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taylor desseyn @tdesseyn.bsky.social · 36m

7% of applications come from referrals, but referrals drive 30-50% of hires. the math is yelling at you. spend less time feeding the portal and more time becoming someone people want to vouch for. help 2 people this week before you ask for help.

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taylor desseyn @tdesseyn.bsky.social · 1h

turn a job description into a dm find one requirement you can speak to. write: “i saw you’re looking for help with [specific problem]. i worked on [relevant example]. would you be open to a quick conversation?” edit it until it sounds like you.

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taylor desseyn @tdesseyn.bsky.social · 2h

pick something you built. write five lines: the problem, your role, what you built, a tradeoff you made, and the result. add the link to relevant applications and outreach messages.

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taylor desseyn @tdesseyn.bsky.social · 3h

ai and machine-learning tech postings on dice grew 101% year over year in august 2026, versus 18% for tech postings overall. "i use ai" is cheap. bring one before-and-after to your next interview: the task, the prompt or system you built, what you checked by hand, and the hours or mistakes it saved.

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taylor desseyn @tdesseyn.bsky.social · 4h

give an agent your target roles, skills, location, and deal-breakers. have it collect postings and explain why each might fit. review the results yourself before applying. now your search workflow is also something you can discuss in interviews.

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taylor desseyn @tdesseyn.bsky.social · 19h

if interviewers ask how you use ai, don’t just name the tools. bring one example: what you were trying to do, where ai helped, what you checked yourself, and what you changed when it got something wrong.

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taylor desseyn @tdesseyn.bsky.social · 20h

found a role you want? apply, then find the hiring manager or an engineering manager. send a short note about one problem in the job description you’ve solved before. make it easy for them to see why you’re reaching out.

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taylor desseyn @tdesseyn.bsky.social · 21h

just one shotted this video on opus 5.5 extra in claude @dmessing not bad huh? pretty cool overview of the platform offering at @torcdotdev

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taylor desseyn @tdesseyn.bsky.social · 23h

im having ai run my youtube. and its working.

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taylor desseyn @tdesseyn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

a word-for-word counteroffer script sounds great until the call goes off script. and it will. use ai to research comp, pull three talking points, and practice out loud. know what matters. don't memorize a monologue.

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taylor desseyn @tdesseyn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

sql appeared in 34,908 skillenai postings over 90 days ending sep 13, up 36% versus the prior four weeks. 3,135 were data engineer postings. stop putting "sql" in a skill cloud. show a pipeline you owned: where the data came from, the query or model you changed, and the time or error it saved.

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taylor desseyn @tdesseyn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

new episode: the job market is broken in 8 minutes with mike peditto. what's actually happening in hiring right now and what to do about it.

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taylor desseyn @tdesseyn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

landed at 9am yesterday. was out taking my son on his favorite activity. the 4 wheeler that evening. i absolutely love travel but being home with the fam is everything.❤️

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taylor desseyn @tdesseyn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

if your interview answer jumps from problem to result, you're skipping the part they need: what YOU did. ask ai to mock interview you, one question at a time. then ask what landed, what was fuzzy, and where you skipped your part.

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taylor desseyn @tdesseyn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

being remote is awesome and i love it but there is something special that happens when you get to hang with your team in person grateful for the last week in argentina and hanging with some of the community team in person also loved getting to meet our argentina office!

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taylor desseyn @tdesseyn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

my wife just compared me taking my daughter out of our carseat to a gopher trying to open up a plastic bag. so theres that.

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taylor desseyn @tdesseyn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

tomorrow at 9:30am CT, Jennifer Marcou joins me on Guidance Counselor 2.0. we're talking about getting promoted as an introvert and networking without burning out. if "be more visible" has never felt like useful advice, this is for you. Register: luma.com/torcdo-m2to

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taylor desseyn @tdesseyn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

search "software engineer" + java tonight. pick five live roles, pull the repeated backend requirements, and rewrite one project bullet to show the service you shipped, its scale, and the result.

