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,…
April 6, 2018 in Learn
Prepare and Impress: Four vital tasks to complete before your next job interview
Are first impressions really that important? PsychologyToday summarized a neuroscience research study from New York University in this way: Meeting people activates the same region of the brain responsible for assigning prices to objects. This essentially means that when someone…
January 17, 2018 in Career Advice
The Best Places to Look for Your First Tech Job
You’ve put in the work. Your portfolio looks great. Your resume is formatted. Now… where do you go to look for your first job in tech? The good news is that there are many avenues for job searching, and here…
September 18, 2017 in Career Advice
Everything You Need to Evaluate Before Saying Yes to Your First Dev Job
You’ve probably heard that finding your first dev job is the toughest job search of your career, and most people will tell you that’s pretty accurate. After all, once you’ve broken into an industry, it’s a lot easier to go…
February 14, 2017 in Career Advice
Am I Ready for My First Job as a Developer?
Search… “web developer” AND “html” AND “css” AND “javascript” AND “angular.js” Scan the results. Hmmm. Junior Front End Web Developer position. Essentials skills: Understanding of responsive web design ✓ Github ✓ Strong attention to detail ✓ Eager to learn and improve skills ✓…
July 25, 2016 in Business Resources
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 trial on Treehouse. Imagine…