Camden Kelly Blog
The Argument for Annual Reviews and 6 Ways to Make them Better
By Chelsea Babin As the year 2018 draws to a close, you might already be preparing for annual reviews of every member of your technical team. And, if you are,...
7 Scary Career Mistakes You’ll Regret
By Chelsea Babin Some career mistakes are easy to bounce back from but others may haunt you for years to come. Want to make sure the ghosts of your career...
Why Prioritization is Essential for Productivity and 4 Ways You can Prioritize Better
Everyone wants to be more productive because they know it means career success, working smarter and not harder, and having a better work-life balance. Yes--if you’re productive enough, you really...
6 Tips that Will Help You Succeed on a Cross-functional Team
When you collaborate with the same team every day, you can fall into an easy rhythm that helps propel projects forward. But, when you’re on a cross-functional team—or a team...
8 Things You Can Do Now to Improve Your End of Year Raise
By Chelsea Babin As the year begins to wind down, your employer is probably beginning to evaluate your overall annual performance and crunch the numbers to see how that will...
5 Steps for Creating a Better Pro/Con List for Important Decisions
By Chelsea Babin Whether you’re weighing a new job opportunity against your current one, trying to decide which direction to pivot in your career, or working on a specific project...
10 Scary Consequences of Hiring the Wrong IT Employee (and How to Avoid Doing That)
Let’s face it, not everyone is a good fit for every company. Like trying to stuff a round peg into a square hole or a size 11 foot into a...
Why Keeping Tech Turnover Rates Low is More Challenging Than Ever
By Chelsea Babin To avoid lengthy and costly hiring processes, many companies with robust technical teams are doing whatever they can to keep their technical turnover rates low. This entails...
6 Tips That Will Help You Run More Productive Agile Meetings
As more and more organizations adopt the Agile methodology, it’s important to be able to run efficient, effective, and productive meetings if you want to have a successful career as...
6 Tips for Saving for Retirement If Your Job Doesn’t Offer a 401k
By Chelsea Babin What do you do if you want to retire some day but the company you work for doesn’t offer a 401k? Panic? Put off saving? No! You...