15Nov

629  software engineers  told  us their top 5 priorities for their next job. (Spoiler alert: it’s not ping-pong and cold-brew)

Experienced software engineers and developers are in high demand. Many of them get daily messages from recruiters. Unscrupulous recruiters spam emails and LinkedIn accounts, call cell phones, and dump job posts into community forums and other places they aren’t wanted. Worse, many of these recruiters don’t seem to understand, or care, what software engineers are […]

11Nov

So you need to hire software engineers? 4 ways technical founders grow their teams.

The best option might be the one you’ve never heard of. Your startup’s first engineering hire might have been your roommate or a friend from CS class. Your next few team members were probably from your network too. What happens when you’ve exhausted your network, but you’re just getting ready to scale? Here are the […]

11Nov

Washington DC is a unique tech hub. Don’t expect it to be like Silicon Valley.

Software startups in DC face a candidate market shaped by the DMV’s unique geography and history. After working with startups for 12 years, I can’t say there’s any other tech hub like the DC Metro Area. Software startups that don’t understand what makes DC’s tech community unique won’t be able to attract and keep top […]

11Nov

What Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) really is, and why it’s the best-kept secret for startups.

If you don’t know about Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO), you might be spending too much time and money on low-quality hires. You’re probably missing out on a turnkey solution that’s allowed some of our clients to leave competitors in the dust. Unfortunately, RPO isn’t well known, and some traditional staffing firms wouldn’t mind keeping it […]

06Nov

The Rules for Salary History Questions Are Changing — What New Data Means for You

Has a future employer ever asked for your previous salary before they made an offer? New Data from hatch I.T. shows that software engineers are changing the rules. We break the trend down and give you some tips on handling salary history questions. Why discuss salary history. Have you ever been asked “what is your […]

13Sep

GetUpside CTO Jo Kochaniak Speaks to DC Python Meetup

Imagine if you could save up to 25 cents per gallon on gasoline, just by scanning a receipt with your phone. That’s idea behind GetUpside, a DC startup “that personalizes brick-and-mortar commerce to help communities thrive.” GetUpside allows users to scan receipts from gas stations, grocery stores, and restaurants. They’ve already helped consumers get back […]

17Apr

How to Make Your LinkedIn Profile Stand Out as a Software Engineer

LinkedIn. We all seem to have a love/hate relationship with the site. We can quickly update our resumes, connect and form relationships with others in our field, read interesting articles and even find potential future co-workers. While there are many positive uses for the site, we also have many negatives including staffing firms that spam […]

26Mar

DC Tech Growth: A Snapshot

We’re only a few months into 2019 but it’s already clear that the DMV tech scene is thriving more than ever. With Amazon’s upcoming move to Northern Virginia, Virginia Tech’s promise to build a new campus expanding their computer science and software engineering programs, DC’s biggest year (2018) of venture capital investment since 2000 and […]

12Feb

5 Ways to Make Your Engineering Resume Stand Out

New Year, new me. This saying has permeated deeply into our culture. We like the idea of starting fresh, finally tackling those challenges that we pushed off in the previous year and reflecting on what we perceive we can do better. We say, “this year will be different.” It’s no surprise then that we see […]

16Jan

Scale4Startups: The New Way of Recruiting

When you think of traditional staffing firms, what immediately comes to mind? Pesty recruiters who always have the “perfect” candidate or job? Spam emails? Slow and daunting processes? Honestly, we think many companies and job seekers shudder at the idea of working with a recruiting firm. Recruiting firms not only have a bad rap with […]

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