A Portland high school student asked our CEO how this all started. Here's the short version, plus what we're up to now.
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Entries tagged: interview
Transitioning to Tech: Career-Shift Conversations with Ben Parisot
1 Apr 2024
In this series, you’ll learn about the sometimes unspoken criteria that hiring managers look for in a candidate, ways you can ace a technical interview without slogging through algorithm exercises, and the best ways to showcase your experience and knowledge online.
Avoid Feeling Dumb When You Interview a Rails Dev with These Simple Qs
13 Feb 2023
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Are you new in the role of recruiting a contractor and/or Rails developer, but you don't know a lot about Ruby on Rails? Before you interview a Rails dev, here are some questions I'd encourage you to consider.
How to Write an Effective Ruby on Rails Developer Job Description + FREE Downloadable Job Description Template
10 Nov 2022
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We'll share all the benefits of writing an effective Ruby on Rails Developer Job Description, PLUS a downloadable template to help you write your next job listing.
Hiring Ruby on Rails Developers: How We Do It
20 Oct 2022
Over the years, we’ve refined our hiring process. Here’s how we interview and hire the best Ruby on Rails developers for our team!
Finding Strength and Purpose in Collaboration: GitHub Interview
15 Oct 2020
Our CEO Robby Russell recently was interviewed by GitHub and featured in the ReadME project. The ReadME Project is part of GitHub's ongoing effort to amplify the voices of open source software a series about prominent people in the open source community. He talks about how and why he first created OhMyZsh, and how it became the huge framework it is today. Robby also discusses his journey of learning to trust contributors and the parameters he uses to produce meaningful projects.
Check out the full interview here!
Interview on The Creative Agency Podcast
25 May 2016
Recently, I was invited to chat with Chris Bolton of Murmur Creative to talk shop. We covered a lot in 45-minutes. Check it out!
An interview with Carlos on the Treehouse blog
23 Feb 2016
The folks over at Treehouse interviewed Carlos on our approach to hiring junior developers.
Catchup with James Anderson, Planet Argon's youngest intern
1 Jul 2015
I got to catchup recently with James Anderson, aka @_jamesaanderson, who was Planet Argon's youngest intern at 14 in 2013 to find out what he's been up to since then.
Lessons from Planet Argon Junior Developers
27 Feb 2014
Planet Argon hired two Epicodus graduates as junior Ruby on Rails developers: Abby Smalls and Ana Tighe. I took some time to sit down with them and see how things are going so far. It was great talking to them about their experiences starting as junior developers here. We touched on some interesting points, including company culture, favorite apps, music, and some insights for people interested in development.
