by Mike Craigmile | Apr 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
The first signs of spring and the increasing good news of more vaccine availability to a growing number of Americans offer a glimmer of hope that we are finally leaving 2020 behind and stepping into a brighter future. But it is a future filled with questions: What...
by Chris Mills | Oct 29, 2020 | Benefits, COVID
Jenny was our first remote hire at hatch I.T. She interviewed at our Northern Virginia headquarters and planned to move to our newest branch in Durham, North Carolina. Then the pandemic hit, and she found herself trapped in New York City. Our new Durham office was on...
by Chris Mills | May 18, 2020 | Job Hunting
How do you know if your job interview went well? Will you get a callback? So, you finished a job interview. You have no idea if you’re going to get the job. You don’t think you bombed the interview, but, they didn’t hire you on the spot either. You seemed to get along...
by Chris Mills | Apr 16, 2020 | COVID, Job Hunting
“I didn’t know Steve liked pink!” you think in surprise, the first time you see him at home. “Wow, Natalie sure is messy!” For many first-time remote workers, video-chat is a sneak-peek into the homes and private lives of people you used to only see at the office. Our...
by Chris Mills | Apr 13, 2020 | Benefits, Recruiting
Remote work and ping pong used to be limited to a handful of tech startups. Today, companies offer quirky benefits to stay competitive. Hatch IT is a developer-friendly startup with a membership model that helps other startups scale engineering teams. We analyzed our...
by Chris Mills | Mar 18, 2020 | Benefits
Our first annual list of tech nonprofits and volunteer opportunities for software engineers, coders, and developers in the DC metro area. Are you a software engineer, coder, programmer, or developer in the DC, Maryland, Virginia (DMV) metro area interested in...
by Aswin | Mar 12, 2020 | Recruiting
For a year now, we’ve helped organize tech-focused Meetup groups in the D.C. metro area. Attendance has been continuously rising since we started, but we’ve seen a drop recently with the caution around COVID-19. Last October, we helped organize a DC Python Meetup that...
by Chris Mills | Feb 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
A tech talent analysis of East Coast cities was so compelling, we’re opening a second office there. Location matters, even for online tech companies. Plant your headquarters in the wrong town and you’ll miss out on business connections, events, and talent. The right...
by Chris Mills | Feb 11, 2020 | Job Hunting
By: Deb Interviewing is a job in of itself. And the interview process for engineers is particularly grueling. I wanted to share how to get the most out of working with a recruiter. By the way, you’re going to notice a recurring theme – transparency. Do: keep me...
by Chris Mills | Feb 5, 2020 | Job Hunting
by: Deb Recruiters get a bad rap. I could see why the moment I entered the industry. Engineers have told me horror stories about everything: spam emails, cold calls, ghosting, lies, and even distributing resumes/applications without permission. I’ve heard it all. And...
