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Hiring Freelancers: How to Master Technology in the Digital Age with These Simple Tricks

Transformify

In this article, we will explore some of the top skills for freelancers in the digital age, as well as some best practices for hiring freelancers , managing off-payroll talent, and leveraging a contingent workforce. However, hiring freelancers also comes with some challenges and risks that need to be addressed carefully.

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How to Choose a Programming Language as a Tech Startup

The Startup Magazine

Additionally, the language you stick with will affect your options if you need to hire new team members. That said, it’s generally wiser to stick with freelancers when hiring. Remote developers are statistically more experienced and you can hire based on their proficiency instead of proximity to your office.

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Skills Development in Africa: How Wide is the Skills Gap?

Transformify

The ‘’must have ingredients’’ of a strong start-up team are tech, product/project management, marketing, sales, and business/finance competences. Java EE, Java SE, PHP, and Javascript are the most common programming languages. Java EE, Java SE, PHP, and Javascript are the most common programming languages.

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How to hack the recruitment process to find the best developers for your startup or agency

The Next Web

Hiring developers for your tech company undoubtedly involves making some of the most important decisions you’ll reach for your organisation. The wrong hire can do untold damage to your product, culture and sanity. Not PHP, not ASP.net, not XYZ tech. ” RC: “[pause]… PHP?” We use Python.

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[Infographic] Silicon Valley Engineering Salaries In 2012

YoungUpstarts

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Lessons Learned: Lean hiring tips

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, January 19, 2009 Lean hiring tips In preparing for the strategy series panel this week, I have been doing some thinking about costs. And all of that cost was caused by one activity: hiring. Hiring is no different from any other company process. Sounds a little abstract, though, doesnt it?

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Stories of Opportunity from the First Round Capital Key Hire Wire – VP of Sales, CTO, VP of Engineering

This is going to be BIG.

A week or so ago, we launched the Key Hire Wire at First Round. You'll be responsible for the successful management of the sales organization in order to meet the objectives of the Company. We are looking for a seasoned engineer with management experience to take ownership of our engineering team. You make it happen.