These slides accompany most blog post here: http://ryanbigg.com/2016/04/hiring-juniors/
Juniors
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1. The “D” word
Back in my day…
Present Day
“When is my buggoing to be fixed?”
“We are hiring a seniorRails developer”- literally every company
The Ruby Senior Talent Pool
‼You’re buildingCRUD apps ‼
2. Contributing back
“But what do we get back?”
“But what do we get back?”“We have earned so much”
It’s OK to hirenon-seniordevelopers.
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“But what if they leave?”
3. Finding Juniors
Code Academies
Other Juniors
4. Mentorship
Ruby Hack Night
Foster a learningenvironment
No “dumb” questions
Pairing builds confidence
Reinforce knowledge
Autonomy
Encourage code reviews
Maslow’s Hierarchy
Invest back in thecommunity.
Hire andmentora junior.
Dave Hoover’s Windy City Rails talk:https://www.windycityrails.com/videos/2014/#16Julia Claven’s graph:http://juliaclavien.tumblr.com/post/140738533238/new-hires-from-liability-to-hopefully-asset