From what career consultants call a "portfolio career," I have 6 resumes: acting, teaching, writing, content strategy, production and admin.

Just put them together into 1 page for an application, and it's, dare I say it, kinda fancy in some ways. It's almost like I've done stuff, like a real boy.

Ghost Jobs - Why Do 40% Of Companies Advertise Positions That Don’t Exist?
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https://www.theguardian.com/money/2024/oct/30/ghost-jobs-why-do-40-of-companies-advertise-positions-that-dont-exist <-- shared media article
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[further proof that recruiting is broken in the USA – and beyond…]
“A survey has revealed that the practice is widespread, with many companies going as far as fake-interviewing too [!!!!!!!!!!!]..."
#job #jobs #ghost #ghostjobs #fake #fakejobs #manipulation #unprofessional #unethical #fraud #recruiting #technical #work #jobseeking #jobseekers #broken #hiring #ineffectual #hiringmanagers #candidates #openpositions #newjob #seekingwork #job #jobopenings #workers #search #wastedtime #rigged #fake #fraudulent #fightback

Applicant Tracking Systems Are Crushing Workers’ Dreams Of Getting Hired
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https://www.inc.com/joe-procopio/applicant-tracking-systems-are-crushing-workers-dreams-of-getting-hired/90988755 <-- shared media article
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[in the US – and beyond? – recruiting, especially technical recruiting, is very badly broken and ineffectual, with hiring managers not getting to see the most viable and valuable candidates]
“AI automated candidate screening is turning job searches into dead ends..”
#job #jobs #recruiting #technical #work #jobseeking #ApplicantTrackingSystems #jobseekers #broken #hiring #AI #machinelearning #broken #ineffectual #hiringmanagers #candidates #openpositions #newjob #seekingwork #job #jobopenings #workers #search

Looks like I now have another job interview set up for Monday afternoon with a very interesting company.

Super excited about this one as well, as it's doing what I've been doing, but of course in a completely different field than Android launchers.

Would really love to find a Staff-like remote full time role in the US working, ideally, in #Ruby but also open to

I've experience in many different programming languages/stacks from decades in the field: Ruby and Java (over a decade each), C, Erlang, Golang, Python, PERL, JavaScript, and several others.

I've experience both as a manager of up to 15 people (5 years) and an IC (decades).

Server-side of distributed systems is my jam. REST API design and enhancement, job processing, data warehousing, event sourcing, authorization systems, etc. I've experience with Kafka, RabbitMQ, Postgres, Redis.

I've experience with machine learning from before it was hot, ETLing data from various sources to sanitize it enough to build a model against it.

Test Driven Development is how I design and write my best code. It's more than "writing the tests first".

I believe in operating the software that I write/maintain. Having skin in the game helps ensure that the software runs well. I'm comfortable with healthy oncall expectations.

Also very open to learning more. I've been eager for an excuse to get my hands dirty with Rust and Elixir.

Boosts appreciated.

Seeking a new #editing client for July!

My wheelhouse includes #Fantasy, #SciFi, #Horror, and #Poetry. #DarkFantasy is my special favorite. No Erotica, please!

Email a query with a brief summary, your word count, and the first 1-5 pages of your book to river@riverjhopkins.com, and we can discuss what I can do for you.

Because I'm very, very part-time consulting at the moment, I'm also taking on copyediting/proofreading freelance jobs.

I'm happy to look at any type of manuscript: blog-posts, technical writing, novels, you name it. I've got experience working with all sorts of writing, from adventure fiction to medical terminology. I am an expert at maintaining the flavor of a piece, be it the author's personal voice or an academic/encyclopedic tone.

I am available for contract directly, or through Upwork (not preferred, but I am on there). Send me a query!

#freelance #copyediting #proofreading
#copyeditor #proofreader #seekingwork