Continuum’s Chauncey Brooks on Startups, Recruiting, and What It Means to Find "Good Talent"
Halden Pfearsen
Halden Pfearsen
Managing Editor

Chauncey Brooks is a talent rockstar who has experience recruiting for Slack, Stripe, Google, and, most recently, Continuum. We sat down to pick his brain about recruiting, founding, and what "good talent" really means.

Ashby Has Partnered with Bryq

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Ashby Has Partnered with Bryq

Benjamin Encz
Benjamin Encz
Co-founder & CEO

Read here to learn about how Bryq and Ashby have teamed up.

Ashby Has Partnered with Searchlight

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Ashby Has Partnered with Searchlight

Benjamin Encz
Benjamin Encz
Co-founder & CEO

Ashby and Searchlight are now working together - read on to learn more!

The Hiring Memo - a Tool for Managing Complex Interview Debriefs
Benjamin Encz
Benjamin Encz
Co-founder & CEO

We're using a new technique in our critical hiring decisions. It's called a hiring memo - here's what it is and why it works.

The Straightforward Guide to a Successful Data Rollout
Halden Pfearsen
Halden Pfearsen
Managing Editor

Data reporting tools are so important to a strong recruiting strategy. While rollout can be a challenge, this method will help you get the best result.

Detecting Node Event Loop Blockers

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Detecting Node Event Loop Blockers

João Carvalho
João Carvalho
Engineering

Our application code runs in a single thread with Node.js. The thread can get blocked by requests with CPU-intensive computation and significantly slow our response times. We'll walk you through how we identify and eliminate these blocking requests.

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The Importance of Doing Retrospectives on Roles

Jeremy Lyons
Jeremy Lyons
Guest Author

Retrospectives in recruiting. They're not a new concept but they help everyone learn from their experiences to hire better.

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The Benefits of Global Hiring for Diversity from Deel

Deel
Deel
Guest Author

Global hiring is the process of recruiting and hiring workers from all over the world. It’s a growing trend as companies seek top talent, regardless of location. In addition, global hiring is proving helpful in creating a diverse workforce.

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Deel's 5 Ways Global Hiring Can Give You a Competitive Edge

Deel
Deel
Guest Author

In today’s globalized economy, businesses need to compete globally, which means having access to the best talent worldwide.

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The 11 Most Important Formulas to Know for RecOps and Data

Jeremy Lyons
Jeremy Lyons
Guest Author

With 450+ functions between multiple spreadsheet tools, it can be hard for RecOps professionals know where to start and which ones to learn. To help, we've created a list of formulas we recommend you know.

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Ashby's RecOps Data Resource Round-Up

Halden Pfearsen
Halden Pfearsen
Managing Editor

Looking to become a better data analyst? We’ve compiled some resources to grow your data knowledge and find information for your stakeholders.

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What Are Your True Minimum Requirements?

Shannon Ogborn
Shannon Ogborn
RecOps Consultant & Community Lead

Are you relying on years of experience, or something deeper?

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Screen-In vs Screen-Out Mindsets – There Is A Right Answer

Shannon Ogborn
Shannon Ogborn
RecOps Consultant & Community Lead

An excellent outreach strategy requires a screen-in mindset.

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Ashby’s “Less Obvious” Sourcing List

Shannon Ogborn
Shannon Ogborn
RecOps Consultant & Community Lead

We've put together this list of sourcing locations you might not have thought of - and we're updating it regularly!

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Continous Deployment via a GitHub Actions Reminder

Ben Asher
Ben Asher
Engineering

An automated reminder to deploy as an effective way to keep deploys small and safe.

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Type Safety with ES2022's Array.prototype.at

Ben Asher
Ben Asher
Engineering

Array.at provides better type safety than the standard index operator, and it works with Node 16!

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