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Colm Doyle

Hosted by Colm Doyle, Klokta offers thoughts on Technology, Developer Relations and more.

  1. 05/03/2022

    You should answer every single recruiter message you get

    Most people think of recruiter InMails as spam, but not me. I see opportunity in every one.  If you're not actively engaging with recruiters, you're missing out on a chance to get crucial information about the job market, so don't leave that on the table. Ask these questions and start figuring out what you *should* be getting.

    9 min

  2. 02/01/2022

    Developer Relations in 2022 - Where I'm focusing

    What does 2022 hold for Slack Developer Advocacy, and the industry in general? There's two big things I know my team will focus on. Original Blog Post Video from Sandra Blog post from Jim Ray

    6 min

  3. 06/01/2021

    The best Incident Commanders might not be where you think

    The Incident Commander is a powerful role in the world of Incident Management that is traditionally filled by senior engineers and engineering managers. But have you ever considered that maybe you should be casting your net a bit wider when it comes to staffing that role? Original blog post Pagerduty Training Materials Example Root Cause analysis from AWS

    6 min

  4. 05/21/2021

    Improving your video conference setup

    It's been over a year now, and hybrid/remote events are here to stay. Here's some suggestions on what tools you can invest in to level up your video conference setup so every event you do hits that professionalism bar you want. Original blog post, containing links to all the tools I mention A Meetup where I was using a Sony a6400

    8 min

  5. 05/18/2021

    Flexibility shouldn't mean always-on

    A strict Monday to Friday, nine to five schedule is no longer the norm for many people who work in software, but you need to be sure that 'choosing when you work' doesn't make you always available to work. Original Blog Post Flex-Work Programs That Actually Work For millennials, unlimited vacation isn’t always a perk The Best Way We’ve Found To Get Employees To Take More Vacation Time (And It Isn’t Unlimited Vacation) Building for the new normal

    5 min

  6. 05/11/2021

    Et tu, booth?

    Is a conference booth really the best way to engage with developers? And if it isn't, why do we spend so much time and money on them? Original blog post

    6 min

  7. 05/06/2021

    When you struggle to write

    When a large part of your job is content creation, what can you do when you're struggling to get your creative juices flowing? Here's some approaches I take when writer's block strikes. Original blog post Newsletter Martin Beeby's post on assets and activities

    3 min

  8. 04/29/2021

    Building for the new normal

    In a world where we no longer move from desk to meeting room and back, what do we need to change about the tools we build so they help us to achieve our common goals at work? Original Blog Post

    11 min
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Hosted by Colm Doyle, Klokta offers thoughts on Technology, Developer Relations and more.

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  • Creator
    Colm Doyle
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2022
  • Episodes
    13
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