Abbey Charles

We’re used to feeling like WFH is normalized, but what about no work at all? Yep, time to normalize that too. Explaining gaps in your resume isn’t as hard as it sounds.

A good resume talks about your work history. A great resume sells your skills. It doesn’t matter if you’ve just begun the hunt for your first job or if you’re a seasoned vet with a long list of accomplishments behind you, you will always need a polished resume. And while it’s good practice to brush […]

Let’s take a look at some of the ways you can increase your income by raising rates and working smarter. 

Sometimes, a change of scenery is all is takes to banish burnout. One of the best things about freelancing is that you generally have the ability to work from wherever you want. There’s no doubt that there are some challenges to working from your car or campsite (WFC, as I like to call it), but […]

From heightened demand to the money illusion As if the last couple of years haven’t contained enough hardships to contend with, once we start to feel a sense of normalcy, we’re being hit with rising costs on everything from your latest food delivery to sky-high dealership markups on cars. Heaven forbid you’re one of the […]

A lot of us started working on computers because, well, we find them easier than people. The catch-22 is that you can’t work with computers and not work with people–an annoying reality, but a reality all the same. Between networking, job searches, and pitching your latest app idea, there is going to come a time […]

In lieu of Mos Eisley, here’s where you can find Team Gun.io snagging a wifi signal or unwinding after a solid day of getting developers hired. We present to you: Gun.io’s favorite haunts.

When you’re working all day, slogging away on the computer for hours on end, it can feel like the last thing you want to be doing. Staying passionate about coding, whether that’s to keep your head in the game at work or because you want to do something fun with all of those amazing skills, […]

Bad clients are a dime a dozen. On the other side of the coin, being a freelancer means that you set your standards. Here are some tell-tale signs of a bad freelance client.

Put your best face forward – towards the light source – and nail your video introduction. While a video introduction is nothing new, their importance has definitely increased over the last few years. In the remote world, being presentable on-camera is a necessity, and many hiring managers like to know that you can handle performing […]

It’s no secret that we here at Gun.io are fans of fandom and the way films can be a transformative works of art. We’ve watched The Mandalorian, Cowboy Bebop, and The Book of Boba Fett on company time, and share our favorite new shows and movies in Slack to dissect over text. Our hunt for […]