Archive for Stafflink 101

Choosing to be a Sole Proprietor versus Incorporation for Independent Contractors

Deciding if its worth the expense to get incorporated

As an IT contractor, you may be wondering if it’s worth the expense and extra paper work to get yourself incorporated.  IT all depends on your personal situation and where you are at in your career. Many IT workers prefer to work in contracts rather than taking on full-time permanent jobs because they love the freedom of moving from contract to contract.  That’s not the only benefit…

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How to Avoid Hiring a Vampire

How to avoid hiring a vampire without being accused of discrimination

Seriously. Vampires can be such a drain on your organization that you probably want to avoid hiring them at all costs. So I’m going to share some subtle techniques we use to ward off vampires in the early employee selection stages. Is This Discrimination? Yes. You are walking a thin line here. To avoid an embarrassing vampire discrimination charge, treat…

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Stafflink 101: Ruby on Rails

Logo for the Ruby Programming Language

We’re seeing more demand for Ruby developers here at Stafflink. If you’re looking to hire Ruby programmers, or you’re considering Ruby on Rails as a web development platform, here’s the lowdown. Ruby on Rails is Hot Popular Web apps built with Rails: Basecamp, Twitter, Hulu, Groupon, Git-Hub, Shopify, Yellow Pages, Guitar Hero Ruby is the 2nd top language  listed on Github right after Javascript Rails the…

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Stafflink 101: What is WordPress?

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What do the New York Times, TechCrunch and Yahoo have in common? They use WordPress – a free and open source blogging tool and content management system (CMS) that anyone can use to publish a website. WordPress started out as a blogging platform in 2003 and now it’s the top content management system in the world.

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How to Hire an Online Marketing Specialist

Nearly every business is involved with some kind of online marketing. The opportunities for building an online community around your brand are endless: Facebook pages, blogging, Twitter, YouTube, and Google+ company pages are just a few. Where do you find people to help navigate the brave new world of social media marketing and carve out a niche for your brand….

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12 Step Plan to Become a Go-To Expert in Your Field

Whatever you do professionally, it’s always nice to be recognized as a person who knows what they’re doing. It feels great when people seek you out to join their teams, or for advice on solving their problems, or to work for their company. It’s fun to get calls from headhunters with an offer you can’t refuse. How Do You Establish Yourself As That Go-To Person…

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What Does It Take to Be an IT Recruiter?

Q: What profession employs over 50 thousand people across Canada, enables people to earn over 100 thousand dollars in their first year out of school, yet has no university degree or college diploma program? A: IT recruiting.

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Stafflink 101: What is PHP?

In a nutshell, PHP is a popular scripting and programming language. PHP is used to build dynamic web pages on the fly by pulling information from a database.  PHP is arguably the most popular scripting language that is used to build dynamic websites, web applications and web services.

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