Venue: Microsoft Headquarters in Redmond, WA, United States
Edaena Salinas talks with James Whittaker about Career Strategy in the technology field. James is a Distinguished Technical Evangelist at Microsoft. Throughout his career, he specialized in Software Testing, Security, and Storytelling. He is the author of “How Google Tests Software” and the viral blog post “Why I left Google”. Topics include: Career Management, the role of mentors and managers in your career, a discussion on 1:1s and their relevance, job specialization and advice on when to switch jobs.
SE Radio 281: James Whittaker on Career Strategy
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You might want to post a link to his viral blog post – you guys mentioned it several times.
I loved this episode!
[…] We’re pleased to welcome Edaena Salinas to the SE Radio team. Edaena is a software engineer at Microsoft where she has worked on front-end and back-end development for web applications. In 2017, she started working in the Knowledge and Technologies group at Microsoft Research. Her technical interests include software engineering, web development, artificial intelligence, testing, and DevOps. She also hosts the Women in Tech Show. Other interests include 2D animation, drawing, board games, and playing with her cat, June. Edaena can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter @edaenas. Her first SE Radio show was episode 281 – James Whittaker on Career Strategy. […]
Great interview, really good job very enjoyable.
I believe the post is https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/jw_on_tech/2012/03/13/why-i-left-google/ (and there is a follow up: http://www.docjamesw.com/why-i-left-google-redux/)
Good interview. I think >> 47:20 “Last question..” captured the message of the whole interview for me. Thanks.
Thanks for the suggestion. It’s in the show notes now.
I’m glad you liked it Justin!
Thank you Youssef!
This was one of the greatest podcasts that have been on SE radio. Loved it!
Great questions & answers. Thanks.
Archive.org links to the two blog posts from the show notes, which have disappeared in the meantime:
http://web.archive.org/web/20170914150429/https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/jw_on_tech/2012/10/02/the-anti-meeting-culture/
http://web.archive.org/web/20171225044834/https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/jw_on_tech/2012/03/13/why-i-left-google/