When do you know if you're ready to become a senior developer?

@rissabubbles.bsky.social joins @davehicking.com to talk about how much experience you need and how to talk to your team about what it means to be a senior dev.

How do you know when you should hire permanent staff vs. hire consultants?


@benholmen.com talks to @davehicking.com about why time, cost, and existing expertise all play a critical role in figuring this out.

With the job market feeling more competitive than ever, how can you stand out?

@mattstauffer.com talks to @davehicking.com about how to go the extra mile and what he looks for when trying to decide if it's worth moving a candidate on to the next round.

Should all job postings have a listed salary range? Or is it more complicated than that?

@benholmen.com joined @davehicking.com to talk about why it's increasingly expected, why it's better for all parties involved, and what to do if you're not allowed to share the salary range.

If you've ever felt so much despair during a job search that you've wanted to cry, you're not alone.

@leaht.codes talks to @davehicking.com about how she organized her job search earlier this year and how it’s totally normal and human to feel terrible when you don’t get an offer ❤️

When you're hiring, how do you decide between hiring for experience or hiring for potential - or is that a false choice altogether?

@benholmen.com & @davehicking.com talk about knowing what you need, what you can afford, & more.

Does having an internship program really benefit your dev team beyond giving you a pipeline of future hires?

Elly McIntyre talks to @davehicking.com about some of the not-so-obvious (and incredibly important) benefits that an internship program can bring to your existing team.

If you're ready to hire your first developer, where do you even begin?

@davehicking.com sat down with @benholmen.com to talk about how you can start from nothing and prepare to make your first developer hire.

When you’re applying to job after job after job, how can you help yourself stand out?

@rissabubbles.bsky.social joins @davehicking.com to share tips for new devs looking for a job - understanding who might be reading your application, how to make your non-dev experience relevant, & more.

When you’re building a development team, what should you look for when evaluating prospective hires?

@benholmen.com talks to @davehicking.com about what he’s looking for out of developers when he’s building a team, beyond the requisite technical skills - namely, humility & empathy.

If you've been on the job hunt for a while, getting to the interview stage is a huge step - but now you have to prep for that interview 😳

In this clip, @mattstauffer.com of @tighten.com tells @davehicking.com how he recommends developers prepare for a job interview.