4 years at Engine Yard, what a long strange trip it's been.
august 2010 by ohskylab
"That is the new way to build companies, College degrees don’t matter much IMHO anymore, for developers anyway. It’s more how you interact with the open source community and what you release yourself. Your github account has become your new resume and what you say on Twitter and in various IRC channels are more likely to get you the best jobs then any recruiters ever will." Although only if you're working for people who've actually heard of github i.e. not adland.
quotes
jobs
work
rails
freelancing
github
august 2010 by ohskylab
Joblighted
june 2010 by ohskylab
"A single page jobs aggregator"
via:twoplusfour
aggregator
career
employment
jobs
june 2010 by ohskylab
Cooper Journal: Is Interaction Design a dead-end job?
may 2009 by ohskylab
"So, is Interaction Design a dead-end job? As an expertise, no. But as a discrete service offering or a career path, I say absolutely." Slightly inflammatory; read on for the significant caveat.
design
ia
ux
career
jobs
hci
branding
may 2009 by ohskylab
7 Tips For Getting A Job At A Creative Company | crackunit.com
november 2008 by ohskylab
"Here’s some things I’d recommend that you consider if you’re looking to get hired into a creative company". Particularly like this part: "don’t be scared to big-up other people you worked with".
work
jobs
hiring
november 2008 by ohskylab
Job Trends | Indeed.com
august 2008 by ohskylab
Trends over time for job advert keywords.
jobs
statistics
employment
visualization
august 2008 by ohskylab
Web Producer versus Web Project manager | Forum | E-consultancy.com
february 2008 by ohskylab
Reasonably accurate job descriptions for both roles (be interested in whether Producers/PMs agree)
jobs
projectmanagement
february 2008 by ohskylab
Chinwag Jobs Digital Skills Survey 2007 Report | Chinwag - the UK's leading community media company for the new media industry
january 2008 by ohskylab
"Is there a dearth of candidates in the digital industry? Is it hindering the growth of the sector? And what do employers, recruitment consultants and HR professionals think is going to happen this year?"
uk
jobs
web
chinwag
january 2008 by ohskylab
Advertising Age - The Hottest Digital Agencies Around
october 2007 by ohskylab
"Despite waves of consolidation across the ad-agency business, there remains a healthy bunch of independent digital shops doing everything from search optimization to building web interfaces to simply doing damn good creative. "
agencies
business
marketing
jobs
digital
career
advertising
october 2007 by ohskylab
blog.pmarca.com: The Pmarca Guide to Career Planning, part 1: Opportunity
october 2007 by ohskylab
"Instead of planning your career, focus on developing skills and pursuing opportunities."
career
planning
jobs
advice
work
october 2007 by ohskylab
Zubka - Unique recruitment through personal recommendation
september 2007 by ohskylab
Interesting take on recruitment.
recruitment
jobs
web2.0
business
employment
web
community
september 2007 by ohskylab
10 mistakes managers make during job interviews
april 2007 by ohskylab
"Conducting effective interviews requires a balance of instinct, insight, and some solid preparation. It also helps if you don't make certain blunders, such as monopolizing the conversation, asking leading questions, or applying too much (or too little) p
interviews
management
business
tips
career
jobs
april 2007 by ohskylab
Geek | Manager » Invest in Yourself
march 2007 by ohskylab
"In terms of your career, this means that you should be setting aside time for training and development — some of which is focused on making you better at your current job and some of which is focused on getting you towards the next step in your career
career
jobs
training
development
march 2007 by ohskylab
Web Worker Daily » Blog Archive Refactoring Your Career «
march 2007 by ohskylab
"Here’s a catalog of career refactorings you can apply to help move yourself towards your own vision of what you want to be doing next."
career
work
freelancing
business
jobs
march 2007 by ohskylab
How to write a proper CV and get hired as a web developer - Wait till I come!
january 2007 by ohskylab
"Some information [regarding what] people are actually expecting from a good web developer."
cv
career
jobs
employment
web
january 2007 by ohskylab
Authentic Jobs ~ Full-time and freelance job opportunities for designers and developers
december 2006 by ohskylab
"Authentic Jobs is a targeted destination for standards-aware designers and developers and the companies seeking to hire them."
jobs
employment
web
business
career
december 2006 by ohskylab
SEOmoz Blog | Interviewing Web Developers - 20 Good Questions to Ask
may 2006 by ohskylab
"The list is not specific to any particular type of development position, but I tried to balance it between both the design/html/usability side of things and the back-end/database/programming side."
web
work
career
interviews
jobs
may 2006 by ohskylab
Andy Budd::Blogography: Top Tips For Freelancers
may 2005 by ohskylab
"If you’re currently a freelancer or running your own small business, I’d love to hear your top tips."
freelancing
business
jobs
web
work
may 2005 by ohskylab
Author Profile | Andrew Neitlich
may 2005 by ohskylab
Sitepoint articles. "Andrew's consulting practice focuses on helping professionals and entrepreneurs build successful businesses."
business
article
freelancing
jobs
web
work
may 2005 by ohskylab
Invoicing smack down! | Ask MetaFilter
march 2005 by ohskylab
"My client is really slow to pay me, and I want to start charging them interest for overdue balances."
askme
jobs
work
invoices
march 2005 by ohskylab
Hiring Technical People
february 2005 by ohskylab
"Use the tips here to hire better, or find a new job."
career
interviews
jobs
weblogs
technology
february 2005 by ohskylab
Subtraction: Get on My Good Side
january 2005 by ohskylab
"a short, non-definitive list of things that have made interviews go well — for me"
career
interviews
jobs
work
january 2005 by ohskylab
The 25 most difficult questions
december 2004 by ohskylab
...you'll be asked on a job interview
career
jobs
december 2004 by ohskylab
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