Thursday, June 19, 2025

Blockchain & Ethereum Careers - 10 Best Practices, Portals & Career Development

Colleagues, this post will help you accelerate your career and income potential in the Blockchain-Ethereum domain. Whether you are new to B & E or or looking to advance your existing Blockchain-Ethereum career path this post has valuable information for you.

Best Practices

  1. Prioritize Security: Implement robust smart contract security measures, including rigorous audits.

  2. Optimize Gas Efficiency: Write lean, cost-effective code for transactions.

  3. Plan for Upgradeability: Design for future flexibility, understanding immutability's implications.

  4. Uphold Decentralization: Build truly decentralized applications adhering to core principles.

  5. Rigorous Testing: Conduct comprehensive unit, integration, and end-to-end tests.

  6. Engage in Community: Actively participate in developer forums and open-source projects (Ethereum.org).

  7. Ensure Standard Compliance: Adhere to established ERCs and industry protocols (Blockchain.com).

  8. Master Cryptography: Possess foundational knowledge of cryptographic principles.

  9. Integrate Scaling Solutions: Understand and apply Layer 2 and other scalability techniques (IEEE Spectrum).

  10. Commit to Lifelong Learning: Continuously update skills with evolving technology and standards (Blockchain Council).

Resource Portals



Specializations, Master Classes and Certifications



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Much career success, Lawrence E. Wilson - Blockchain VIPs (share with your team) 


Saturday, June 14, 2025

Blockchain Careers - Interviews, Project Portfolios & Certifications (Your competitive edge)

Colleagues, are you seeking to land the next job in your Blockchain career journey … either within your current company or with a new employer? All hiring managers need to answer three fundamental questions in the interview process before making a job offer.

Interview Questions


  1. Skills: Can you do the job?

  2. Motivation: Will you do the job?

  3. Fit: Will you be a team player and fit into the company culture?


Professional Portfolio


Creating a high qualityBlockchain Engineer professional portfolio combined with having industry-leading certifications - along with relevant work experience - will put you at the top of the candidate pool when answering the “Skills” question.


What is a Project Portfolio? 


  1. A project portfolio is a collection of projects, programs, and operations managed collectively to achieve strategic objectives. 

  2. It demonstrates your diverse skills, experience, and proven ability to deliver results, showcasing your value and strategic impact to potential employers or for internal advancement.


What Makes a Project Portfolio Valuable?


  1. Strategic Alignment: Connecting projects to organizational goals.

  2. Resource Management: Efficient allocation of people and assets.

  3. Risk Management: Identifying and mitigating potential threats.

  4. Performance Monitoring: Tracking progress and outcomes.

  5. Stakeholder Communication: Keeping all parties informed and engaged.


What are the best portals to host your project portfolio?


  1. GitHub

  2. LinkedIn

  3. Behance

  4. Dribbble

  5. Kaggle

  6. Hugging Face

  7. Personal Website (WordPress, Wix, Squarespace, Webflow - Offers maximum customization & a professional brand presence)


Industry-Leading Certifications & Training



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Much career success, Lawrence E. Wilson - Blockchain VIPs (share with your team) 


Thursday, May 8, 2025

Blockchain Development - 10 Career Success Strategies & Top Certifications (2025)

Colleagues, whether you are seeking advancement in your current company or looking to make a change in your career path, here are 10 strategies that will accelerate your Blockchain Development professional goals and earnings potential along with top industry-recognized certifications that will give you a competitive edge.

#1 - Leadership: Demonstrating leadership is key to your upward mobility. Leading projects within your department is a good starting point. Leading more complex inter-departmental/interdisciplinary programs is the next step. And third, leading strategies initiatives involving customers, ecosystem partners and the analyst community is a quantum step toward success.


#2 - Creativity: Creative, innovative, outside-the-box thinking is vital. Your development of creative problem-solving skills will set you above and beyond your colleagues.


#3 - Volunteer: Be proactive - anticipate needs before they become mainstream. Be the first to raise your hand when an executive identifies a mission-critical challenge that needs to be resolved. Show initiative. Taking on new responsibilities may require you to negotiate with your management the delegation of some of your current responsibilities. 


#4 - Portfolio: Build a robust project portfolio of your greatest achievements. Make this accessible to your current management hierarchy (secure internal portals) and your industry at-large (LinkedIn and Github are great places to start).


#5 - Subject Matter Expert: Become a recognized SME in your domain (job function and/or industry) both within your company and externally with customers, business partners and industry analysts.


#6 - Publishing & Networking: Publish a weekly or monthly series on best practices, lessons learned or future industry trends. Engage with colleagues across disciplines and organizations within your business. Also build an online networking via professional associations, forums and events. Public speaking opportunities are an excellent means for gaining recognition.


#7 - KPIs (Key Performance Indicators): Understand how your senior management (e.g. Director, Vice President, General Manager) measure success and explicitly link your deliverables to their highest priority needs.


#8 - Interviews (internal or external): Always keep in mind the three most fundamental industry questions any hiring manager-executive is seeking to answer. First - Can you do the job? This question focuses on your skills, certifications and accomplishments. Second - Will you do the job? This question addresses your motivation and passion for doing the job at hand. And third - Will you fit in? Management wants to know that you are a team player, work well with others and are flexible.


#9 - Adding Value is Supreme: Boost revenue, reduce costs and enhance customer satisfaction-retention. You are not just performing a job, you are fully committed and contributing to the overall success of your company.


#10 - Top Certifications, Master Classes, Bootcamps and Specializations: Will bolster your Blockchain Development career growth and income - adding an extra 5%-10% to your compensation. Industry-recognized certifications keep you abreast of industry trends and boost upward mobility. Don’t wait, enroll today!



Our analysis indicates that obtaining an industry-leading professional certification that increases your annual compensation by 5%-10% could potentially lead to an additional income of $250,000 to $500,000 over a 40-year career, not even accounting for the compounding effect of future salary growth on that initial percentage increase. When you factor in job promotions - perhaps every 5 years - this increases the net compensation increase two fold over the base case above. This highlights the significant long-term financial benefits of investing in professional development.


Begin your path to success today, Lawrence E. Wilson - Blockchain VIPs (share with colleagues & friends)