Tech Recruiting: Hire for Fit, Train for Skills
Technical recruiting can be quite a challenge. It seems like no candidate ever has the right combination of skills that hiring managers are looking for. What’s going on? Start learning to code today with a free…
Read More9 Must-Reads from the First Half of 2016
Happy H2 2016! Here’s a thought: What if we put as much effort into mid-year planning as we do for each new year? Six months planned well is the perfect amount of time to review, recalibrate,…
Read MoreWhat Can Your Business Do with More In-House Technical Skills?
What can your business do with more in-house technical skill? WAIT! Before you answer, take a few minutes to really think about it… Which processes currently requiring your team’s time can be automated? How much…
Read MoreHow to Ask Your Boss for a Learning Budget
You like learning new things. You’re interested. You don’t want to be put in a box. You’re a firm believer in T-shaped skillsets. You have a few superpowers up your sleeve. Now, you’ve decided you want…
Read MoreWe Like Fun Games and We Cannot Lie
Here at Treehouse, we’re big fans of games. A quick game of Street Fighter at lunch, ping pong during a break, or Spyfall after work. Games help us get to know each other, collaborate better and…
Read MoreHow to Identify a Great Junior Hire For Your Dev Team
Are you looking to hire a junior developer this year? Great idea! Creating a talent pipeline now that helps you fill your development team later with skilled workers who know your business is the best way…
Read More5 Tips to Have the Most Productive (and Awesome) Internship Program
It’s almost summer, and you know what that means. Soon you’ll be welcoming bright-eyed summer interns to your team! An internship program is a great opportunity for them to get experience, but also a great opportunity…
Read MoreCode Oregon – 4,000 Spots Already Taken
In just two weeks, four thousand people have signed up for Code Oregon, the partnership between Treehouse and Worksystems designed to get Oregonians skilled up to work in the tech industry. There are only 10,000 places…
Read MoreTreehouse and Worksystems partner to train 10,000 Oregonians to code
Treehouse is proud to announce the launch of Code Oregon, an exciting new partnership between Worksystems and Treehouse to fill the growing number of tech jobs in Oregon. By 2020, there will be an estimated one million…
Read MoreWhy Not Having Enough Landing Pages Is A Critical Mistake
If you have a few landing pages, but they aren’t coordinated and they aren’t placed on your website in any particular logical order you need to immediately fix this problem. It’s not just a matter of…
Read MoreForget the Funnel: New User Acquisition is a Target and You Need a Bullseye
We like to picture new user acquisition as a funnel. It makes sense to us because it’s what we’ve always done. But for many startups, there’s a fundamental problem with this analogy. The Funnel The funnel…
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