Severin Wiggenhorn

Explanation of the different kind of referrals and the questions your referrer will have to answer about you

Referrals are so important in this job market, but they are also nuanced. Ask the people you know best for referrals, ideally people who can speak to your work professionally. And always thank them even if you don't get the job! ❤️

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@newleafliterary.bsky.social ❤️

Google UX designer to novelist - An interview An inspiring story on quitting tech and following your own north star

Dream of leaving the tech world behind to work full time as an artist?

Carolyn's coworkers only found out she’d published a book when one of them asked her about her Good Morning America appearance during a zoom call!

Such a fun and inspiring interview! climbandpivot.beehiiv.com/p/ux-designe...

SUMMERTIME PURSUIT by Severin Wiggenhorn But there are two kinds of shame: the kind that you cannot speak the words to, even in your head, and the kind you can’t stop talking about. I told the story for years.

It feels like summer today and I've never shared the only story I've had published on here so if you need some summer camp nostalgia: xraylitmag.com/summertime-p...

Thank you @xraylitmag.bsky.social for making me a published author!

@altnps.bsky.social @altusds.altgov.info @fedsagainstdoge.bsky.social @altnatarchives.altgov.info @roguefema.altgov.info Please consider re-posting to boost visibility ❤️

Private sector resumes are a unique dialect! Especially for federal government employees looking to pivot, make sure you quantify your experience as much as possible.

To read more: climbandpivot.beehiiv.com/p/how-to-for...

@altnps.bsky.social @altusds.altgov.info @alt18f.bsky.social - would you consider re-sharing to boost visibility for folks forced to job search ❤️

Screenshot of blog post on How-to for federal workers navigating a private sector job search. Cover image is marble columns.

Several years ago, I pivoted from the federal government to tech private/sector. For folks currently looking to make the same pivot (by choice or necessity) I wanted to share what I learned about translating my skills and experience. #rif

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Dan Thompson on What Recruiters Do and How to Make it Work for You Ask a recruiter everything you've always wanted to know: What’s the best resume format? Am I underpaid? Are robots auto-rejecting me?

I asked Dan Thompson, #recruiter extraordinaire, why should I talk to a recruiter at all, does going through a recruiter cause me to get paid less (spoiler: no!), and why the number of applicants listed on job posting sites might be inflated!

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Thank you to CRAFT Literary for featuring me as the volunteer of the month. I've learned so much the past year as a fiction reader.

#CraftLiterary

I got 3 lit mag rejections today and don’t think any of them will be like “haha April Fools!” later 😩

Happen to notice? ​A micro-newsletter on somatics and creativity.

Some newsletter recs I love!

@vanessamicale.bsky.social - Happen to notice? Bite-sized prompts for awareness, connection, and ease. Like soft pants for your mind. poderosa-voz.kit.com/ce6976f868

AWP: The most exhausting 3 days of your life. Every year.

#awp

hear hear

What Will You Do? What’s your “I am Spartacus” move to protect the more vulnerable, the targeted, the invisibled, the next-on-the-list?

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What Will You Do? What’s your “I am Spartacus” move to protect the more vulnerable, the targeted, the invisibled, the next-on-the-list?

A hard realization as a former collegiate debater is those formative-to-me economists and political theorists had no idea what they were talking about. There're only a few voices I trust to describe our current moment with sufficient care and wisdom: @mirajacob.bsky.social @kavehakbar.bsky.social

Every group chat has the friend who sends too many memes, the friend who only contributes with heart reacts, the friend who accidentally adds a journalist when you’re talking about top secret military plans, and the journalist who’s not supposed to be there

What is technical writing? The underrated tech career path you've never heard of Discover technical writing: the hidden gem career that bridges technology and communication, offering high pay, high novelty, low stress, and the power to help people by crafting clear, task-oriented ...

A well paid writing job where you interview super smart people and readers are desperate to read your work?

I pivoted into technical writing 3 years ago and it's the best job I've ever had.

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#technicalwriting #career

How to diagnose where your job search is failing And ideas for improving your results at every stage of the process

Are you tracking the right data for your job search? Which stage of the interview process are you getting stuck at most often? What focused changes can you make in response? climbandpivot.beehiiv.com/p/how-to-dia...

How to diagnose where your job search is failing And ideas for improving your results at every stage of the process

I think it's so important to democratize and demystify access to job search information. Would love if you could share to folks this might be helpful to! climbandpivot.beehiiv.com/p/how-to-dia...

How to diagnose where your job search is failing And ideas for improving your results at every stage of the process

Job searching sucks! I don't know if it's helpful but it's something I've just started writing about to share what I've learned from a lot of career pivots: climbandpivot.beehiiv.com/p/how-to-dia...

@veni.dev @diversifytech.com - I think it's so important to democratize and demystify access to job search information. Would love if you could share to folks this might be helpful to! It's a process I first learned during my own software eng bootcamp.

How to diagnose where your job search is failing And ideas for improving your results at every stage of the process

Job searches are overwhelming and exhausting. Here's a framework for how to focus your time and energy on the right step in the process for your current search:

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So much talent bursting out of these two sets for this Thursday March 27th event. Get your early bird tix now with promo code EARLYGLITTER to be part of Holding Court with moonbeams, stardust, and glitterati. Bit.ly/holdingcourt27

We dreamers chase that perfect line of dialogue, open or close doors, and fall down rabbit holes to be the storytellers we aspire to be. Thanks Tin House @tinhouse.bsky.social for giving us an excuse to find each other in the Los Angeles area to create new writer community. #gratitude #amwriting

Congrats @writesloud.bsky.social! Can’t wait to read!

The two biggest networking mistakes when job searching

I get asked a lot about career pivots, how did I go from law to software or software to technical writing, or how to get a job in a certain industry, and the answer is always roughly the same—talk to people, or in corporate jargon, informational interviews.

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Shira Erlichman lectured about fictive poems at @tinhouse.bsky.social. I got curious about one of the books mentioned and now it's been living rent free in my brain since Saturday...

Working an intensely corporate job while trying to sustain an artistic alter ego makes these moments of stepping into my writer identity all the more meaningful 💖

I'll be there! It's going to be an incredible event!