Hiring advice

The success of any company rides on the strength of its people, and while building the A-team is every founder’s dream, keeping it is just as important. So, what is the secret sauce to making a company where people want to stay?

Want to know all about being a full-stack developer? As a tech recruitment agency with software developers on our team, we know a fair bit about the topic so we've put together a guide.

We asked friends in tech for their one-sentence hiring advice. Here is a list of our favourite nuggets, plus our team's top-notch tips when hiring your dream team.

The job that upgrades your candidate's life the most wins, so consider a four-day week to help your hiring

We've been quietly hiring product roles for over a year, it's been awesome so we'll stop doing it quietly. A bunch of our tech recruiters have product management experience, so you're in great hands.

When any negotiations takes place it's good to learn some basic principals, strategies and tactics of negotiation, in order to improve the chances of a positive outcome.

Having just reached the nine year mark, Lookahead looks ahead to what could happen in the industry as we approach our tenth birthday.

Every company wants to build a more diverse team and hiring juniors helps get you there. Most companies say they don't have capacity to train juniors so our friends at Blackmill are here to fill that gap.

Sarah McCarthy held a highly insightful and thought provoking workshop at Lookahead HQ on the topic of Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace.

Make sure your company is an approved sponsor. Do the paperwork before you need to, so you're ready when that dream candidate comes along who needs sponsorship.