The Ruby on Rails Podcast, a weekly conversation about Ruby on Rails, open source software, and the programming profession. Hosted by Brittany Martin and Brian Mariani. Produced by Mirror Placement. Edited by Peachtree Sound.
Episode 465: Why Companies Don't Hire Juniors with Alex Ghiculescu
Alex Ghiculescu is the co-founder of Workforce.com, a workforce management product built on Ruby on Rails. The topic of hiring Juniors has been a common theme lately but he joins Brittany and Brian to discuss why companies are actually avoiding it. The trio debate in-office training, salaries and promotions.
Show Notes:
- Workforce.com
- Why companies don't hire juniors by Alex Ghiculescu
- If you want to learn more about working at Workforce.com, reach out to:
- Chicago - Stacey McKnight - smcknight@workforce.com
- London - Phil Fraser - philip@workforce.com
- Brisbane - Austin Wilshire - austin@tanda.co
- For non-junior roles, they will consider folks who don’t live in those places but can commute to them occasionally.
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