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Video of my talk about organising RubyConf
Here’s a video of my talk at the Ruby Melbourne meetup about our conference organising adventures: http://bit.ly/1iWcGDH
RubyConf open dinner experiment
RubyConf Australia was at Sydney’s Luna Park this year. We threw a dinner that every attendee and speaker was welcome to attend, right after day one was complete.
We’ve gone full Melbourne!
It’s Friday afternoon and an exciting, albeit short week is being wrapped up. I’ve been in the new office of Lookahead Search Melbourne: 673 Bourke Street, right near Southern Cross station.
The difference between a CV and a resume
Resumes briefly talks about your experience and should be tailored to the role you’re applying for. Curriculum vitae: (apparently Latin for ‘course of life’) goes into much more detail.
Changes to superannuation
You’ve probably heard the news: the superannuation guarantee (SG) rate will gradually increase from 9% to 12% between 1 July 2013 and 1 July 2019 (ATO).
Two great reads
Two of my favourite recruiting related articles, both more than 6 years old. The Phone Screen, by Joel Spolsky & A Glimpse and a Hook, by Michael Lopp.
Speaking at IT18 conference
Last month I spoke at the IT18 conference, which was the first IT recruitment conference in Sydney.
RubyConf coffee sponsors
We’re proud to be sponsoring coffee at the first RubyConf in Australia which kicks off today in Melbourne.
Ask tough questions
This sounds obvious, yet a number of companies are offering development roles without asking real technical questions.
Steve featured in Offscreen Magazine
I’ve been a fan of Offscreen Magazine since it started last year. The idea of reading about people in the web industry away from our overused screens is a winner.
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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