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...
by Chris Mills | Feb 5, 2020 | Uncategorized
By: Michelle Germani I had the pleasure of interviewing Tim Winkler, the founder and CEO of hatch IT, a DC based startup that connects software engineers with tech startups and reinvents the way early-stage and high-growth startups scale. I met Tim five years...
by Chris Mills | Feb 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
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by Chris Mills | Jan 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
Sponsoring tech Meetup events is changing the way software startups connect with engineers. Generate Brand Awareness In 2011, serial entrepreneur Jeff White was looking for his next great idea. He’d already built and sold startups, including Blue Canopy and GovWin. He...
by Chris Mills | Nov 15, 2019 | Job Hunting, Recruiting
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...
by Chris Mills | Nov 11, 2019 | Recruiting
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...
by Chris Mills | Nov 11, 2019 | Job Hunting, Recruiting
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...
by Chris Mills | Nov 11, 2019 | Recruiting
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...
by Chris Mills | Nov 6, 2019 | Job Hunting
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...
by Chris Mills | Sep 13, 2019 | Web Development
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...
