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Recruiting field notes
Meet Dan
The Lookahead team has grown again! Dan has joined as our latest technical recruiter. He's worked as a Rails developer before, so some of you might have met him through the community already.
Congratulations, Fiona!
Fiona Chan is now a partner at Lookahead. It’s a hat tip to her years of dedication, hard work, and community involvement.
Meet Sarah
Sarah's been with Lookahead for three months now, so we thought it's about time to find out a bit more about her!
Lookahead's 2020
It was a tough year but one that we’ll look back on fondly. We’ve learned things about ourselves and changed habits for the better. Everyone had their own unique experience but we’re grateful to be in Australia, doubly so to be working in technology.
A new look for Lookahead
After eight and bit years, we've undergone a brand refresh. Find out more about our new logo, new website, and our (slightly) new name.
Meet Steve
In our final staff profile, we interview Steve, without whom there would be no Lookahead. He does business in the best way; finding top talent for organisations of all sizes, with clients and candidates become who long time partners and friends.
Meet Nic
Introducing Nic, she is a Recruiting Veteran with over 20 years experience, starting her career hiring Cobol Developers.
Meet Kat
Introducing Kat, our Operations Manager and organiser of all things rad! Originally from the UK, she moved to Berlin where she fell in love with tech, joined RailGirls and learnt to code.
Meet Debbie
Debbie’s been at Lookahead for over two years now and in her previous life she was a Product Manager. She pioneered the four-day working week before it became popular!
Moving to four days a week
When Coronavirus hit, hiring paused for about two thirds of our active roles. It was a tough situation but it made sense. We all moved to four days a week and kept the team together.
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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