Top software dev job boards ~ Max Masnick. I’ve been working on posting a web software developer job opening and it’s taken a fair amount of research to find the various job boards that seem to be appropriate.
I thought other could benefit from this list, and I’d be happy to expand or update it if I’ve missed something. Paid We Work Remotely ($200/30 days) – new as of Nov. 2013 This will eventually repalce the 37signals job board (linked to below). It’s specific for remote workers for tech companies. 37signals job board ($400/30 days) – being replaced by We Work Remotely (above) Some startups, some larger companies and universities. Almost all web and iOS, lots of Rails. Free jobs.usethesource.com (free, but requires Hacker News) karma to post) It seems like this isn’t as active as it was a month ago, but I did get some good responses to a post from mid-November. Update (6 April 2012) I received a bunch of great feedback on Google Plus and HN. Update 2 (8 Jan 2012) Update 3 (24 May 2012) So you want to be a consultant...? Or: Why work 8 hours/day for someone else when you can work 16 hours/day for yourself?
I've been a consultant of one form or another since 1985 when I started my old company, V-Systems, with a friend from college, and actually did bits and pieces of consulting as early as 1982. I have been asked often about the business, and I decided to write this up. Please note that I am providing observations from my own personal experience, but I am not providing tax or legal advice. You need to pay somebody for that, and I'm not qualified. Furthermore, I am not even attempting to make this a comprehensive guide for everything required by one in or contemplating the consulting business. These sections (except the last) aren't in any particular order.
There are many ways of structuring a self-employed practice, and I'll touch on two that are at different ends of the spectrum. Contracting Consulting Consulting maxim: You must give the customer The Warm Fuzzy Feeling™ Anecdote: Have "customers", not "clients" Finding Great Developers. By Joel Spolsky Wednesday, September 06, 2006 Where are all those great developers?
The first time you try to fill an open position, if you’re like most people, you place some ads, maybe browse around the large online boards, and get a ton of resumes. As you go through them, you think, “hmm, this might work,” or, “no way!” Or, “I wonder if this person could be convinced to move to Buffalo.” Here is why this happens. The great software developers, indeed, the best people in every field, are quite simply never on the market. The average great software developer will apply for, total, maybe, four jobs in their entire career. The great college graduates get pulled into an internship by a professor with a connection to industry, then they get early offers from that company and never bother applying for any other jobs.
Does this sound like the kind of person you want to hire? How Running A Business Changes The Way You Think. A few months ago I had the opportunity to have dinner with Ramit Sethi.
We shot the breeze about business topics for a little while — optimizing email opt-in rates, A/B testing to victory, pricing strategies, and the like. Writing and selling software is solidly in my comfort zone and is what I usually talk about on this blog. If you want that, skip this post. We are going deep, deep into the fluffy bits! The conversation wandered into the softer side of things: psychology, and how running businesses has changed us as people. Knowing What Motivates You Have you ever heard the expression “That really pushes my buttons”?
That particular story might evoke shades of Tiger Mom parenting. I realized something fairly early on, though: being a good, hardworking student and getting good grades are two very distinct skill sets. That’s also why I got started writing. Is there a point to that anecdote? Careers as a Multi-Dimensional Preference Space The world isn’t a meritocracy. It’s All Negotiable. Venture Hacks - Good advice for startups. FinishWeekend. Startup Weekend.