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Developers often ask our advice on pricing themselves. It makes sense: we facilitate hundreds of hires each year and are responsible for negotiating each of those engagements, so yes, we talk about rates and salaries a lot. As a job seeker, there’s tension between underpricing yourself and disqualifying yourself with a sky-high rate. It’s impossible […]

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 […]

So, you need to start interviewing developers. Do you know how? Can you tell if a developer actually knows what they are talking about or just blowing smoke?  It is tough for non-technical people to evaluate technical expertise. Most fall back into patterns like “they sounded like they knew what they were talking about” and […]

It’s no secret that this hiring market is brutal. While we’re all working double time to recruit and hire great talent no matter our job title, the ones bearing the brunt of it are recruiters—particularly technical recruiters. Luckily, we can help shorten your hiring cycle to get your team growing fast. 

So you need to hire a software developer. Do you know how? Can you tell if a developer actually knows what they are talking about or just blowing smoke? Do you know what questions to ask a developer to find the difference? It is tough for non-technical people to evaluate technical expertise. Most fall back […]

So, you need to hire a software developer. Do you know how? Can you tell if a developer actually knows what they’re talking about, or if they’re just blowing smoke?  It’s tough for non-technical people to evaluate technical expertise. Most fall back into patterns of   narratives like “They sounded like they knew what they […]