by Chris Mills | Feb 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
Download the checklist here: ↓ Recruiter Screening Form for Engineers-2
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...
by lee_admin | Apr 17, 2019 | Job Hunting
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...
by lee_admin | Mar 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
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...
