Many years ago, I wrote a tips on job applications post, because I had been seeing a lot of poorly formatted and written applications. While good formatting and tailoring to job postings are important, the content is obviously important as well. Again, there is so much literature out there, but what I’ve seen recently has spurred me to write this post to discuss what I find most important and the tips I give others. Continue reading “Yet another resume (cv) writing guide”
2025 Blog Year in Review + Brief Update
I’m a few days late with this post. Things have been busy with visiting family for the holidays, and we’ve been dealing with various house things since we moved. Of course, those are just excuses, since I’m managing to write this while I have a cold.
Some people may have noticed that I didn’t write a reflection post at the half-year mark. Since my position was made permanent, I’ve been working on more projects, some of which have been longer term. I just felt that there wasn’t enough for a standalone post, so I’ll write one in June.
In the meantime, here’s the blog year in review. Continue reading “2025 Blog Year in Review + Brief Update”
Code4LibBC 2025: Day 2 lightning talk notes
Notes from the second day of Code4libBC 2025. Continue reading “Code4LibBC 2025: Day 2 lightning talk notes”
Code4LibBC 2025: Day 1 lightning talk notes
Notes from the first day of Code4libBC 2025. Continue reading “Code4LibBC 2025: Day 1 lightning talk notes”
Presentation: How to stay web accessible: Applying WCAG 2.1 & 2.2
This was presented at Code4libBC 2025. I knew what was added in WCAG 2.1 and 2.2 generally, but hadn’t yet looked at how they apply in a practical way yet, so it was a great opportunity to brush up my web accessibility knowledge. Continue reading “Presentation: How to stay web accessible: Applying WCAG 2.1 & 2.2”