How to get to the top of hiring pool

1. It doesn’t take much
Jason Draper
thoughtbot
@drapergeek

2. Get the top of the pile!

3. Include a project!

4. Include a project
• Link to a specific GH repo you’re proud of
• Zip of a current project
• Link to a blog article explaining a project in
depth

5. DO NOT
• Send only a link to GH
• “I have some code if you want to see it.”
• “I can do a coding challenge if you have
one.”

6. Be Clear About Your Experience
• “I’ve been working with Ruby on Rails
Professionally for 4 years”
• “I’ve worked on multiple projects using
Backbone”

7. What it does not mean
• “10 years of web programming
experience”
• “Thorough understanding of Ruby, Rails,
jQuery, CSS/HTML”

8. Do you meet the requirements?
• “You are looking for a person who is well
versed in TDD. I have 3 years practicing
TDD”
• “Your posting said you were interested in
EmberJS experience. I have not had the
pleasure of working with Ember but I’m
sure my prior experience in Backbone will
allow me to quickly understand and
master Ember”

9. Name Dropping is GREAT
• “I’ve worked with John Smith at meet ups
before”
• “I spoke with one of your developers at a
Conference, Steven was very friendly and
he helped with an issue I was having.”

10. Sweat the details!
• Spell the employer name properly, using
proper case
• Check for spelling errors
• Ensure your call the person by the correct
name!

11. Any writings are really helpful
• Blog - ALL THE TIME
• Writings help show you can communicate
• Writings help show you understand your
tools

12. Thanks! Questions?