Hi,

I've been working mostly remotely for the last four years. We have an office, but whenever I go there, I end up sitting alone because everyone else works from home too. I'm also a consultant, so I mostly work on my projects alone.

I'm struggling to find the motivation to work from home anymore. The biggest problem is when I need to learn something new. Right now, I'm trying to learn data engineering from scratch, but I just can't focus. Even when the course is interesting and useful, I have zero motivation to work through it, and I keep switching tabs and getting distracted.
How do people manage to be so productive when working from home? I feel like I'm constantly fighting the urge to clean my apartment or do literally anything other than the work I'm supposed to be doing.

When I go to the office, I'm fine, but working from home feels like a nightmare.
Does anyone else struggle with this? How do you deal with it?

We looked at 3,518 open job postings across 81 companies' public Greenhouse boards, covering seven job categories. The goal was simple: find out which keywords employers actually use.

A few findings stood out.

• Software engineering: Mentoring appeared in nearly half of the postings, more often than Kubernetes or React. Python was the most frequently mentioned programming language.
• Product management: More than 85% mentioned roadmaps. Jira appeared in just 7 of 421 postings.
• Marketing: Google Ads showed up in only 6 of 347 postings, while pipeline appeared in more than half.

We also noticed a pattern across roles: employers often described the practice rather than naming a specific tool. Observability came up where you might expect Grafana, and SIEM where you might expect Splunk.

What does this mean for your resume?

If you're listing tools but leaving out the responsibilities, practices, and skills explicitly mentioned in the job description, you could be missing relevant keywords.

That doesn't mean stuffing your resume with buzzwords. It means describing your actual experience using language that matches the role you're applying for.

One important caveat: the sample leans heavily toward tech companies and uses a single ATS platform, so these results aren't representative of every employer.

The full study, including findings for sales, cybersecurity, DevOps, and accounting, is here:

https://www.zoevera.com/resume/ats-resume-keyword-study

Hi everyone,

I’m a frontend developer based in Egypt, mainly working with Angular. I’ve been looking for a full-time role for a while, and I’m feeling really discouraged.

There were two companies I felt especially hopeful about, but neither opportunity has led anywhere so far. I’ve spent the past month trying to stay hopeful, and waiting. It’s getting harder to keep putting myself out there.

Alongside that, I built a portfolio that feels personal to me: an interactive room inspired by ’90s cartoons, with a desktop-style workspace for exploring my projects and experience. I built it with Angular and Tailwind CSS.

I shared it in my first-ever LinkedIn post. I’m usually quite private online, so posting something I’d put so much into was a big step for me. It got almost no engagement, and that hurt more than I expected.

I know LinkedIn engagement doesn’t measure my ability or the quality of my work. I know rejection and silence are part of this market. But knowing that doesn’t make the discouragement easier to deal with, or make it easier to sit down and send the next application.

How do you keep going when you’re putting in the effort but seeing very little come back? Has anything helped you, emotionally or practically?

I’d also really appreciate honest feedback on my portfolio, especially whether it makes my experience and skills clear to someone hiring.

Portfolio: https://roqayamourad.vercel.app/

Thanks for reading. I guess I needed to talk to people who might understand.

Hey everyone!

I'm a Full-Stack Developer looking for job opportunities in India or remote roles within India.

My skills include HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React.js, Next.js, Node.js, Express.js, MongoDB, and Tailwind CSS.

I also have experience integrating AI models (OpenAI, Gemini, Claude), payment gateways like Stripe, REST APIs, authentication systems, and various third-party tools and platforms.

I'm open to learning new technologies and working on different kinds of projects.

If your company is hiring or you know of any opportunities, feel free to DM me. I'd really appreciate it!

Hi everyone,

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We are looking for software developers and software engineers!

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I’m 29 years old. I graduated with a degree in Computer Science, but due to health issues, I wasn’t able to work during my 20s.

Now I’m learning software testing and trying to start my career. I’m currently learning things like SQL, Java, manual testing, Selenium, etc.

I’m worried that I’m already 29 and have no work experience. Is there still hope for me? Do I have a realistic chance of getting a job in software testing despite the career gap and starting this late?

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I am Computer Science graduate and used to code, python as my specified coding but for few years i left coding and involved in digital marketing. But some reason i want to go back again to coding. For my start, do i go back to python or start with something else?

Hey Ladies!

I'm a newbie frontend developer who has recently started getting freelance leads through word of mouth, referrals, local business owners, or friends/colleagues I've worked with in the past from other industries who have branched off and started their own businesses.

I'm a little lost when it comes to the business side of freelance work.

