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Predictions for the year to come
Having just reached the nine year mark, Lookahead looks ahead to what could happen in the industry as we approach our tenth birthday.
Understanding Employee Share Options
Employee equity is not always well understood in Australia. It's an important topic far too large for one blog post, but let's look at one common scenario.
Video Interviewing for Developers during Social Isolation
While we’re all in social isolation, there are companies still hiring - they’ve adapted by replacing in person interviews with video interviews. I gave a talk at SydCSS last week explaining how to prepare.
Get a Head Start on your New Year Job Search
Finding that perfect role can often take longer than you think so having a chat with us now can make all the difference.
Let’s talk about money
At September’s installment of the SydTech Leaders meetup, the topic of the evening was remuneration.
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.
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.
Lookahead Log
Jul
Software engineers top priority for visa approvals, companies looking at sponsorship again.
Jun
Developer salaries rising rapidly. Engineering managment roles relatively steady.
May
Congrats on becoming partner Fiona and welcome to the team Dan! 🎉
Apr
Join our team! We're hiring technical recruiters and sourcers.
Mar
Lookahead turns 9! 🥳
Feb
A Ruby renaissance? Reams of Rails roles racking up.
Jan 2021
Most clients debating their remote vs on-site split.
Dec 2020
2020. We did it. Happy holidays, friends!
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