Month: April 2018

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2018/04/14/business/pension-finance-oregon.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

https://www.propublica.org/article/filing-taxes-could-be-free-simple-hr-block-intuit-lobbying-against-it#

I am doing Scoretask Todos

A good test is a developer’s best friend

 

This report was not functioning because of some poorly written code by an old developer who was overly focused on abstracting things away. I fixed it this morning by doing some straightforward Eloquent queries and using a new Collection method called Transform that uses a callback to change each item. Worked well.

My last blog post was a long one about how I came up with TestedRecruits.com. I am now trying to ask for feedback from some prominent folks on Hacker News prior to submitting it. I may also test out running some AdWords or Facebook ads to it as well. We will see.

TLDR:

• Story of my journey through the world of recruiting
• Tips for companies on how to quickly vet candidates
• Tips for applicants on how to get hired
• Email me to use my skills test interviews for free

I sat down and rubbed my damp palms on my ill-fitting old suit. I looked around for my interviewer in a Starbucks on the ground floor of the Accenture building in downtown Seattle.… read more “I Hate Recruiting – So I Made It My Business”

Laurel had a minor surgical procedure yesterday. Afterwards, before I fell asleep, I imagined to myself what it would be like if she died. I could barely touch on it before my eyes brimmed with tears. I don’t think I could imagine anything worse, not even my own death.