Talent Pools - Reactive vs Proactive Recruiting

In today’s corporate recruiting world most companies operate in a Reactive recruiting state vs a Proactive recruiting state. So, what does this mean?

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Why it's a Waste of Time to Post Jobs

Have you had difficulty getting applicants to apply to your jobs lately? You aren’t alone. I have heard a ton of complaints this year. Most companies are questioning if it is the job posting itself. Should you tweak your description? Should you advertise in different places? Should you do better...

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Why whiteboard interviews suck and what we’re doing about it.

Ah, whiteboard interviews! One of the most harrowing experiences of a professional programmer’s life.

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Employee’s expectations have changed. Employers need to pay attention - Part 2

Humans are not computer chips Apps are often proposed as the solutions for creating a better company culture or a more engaged workforce. Technology absolutely has a place in solving company culture problems, but its capacity to do so is limited. For example, Slack can be a great tool for helping...

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Employee’s expectations have changed. Employers need to pay attention - Part 1

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Building a Python 3.6 Seed App with Docker, Tox, and Pylint

By: Joe Marshall Seed apps are great. They can be the test-bed for new devops features, mini onboarding exercises, or just “batteries-included” starter kits for greenfield applications. Especially in the web application (and Python) world, almost everything comes with

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2018 Python Software Foundation Recurring Giving Campaign

Help us in supporting the Python Software Foundation with their annual end-of-year fundraising drive. Every year the Python Software Foundation launches an end-of-year fundraising drive to help build a sustainable community of supporters. Their goal isto raise

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Preparing for a "Silicon Valley Style" coding interview.

By: Dan Bader - http://bit.ly/2xbr0oE Participating in a "Silicon Valley style" coding interview can feel scary as heck.n Unlike other professionals, it seems to be okay for software developers to expect to get humiliated at a job interview. "What, you can't code up a

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PythonTek's Commitment to the Victims of Hurricane Harvey

Like everyone else in the US and Texas we sit and watch with heavy hearts the devastation that Hurrican Harvey has brought to Texas. Hurricane Harvey’s punishing rains, fierce winds, and raging floods have left a wake of devastation that Texans have never seen before.

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Jim McGrath Joins PythonTek

We are pleased to announce and welcome the addition of Jim McGrath as Director of Strategy and Innovation to our team. Jim brings over 30 years of IT executive leadership for both small and large enterprise companies in the Austin area and has a track record for

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