Episode 465: Why Companies Don't Hire Juniors with Alex Ghiculescu

The Ruby on Rails Podcast

Alex Ghiculescu is the co-founder of Workforce.com, a workforce management product built on Ruby on Rails. The topic of hiring Juniors has been a common theme lately but he joins Brittany and Brian to discuss why companies are actually avoiding it. The trio debate in-office training, salaries and promotions.

Show Notes:

• Workforce.com
• Why companies don't hire juniors by Alex Ghiculescu
• If you want to learn more about working at Workforce.com, reach out to:
  • Chicago - Stacey McKnight - [e-mail]
  • London - Phil Fraser - [e-mail]
  • Brisbane - Austin Wilshire - [e-mail]
  • For non-junior roles, they will consider folks who don’t live in those places but can commute to them occasionally.

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