August 17, 2021 in Career Advice
How to Prepare for a Job Interview
What’s that – You got a job interview?! Congrats, that’s awesome! Before we jump into maybe the next stress-inducing step of preparing for the interview, I want you to pause. Take a moment and celebrate! Order in your favorite meal,…
January 2, 2019 in Business Resources
LaSean Smith Q&A
We recently had a chat with LaSean Smith from Microsoft. We asked him a few questions around the topic of diversity and inclusion and why it’s important to create diverse teams. Q. What can companies do to get more people…
December 20, 2018 in Business Resources
Shari’s Story
Let us introduce you to Shari. She is one of 12 women working toward an entry-level engineering job made possible by Dress for Success Oregon (DFSO) and our TalentPath program, a training solution for hiring and retaining engineers from underrepresented groups….
December 13, 2018 in Business Resources
Interview with Chris Bennett at AfroTech
While at AfroTech, we fired off a few questions to Chris Bennett, CEO and co-founder of Wonderschool – a company that makes it easy for individuals to create early-learning programs out of their homes. We asked him the question on…
December 10, 2018 in Business Resources
The Real Issues Behind Diversity in Tech
We recently attended AfroTech and had the chance to catch up with Michael Ellison from CodePath.org. He works tirelessly to address the problem of diversity in tech and so we asked him: What are the misconceptions that companies have about diversity?…
December 6, 2018 in Business Resources
Amber’s Story
This is Amber. After navigating a particularly tough time in her life, she was living in transitional housing with her son Liam and trying to figure out her next step. She turned to Dress for Success in Portland, OR to…
December 3, 2018 in Business Resources
Joy’s Story
Meet Joy. She is one of 12 women working toward an entry-level engineering job made possible by Dress for Success Oregon (DFSO) and our TalentPath program, a training solution for hiring and retaining engineers from underrepresented groups. Her path to technology, however, has…
September 8, 2016 in Learn
Pulling Back the Curtain: How to Prepare for a Phone Interview
You’ve scoured the internet, hit refresh on your favorite job boards over and over, tapped into your network, and crafted dozens of unique cover letters. Finally, HR calls to schedule an initial phone interview. As you hang up the phone,…
August 30, 2016 in Learn
Problem-Solving as a Developer: an Interview with Guest Teacher Dean Davidson
We recently had web developer and guest teacher, Dean Davidson in the Treehouse studio. We took the opportunity to sit down with him to talk about his experience as a developer, how his career has evolved, tips and resources for aspiring…
April 7, 2016 in Treehouse News
Welcome, New Treehouse Teachers!
We are very excited to welcome three new teachers to the Treehouse team! These awesome teachers/developers are excited to create new content for PHP, C#, and .NET and bring years of valuable industry experience to the team. We asked Alena, James and Carling…
February 23, 2016 in Career Advice
#JuniorHints: How Planet Argon Hires
Carlos Rodriguez got his start in systems administration around Y2K. But when he wasn’t racking servers, he was dabbling in various programming languages, eventually falling in love with Ruby on Rails and the Open Source community. Realizing he wanted to…
August 6, 2015 in Treehouse News
Meet Our Newest Teachers!
We are so excited to grow our team of Treehouse teachers and have four new teachers to introduce to you! These amazing individuals will help us bring more content to you in a few topics, as well as offer a…