Stevie BuckleySetting a better standard for job advertisingThe standard, accepted practice for advertising job vacancies simply isn’t good enough. I say this from the perspective of someone who has…Jul 11, 20184Jul 11, 20184
Stevie BuckleyWhat your job ad says about youI have written and read so many job adverts over the years that I have almost become immune to phrases like “rockstar developer”. That’s a…Mar 14, 20182Mar 14, 20182
Stevie BuckleyHonesty is the new game changerI really hate the phrase “game changer”. It’s right up there in the TechBro lexicon alongside disrupt, growth hacking, hustle and burn the…Mar 1, 20188Mar 1, 20188
Stevie BuckleyinHackerNoon.comOn loyalty to your employerI’ve just returned to London having spent the past two weeks back home in Cork where I spent an awful lot of time with my father, a man who…Jan 5, 201828Jan 5, 201828
Stevie BuckleyRejecting Great CandidatesWe are all familiar with the old recruitment trope of interviewing for a job only to get a generic, impersonal rejection email with no…Nov 8, 20172Nov 8, 20172
Stevie BuckleyPing pong, desk beers, and employee benefitsOver the past ten years, I’ve worked with UK tech companies of all shapes and sizes. From the suited and booted “be at your desk by 8am and…Sep 25, 201710Sep 25, 201710
Stevie BuckleyTech Nation 2017: At the forefront of bad dataEarlier this year Tech City released “the most comprehensive analysis of the UK Digital Tech Ecosystem” and, unsurprisingly, I had a little…May 8, 2017May 8, 2017
Stevie BuckleySo you want to be a developer…These days, the barrier to entry for becoming a software developer is significantly lower than I ever remember it being. Companies are…Feb 2, 20175Feb 2, 20175
Stevie BuckleyThe worst tech interview questionsEmployers that ask these questions learn nothing more than how willing you are to sacrifice your dignity for their benefit.May 26, 20162May 26, 20162
Stevie Buckley1% of Nothing is Still NothingThe disparity between the US and the UK in terms of the value of equity/options when negotiating a new contract is immense. This particular…Feb 4, 2016Feb 4, 2016