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The questions you need to ask before quitting your job
Once you know that you’re ready to move on, how do you actually take the first step?
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Cover letters used to mean something
Research shows that AI-generated cover letters may be punishing good candidates.
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High-performance tech talent: Build, don’t buy!
Learn how CodeYourFuture develops diverse, high-potential individuals into advanced engineering roles while helping companies build exceptional, sustainable tech talent.
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Meta and the great DEI rollback
Once an emblem of inclusivity, Meta has officially joined tech’s anti-DEI bandwagon.
Deadline: January 4, 2026
Call for Proposals for London 2026 is open!
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31 smart questions to ask in a software engineering interview
Interviews are a two-way street, don’t waste the opportunity to ask these smart questions.
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De-coding the technical interview process: Emma Bostian in conversation
What if you had a cheat code for acing technical interviews?
Inclusive hiring is not a checkmark
Inclusion is the foundation of creating a level playing field for employees with all backgrounds to be heard, to be challenged, and to have an impact.
Retaining Your People After the Tech Boom
Discover how to retain talent during staff reductions by leading with empathy, building trust, and understanding employees’ motivators in times of economic and industry change.
What is the role of the engineering manager in the hiring process?
How can time-strapped engineering managers juggle hiring responsibilities alongside their day to day?
The festival for modern engineering leadership
London • June 2 & 3, 2026
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A diverse career can help you be a better leader
Casting an eye back over her career, Afiya Chohollo reflects on her unique journey to VP of Engineering and the benefits of a varied career path.
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What is a software architect? Someone with an eye on the big picture
As a software architect, you’re going to implement some big ideas – but you can’t lose sight of the details.
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Three tips for retaining key engineering talent
Use these three tips to foster the right environment for your engineering team and lower the rate of attrition.
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The career progression of a software tester
What is a software tester and could this role be the right career move for you?
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How principal testers can improve company processes
What is a principal tester and how can they improve your quality culture and team efficiency?
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Research-backed strategies to attract and retain diverse teams
Diversity initiatives start with thoughtful hiring practices. After hiring, capitalize on your success and retain those hires by promoting a climate of inclusion and belonging.
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Demystifying the front-end architect role
Defining the front-end architect role can be tricky. So, what does the position entail and is it the right fit for you?
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Celebrating a few of you this International Women’s Day
10 stories from inspirational women you don’t want to miss this International Women’s Day.
Top Hiring videos
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The Inclusive Leader: Tips for Developing Diverse Engineering Teams
Managing people is hard. Managing people who aren’t like you is harder. As we push to build more diverse teams, how do we ensure everyone can succeed equally?
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Lending privilege as engineering leaders
Diversity and inclusion have become hot topics in technology, but you may not know how you can make a difference. This talk will help you understand that, no matter your background, you have privilege and can lend it to marginalized groups in tech.
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5 Ways You Can Hire Engineers Better
For most companies, hiring is a cargo-culted, cut-and-pasted affair, run by people not trained to perform the task.
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Bootstrapping inclusion in engineering organisations
Diversity and Inclusion are hot topics right now. But, year after year, our industry fails to move the numbers significantly. It seems everyone is talking about it, but how do you actually bring about change?
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How to hold career path conversations with developers
Our industry is not the best at preparing developers to grow their careers when they reach the critical point when they have to decide between continuing to work as an individual contributor or moving into management.
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Intersectional & Inclusive Standards for Developers
Give a developer readable code and they can code for a day, teach a developer best practices and coding standards and they can be a valuable addition to any engineering team.
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Build a Better Hiring Process with Design Thinking
How do companies hire? And how does a manager build out a hiring process from the ground up?
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Creating goal-setting workshops for managers in your 1:1s
Often when we talk about goals, they’re from the perspective of the individual: how do you come up with goals for yourself? How do you achieve those goals?