into software development. Find your niche as a software engineer and where you want to progress to.

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If Life Were a Video Game – Part 2: An Open World

Congrats on finishing the tutorial! In part two, we talk about how post-grad life is similar to an open-world game and offer some tips.

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If Life Were a Video Game – Part 1: The Tutorial

Do you love open-world video games? Here is why college can be similar to the tutorial of a video game and some tips for this stage of life.

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Keep an Emergency Supply of Warm Fuzzy Feelings in a Nice Words Document

My Nice Words file is where I put every kind remark my colleagues and clients have made about me or my work.

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Get More Out of Your Mentor-Mentee Relationship

I've been working with a Career Development Manager for several months. These six things have improved our mentor-mentee relationship.

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Debunking Learning Styles: Better Ways to Be a Teacher

Here, I'll argue against a widely-held belief in unique learning styles that don't actually help with teaching or learning.

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Answering the Question, “What’s Your Professional Opinion?”

Do you freeze when someone asks for your "professional opinion?" With a little preparation, you can form and share a strong, valuable professional opinion.

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Want to Level Up as a Consultant? Learn from Others

My favorite part of watching other people doing consulting work is seeing what makes their style special. Observing this showed me a path to level up.

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