Books: The New Business Card
Learn about the importance of books in being recognized in the tech industry.
Why books?
A blog is the younger brother of a book. A book will do all that a blog can help us achieve and more. If at all possible, try to author a book, especially if you have a year or more experience in the industry!
“Books are the new complementary cards” - Eno Sam.
A book can be the fastest way to gain recognition as a software developer and to stand out from the competition. It can also solidify one’s reputation as an expert.
A good book will yield long-term income and can last for decades if the content is persistently useful!
To illustrate why I believe a book can help our career, assume we have to hire one out of every ten applicants for the position of Artificial Intelligence Engineer. Seven of the ten applicants had 2 to 5 years of experience in AI.
We narrow our selection to three people based on their GitHub repositories and CVs/Resumes.
Each of these 3 people have the same skill set and have passed the same tests with flying colors. It’s hard to pick just one person.
However, upon closer examination, we notice that one of the applicants has written a book on artificial intelligence. We open our browser and look for the book, which we find at a popular tech bookstore with over 300 reviews.
At this point, who among the three applicants with the same skill sets and experience would we most likely choose for the role? We are likely to ...