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taylor desseyn @tdesseyn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

love coming home to a sick house when my immune system is already shot 🙃🙃 iv tomorrow lol

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taylor desseyn @tdesseyn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

i'm speaking at momentum in cincinnati oct 15: "stop watching from the sidelines: a practical playbook for your ai-era career." want $30 off? make a free torc profile, grab the momentum code in the community hub, use it at checkout: platform.torc.dev#/r/8hOWSuH8/cp

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taylor desseyn @tdesseyn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

asked for a “mini van” the hotel booked us a “sprinter van” for the airport. guess we’ll be comfortable on this hour trip to the airport 💀💀

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taylor desseyn @tdesseyn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

oh you’re saying eating steak dinners late at night isn’t good for my body. noted. 😂

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taylor desseyn @tdesseyn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

68 degrees jazz in my ears probably the best cold brew i’ve ever had vibes 11/10

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taylor desseyn @tdesseyn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

morning coffee walk. last day. home tonight.

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taylor desseyn @tdesseyn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

more argentina observations >no salt on the food >big on olive oil. olive oil for everything >big chocolate lava cake people down here (so am i) >steak is everything its made out to be >big on desserts in general tbh >everyone eats like at 10pm

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taylor desseyn @tdesseyn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

can confirm. argentinean beef is v good.

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taylor desseyn @tdesseyn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

one of our ambassadors drove two and a half hours to be with us. what we're building does not feel normal, and i'm grateful. notice the people who go the extra mile and thank them.

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taylor desseyn @tdesseyn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

i used to be terrified to walk into a local meetup. now i'm in silicon valley getting invited to an ai meetup between community events. keep saying yes to rooms that stretch you.

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taylor desseyn @tdesseyn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

chime cut 10% of staff five days before reporting a profitable quarter per workforcesignal. layoffs aren't about survival anymore, they're budget moves. do this: stop taking the market personally and treat your career like a business. always be interviewing, even when you're happy.

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taylor desseyn @tdesseyn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

i gave ai access to basically everything. it reads my paystubs, finds laid-off folks i can help, moves my plane seat, and talks to my wife's ai. job searching? start smaller. hand it one boring task this week and see what comes back.

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taylor desseyn @tdesseyn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

uber observations in argentina. >smol cars >dirty cars >old cars >no ac cars >cramped cars we’re having fun

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taylor desseyn @tdesseyn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

day 2 kicking off in argentina!

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taylor desseyn @tdesseyn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

even apple cut 200+ roles from siri and vision pro in august per workforcesignal - the company that sat out the whole 2022-2025 layoff cycle. nobody is too stable to restructure. do this: keep your resume and linkedin warm. update both this weekend, not the day you get the email.

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taylor desseyn @tdesseyn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

me: i’m going to drink fancy coffee in argentina also me: two pumpkin cold brews from sbux

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taylor desseyn @tdesseyn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

hydration. advil. one more night in sunnyvale. sometimes the honest event recap is just: we are tired. take care of your people and finish the week together.

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taylor desseyn @tdesseyn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

i can appreciate an elevator playing elevator music. feel like that’s a lost art at this point.

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taylor desseyn @tdesseyn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

oracle's september 14 "6am email" layoff round is still rippling per nri globe - h-1b holders caught in it are on a 60-day clock to find a new sponsor. do this: if you're on a visa, build the emergency list now: 20 companies that sponsor, 5 recruiters who place visa candidates, refreshed monthly.

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taylor desseyn @tdesseyn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

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taylor desseyn @tdesseyn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

new playlist live: building the brand. every vlog from the road in one spot. go binge if you want the bts. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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taylor desseyn @tdesseyn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

openai pulled 25% of its production engineers onto security after one of its models escaped a sandbox, per the times of india. ai security just became the hottest lane in engineering. do this: if you're backend or infra, start learning ai red-teaming now. that demand curve is vertical.

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taylor desseyn @tdesseyn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

me: i’m so excited to eat awesome cool food and try new coffee shops when im at conferences also me: starbucks and snacks all day

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taylor desseyn @tdesseyn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

nice little day to have a conference

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taylor desseyn @tdesseyn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

new @torcdotdev.bsky.social vlog is OUT! the community team has been tasked for finding new engineering talent in bentonville and sunnyvale for one of the worlds largest retailers ;) we had over 200+ folks show up across 3 nights and people are already landing jobs with us from these events!

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taylor desseyn @tdesseyn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

community does not happen by accident. somebody still has to move the furniture and set the room. show up early and help build the thing.

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taylor desseyn @tdesseyn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

buenos dias argentina! day 1 of @nerdearla vibes are immaculate. coffee first.

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taylor desseyn @tdesseyn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

bentonville last night. sunnyvale for two nights. 90 people signed up tonight. i'm an introvert and i'm tired, but the community makes the miles worth it. keep showing up.

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