It doesn't take much public creativity to stand out as a job candidate

In my experience, for a pure engineering role, nobody seems to care. I had credits at large companies, posted talks online (interviewers rarely looked at them), but if I forgot how to write binary search in 10 minutes in an interview it didn’t matter. This actually made me realize being just an IC wasn’t actually my goal though. Once I started interviewing for management and sales, all of those things _really_ mattered. Now that I’m running workshops and talks professionally…

Are you an embedded developer? Bring a show-and-tell to your next interview. Bring an example of something you've worked on. Doesn't have to be in a finished case. In fact, a raw PCB can be more effective. Make sure 1) the product has already been released to the public and 2) the hardware isn't stolen. Rig up a small power supply and find a way to light it up. Being able to drop that in front of an interviewer and…

But how to start with it? If everyone starts doing this, won't this make it even tougher than it already is? I have been thinking about just dumping my notes in the internet, but whenever I look my notes, I just feel bad about it because it's nowhere as good as original source. And after a while the note feels like ripped off copy. Same with the bugs, hacks, tweaks. It feels like everything is just out there and I…