> I keep my resume and longer form career document up to date at least once per quarter. I list out the details of major accomplishments in STAR format while it’s still fresh. I have both a technical summary and a business oriented summary for non technical people.
I have a bookmarklet that opens a new gmail compose window, with the recipient being "me+journal@employer.com", and the subject being today's date. As I'm working throughout the day, I jot down what I'm working on.
I also used to review these every Friday, and type up a summary, and every few months - or as I'd remember to - update a "hype doc" that's basically like an internal resume that my manager can use to help argue for a raise for me, or whatever.
I also copy this data, without any stuff that might be considered company property, to someplace local I can access if I'm fired.
As a consultant working full time for a consulting company, I usually can’t mention the client. It’s always “a healthcare startup”, “a state government”, etc
I have a bookmarklet that opens a new gmail compose window, with the recipient being "me+journal@employer.com", and the subject being today's date. As I'm working throughout the day, I jot down what I'm working on.
I also used to review these every Friday, and type up a summary, and every few months - or as I'd remember to - update a "hype doc" that's basically like an internal resume that my manager can use to help argue for a raise for me, or whatever.
I also copy this data, without any stuff that might be considered company property, to someplace local I can access if I'm fired.