I'm happy to do some smaller/pro-bono projects for the experience, but I'm also getting inquiries about larger projects where I want to make sure I'm approaching things professionally.

For those of you who've been freelancing for a while, I'm looking for advice on how you handle things like:

• How do you structure your proposals/quotes?
• Do you charge hourly, fixed-price, or a combination?
• How do you estimate and price larger projects when you're still relatively new?
• What does your typical client contract cover?
• How do you handle additional requests?
• Do you take a deposit/upfront payment? What does your payment schedule look like?
• How do you structure monthly retainers or ongoing maintenance?
• What's included in a retainer vs. what gets billed separately?
• How do you handle hosting, domains, third-party services, etc.?
• Who owns the code/design/assets once the project is paid for?
• What happens if a client disappears, doesn't pay, or keeps requesting revisions?
• Are there any books, templates, courses, communities, or other resources that helped you learn the business side?

If you could go back to your first few freelance projects, what would you do differently?

Thanks!

Hello everyone! I’m a compsci freshman who just got their first taste of computer science and it’s java. I’m struggling so much with applying concepts and it’s making me think I’m not cut out for this which is really disheartening. Does anyone have tips or resources to understand java better?

I was wondering if any of you have published notes online about tech/code that one can read. Let me be honest here why I picked this subreddit, as opposed to any other - It's because girls have better notes than boys and that is a known fact. It's not a stereotype and it's not about handwriting and presentation, but rather the kind of clarity that girls cultivate in their notes and ultimately, lives.

Sure, you can interpret this as a place to plug your blogs or websites and I'm sure it will reach someone surfing - however, I must specify that I'm looking to read technical field notes and not agentic CoT traces. If I'm barking up the wrong tree for this stuff, do let me know. However, I really do believe this is the right place to ask.

Notes on any relevant subject that will be worth a read, that's all I'm asking for. I'm trying my best.

Same tools, different rules?

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Hi everyone! I’m a self-taught SWE with 4+ years of experience. I’m looking to possibly start a small group with people who are interested in going back to the basics.

I’m afraid AI has eroded my technical skills, and honestly, I’m scared. I’m someone who genuinely loves to code, and I don’t want AI to handle everything for me. The reason I got into this field in the first place is because I love coding!

Would anyone be interested in starting a little group with no more than 5 people, where we can work and learn together?
Thanks! :)

Hello! This is my first post here
I’m a Data Science student interested in research around Machine Learning, Deep Learning, NLP, the theoretical side of AI and using AI to solve real-world problems.
I’ll be graduating next year, and I’m also hoping to pursue a PhD in this field afterward.
I’d love to connect with other girls who share similar interests so we can learn together, exchange ideas and maybe even build cool things together.

And if you know of any communities for women interested in research about AI, ML, Data Science, I’d be really happy to join!

Hi everyone!

I run a small community for girls who are new to tech mostly cs students , and I'm looking for just a few senior women in tech who'd be willing to mentor within the group.

This is casual and low-commitment whatever time you're comfortable giving. It could look like reviewing someone's code, answering questions, or just offering guidance when you have a spare moment. The idea is simple: pay forward the help you once received.

If you're interested, comment below or DM me with:

Your area of expertise (frontend, backend, data, DevOps, etc.)

How you'd like to help (code review, quick chats, async advice, etc.)

Roughly how much time you could offer per month

I'm only looking to bring on a few mentors for now, so early replies are appreciated! Thank you so much

As you become more senior, your impact comes from something different: seeing systems clearly enough to identify the problems nobody else has articulated yet.

Hey! I've just entered my 2nd year of BTech, I'm looking for someone serious (f only preferably as I'm a f too) to start dsa from scratch.

We can share our daily progress n solve Q's together to stay accountable!

I'll be doing dsa in C++, currently I'm doing C++

I want someone who's at the same pace as me so we can study together :)

If you are interested dm me with a short intro and let's connect.

Hey Guys! 😀

I’m working on training a *small AI classifier model* for a personal project, and I need a *highly specific, real-world dataset* to train it properly.

I’d really appreciate it if you could take a few minutes to read about the project and contribute some training data using your own creativity. You *don’t need any AI/ML knowledge* to participate — just write a few natural queries that you think a real user/admin might ask.

I’ve prepared a Google Form that explains *what the project is about, what the AI agent needs to do, and exactly what kind of data I’m looking for*. It should only take a few minutes to complete.

🔗 *Google Form:*

Google Form Link

Every response helps improve the model, so your contribution is genuinely valuable. ❤️

*Thank you! 🙌*