Starting a New Job? 10 Ways to Set Yourself Up for Success
The First 30 Days are Critical When Starting a New Job Starting a new job is often a mix of…
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Evaluate the Job & Negotiate the Job Offer You Deserve
Editor’s note: this is Part 3 in our series with our partner, Makers, “Build Confidence and Take Control of your…
How to Become a Machine Learning Engineer
Hired & Exponent Partner for Engineering Career Advice Video Series Hired recently completed a video series with our partner Exponent,…
Wayfair Invests in Technology Teams Across North America
Online Retailer Opens Four New Tech Hubs in Seattle, Austin, Toronto, and the Bay Area In order to continue to…
Ace Your Interview & Get Your Questions Answered
Editor’s note: this is Part 2 in our series with our partner, Makers, “Build Confidence and Take Control of your…
Build Confidence and Take Control of Your Tech Job Search Series
The process of finding a job often feels overwhelming. It’s difficult to determine the best avenue to explore when searching…
What Top Companies Look for in a Great Remote Technical Interview
Part of a Series: Set Yourself Up for Success as a Remote Jobseeker Editor’s note: this article is reposted from…
Take Your Career to the Next Level with a Great Sales Manager Resume
You’ve already proven you can close a deal, meet your quotas, and generate new leads. Now it’s time to move…
Your Dream Account Executive Job Starts with the Right Resume
Chapter 3 of our Sales Resume Series providing Account Executive Resume guidance. A career as an account executive isn’t for…
Tech Candidate Spotlight – Kyle Mercer
Thanks for contributing to our blog! Can you share a little bit about your educational background? When I was a…
Interested in Sales Development? Jumpstart Your Sales Career with a Great SDR Resume
As a sales development representative (SDR), you know all about identifying high quality leads worth pursuing. When it comes time…
Interested in a Sales or Customer-Facing Role? Here’s Your Resume Guide
Like many things, resume styles evolve over the years. In this blog, we’ll focus on best practices for the classic…
Want More Interviews and Better Matches? 5 Key Tips!
Are you getting matches with your Hired profile, but wish you received more? Here are five key ways to improve…
Tech Candidate Spotlight – Sandy Zhu
Can you share a little bit about your educational background I double majored in finance and marketing from the Stern…
How to Answer “Tell Me About Yourself” Interview Question for Tech Talent
Regardless of whether you’re a software engineer, a data scientist, a web developer, or a program manager, you’ll be asked…
Hired Tech Candidate Spotlight – Paula Muldoon, Senior Software Engineer for Zopa in the UK
We understand you started in a different field or pivoted from a different type of degree and education, tell us…
Hired Candidate Spotlight – David Achee
Congrats on your new role! How did you first hear about Hired? I actually first started using Hired as a…
Hired Candidate Spotlight – Andrew Yee
Hi Andrew! We’d love to hear about your background! What has made the biggest impact on your tech career? I…
Are Remote Tech Jobs Here to Stay?
What You’ll Learn What’s changed recently in remote work A review of the types of remote work including definitions What…
Candidate Spotlight – Razvan Muscalu
Can you share a little bit about your educational background? In high school, I specialised in maths. At university, I…
What to know before starting a remote job
Prepare Don’t wait for your start date to begin getting ready. Preparation should start immediately! Decide where your dedicated workspace…
5 Tips to Advance Your Career as a Technical Recruiter: The Path to Professional Development
You want to get ahead. At Hired, we’re here to help make it happen. In this step-by-step guide, we’ll outline…
How to Be an Ally At Work
In a world of increasing opportunity, economic mobility, and openness, companies are learning (many of them the hard way) that…
Will Job Hopping Hurt My Career?
Hiring managers are looking for candidates who exhibit two qualities: ability and consistency. When I say ability, I mean that…
What to Do When Your Request for a Promotion is Rejected
Building up your confidence to ask for a promotion is hard enough—let alone dealing with feelings of rejection, frustration, or…
5 Tips for Writing a Self-Review
Review season can be a stressful time. On the one hand, there’s always the unknown of how your performance has…
How to Avoid Micromanaging and Become a Great Coach Instead
Congratulations! You’ve been selected to lead a team and you’re excited about the opportunity ahead. You should be! But you…
How to Ask About Growth Opportunities During an Interview
More than 30 years ago, Dr. Carol Dweck made a breakthrough in understanding our mental capacity for growth. She coined…
The One Commonly Overlooked Skill of a Great CTO
It’s no secret that finding good software engineers isn’t easy. But finding a good Chief Technology Officer, or CTO, is…
2019 The Year of The Software Engineer
It’s no doubt 2019 will be The Year of the Software Engineer. With trends in 2018 such as Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain…
Starting a New Job? 9 Ways to Set Yourself Up For Success the First Month
Starting a new job can be daunting regardless of the company and role, and the first few days and weeks…
How to Know When It’s Time to Leave a Job That No Longer Challenges You
If you’re finding yourself bored at work or feeling that you’ve already learned everything you can at the company, there…
Actionable Ways for Engineering Managers to Hold Effective One-on-Ones
One often overlooked, but critical duty of an engineering manager is regular one-on-one meetings with each of your team members….
How to Work with Product Designers as a Software Engineer
So you’ve joined a new team, and now you get to work with a product designer, or maybe you’ve been…
Marketing Yourself as a Developer
This blog post was originally a set of minutes I took for my Makers Academy cohort on a job hunting talk — I’ve since…
Why Good Listeners Make For Great Leaders
While powerful leaders are often thought of as charismatic and dominant, data shows that introverted leaders are often just as,…
Highly Effective and Respected Managers are Playing Chess, not Checkers
Whether you’re new to managing a team or looking to improve your leadership skills, the nuances of leading others can…
An Argument for Career Growth: Make a Lateral Move
For those who have been focused on advancing up the career ladder, a lateral move to another company might seem…
Top Engineers Think Beyond Their Job Title
As an engineer, there’s no doubt that technical prowess will carry you far. But there’s a side to engineering that…
To Build Rapport with Your Manager, Use These 4 Strategies
Change is inevitable. Whether it’s a new city, new job, new role or a new boss, your ability to adapt…
Your Technical Onsite Interview Survival Guide
Technical interviews can be daunting, whether you’re early in your career or a seasoned engineer. While the most important piece…
6 Skills Tech Companies Look for in Product Managers
Centered at the intersection of marketing, design, and engineering, the ever-evolving role of the product manager has emerged as a…