Episode 34: Do Certifications Help and How Can I Avoid Avoidance?

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Episode 34: Do Certifications Help and How Can I Avoid Avoidance?

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29 minutes

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Nov 7, 2016

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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions:

Do certifications help me?
How can I solve an avoidance problem?

Released:

Nov 7, 2016

Format:

Podcast episode

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It takes more than great code to be a great engineer. Soft Skills Engineering is a weekly advice podcast for software developers about the non-technical stuff that goes into being a great software developer.

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