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Inkling workshop
Two weeks ago, I attended Inkling’s Ignite program which is a two-day leadership workshop. It was an opportunity for me to learn some new skills on how to become a more confident and resilient leader, while still feeling comfortable being me.
Getting Started with VentureCapital.js
Sunrise Island is a conference hosted by Australia’s leading venture capital (VC) firm Blackbird. The one day conference is an opportunity to meet and learn from the very best people in the startup community and to support and grow the Australian startup community.
My First CampJS
I was inspired watching RubyConf AU 2017 - Self learning is a marathon not a sprint, by Elle Meredith. I use the format Elle mentions in her talk for all kind of reflections, so why not for my first ever Lookahead blog post?
How to run a good interview
When it comes to running an interview, there aren’t necessarily right or wrong ways. However, there are certainly some things you can do to make sure you give candidates a good experience.
Resumes for Tech Leaders
Kat recently wrote about the differences between CVs and resumes. (Understandably, there is confusion about this!) As someone who works with lots of technical leaders, I often get questions about whether one’s resume should be different from when they were an individually contributing developer. The short answer is: yes.
Make your cover letter count
You’d be amazed at how few people submit their resumes without a cover letter. Or if a cover letter is provided, it is badly written with no consideration for the recipient, the role being applied for or the company advertising that role. Cover letters give you the chance to explain why you are right for the job. So why waste this opportunity?
Curriculum Vitae, Resume, Cover Letter
While ‘CV’ and 'resume’ are terms that are often used interchangeably, there are differences to keep in mind.
Work180 - Endorsed Employer for Women
We're a Work180 as an endorsed employer for women! The pre-screening process itself was quite interesting and asked a bunch of questions I’d not thought of before.
Junior Devs: How to stand out
As a junior dev, it can be hard to stand out from the crowd of other junior devs in your first few years of your career, let alone show off your skills and talents in their own right. You probably don’t have much commercial code to point to, your GitHub account is a little emptier than you’d want, and even your resume is pretty brief. But there is one simple project you can do that can highlight your talents in a number of ways: build your own blog.
Rails Camp 23 – North Pine
It’s probably a fact well known to those willing to put in the hard research, but the world wide phenomenon that is Rails Camp actually originated here in Australia. Since then it’s spread not just to our local neighbours in New Zealand, but further afield to Scotland, Germany, England and the USA to name a random few.
Lookahead Log
Feb
A Ruby renaissance? Reams of Rails roles racking up.
Jan 2021
Most clients debating their remote vs on-site split.
Dec
2020. We did it. Happy holidays, friends!
Nov
Welcome to the team, Sarah!
Oct
Happy 7th birthday, SydCSS! 🥳
Sep
Highest demand for Node.js developers that we've seen.
Aug
New site! Send your feedback while the code is fresh in our minds :)
Jul 2020
Noticing an increase in hiring activity. Nearly back to pre-Covid levels.
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