Published inFuture.Works·Oct 14, 2020Careers — a walk in the park?I’d like to confess my latest fetish: reading Shogun to immerse myself into the Japanese samurai culture, while sipping a bit of Nikka Whisky from the Barrel. I’m astonished how a deep samurai society like Japan is now facing this: “Japan’s Lost Generation Is Still Jobless and Living With Their…Career Development4 min readCareer Development4 min read
Jan 28, 2020The 10 Rules for Productive Remote MeetingsToday, I’ve realised that The 10 Rules for Productive Meetings didn’t age very well since it assumed a physical workplace environment on the day to day. Clearly that is no longer the case, therefore, an update is in order. Here they are: Avoid large meetings! …Remote Working1 min readRemote Working1 min read
Jan 22, 2020The 10 Most Common Mistakes when Hiring Tech TalentA while ago I wrote this article and I have recently come across it. I feel this is so relevant now as it was in 2015, so we’re publishing it again on our own blog. I’ve been working with many companies and consider myself privileged since I was able to…Technology5 min readTechnology5 min read
Dec 15, 2019The 10 Rules for Productive Meetings2019 has been a busy year over at Landing: we’ve launched Landing.work for remote contractors to find their new roles or projects, we’ve setup a brand new office in Lisbon to better accommodate our growing team, and a few other things to be announced soon! The main thing we’ve been…Meetings2 min readMeetings2 min read
Dec 13, 2018Coding bootcamps don’t work until they doThe first time I really thought about coding bootcamps as an alternative education method, was when I moved from Lisbon to London to expand Landing.jobs’ internationals sales in the UK. While there, I stumbled upon Makers Academy and General Assembly. This was back in 2015 when the Brexit vote was…Recruitment5 min readRecruitment5 min read
Published inFuture.Works·May 25, 2017Evolving from a Tech Jobs Fair to Europe’s Best Tech Careers FestivalIn an ever-changing digital world one of the biggest challenges for tech professionals is the lack of a long-term career strategy. Most talented tech professionals I know — many of them close friends — “jump” for job to job without thinking about where they’d like to work on five years…Tech5 min readTech5 min read
Published inStartup Recruitment·Mar 23, 2016The 3 worst tech recruitment experiences at Landing.jobsOriginally shared here. Hey. Here at Landing.jobs, we’ve been able to help so many tech professionals find the right employer in the last few years. It’s been a real pleasure changing so many lives. Right now, our founder vision is much less of a marketplace for tech jobs and more…Hiring7 min readHiring7 min read
Dec 12, 2015LONDON — 7 months in Europe’s tech hubOriginally posted on Landing.blog. Seven months ago, #HirePedro was kicking off and Landing.jobs co-founder, Pedro Oliveira, was hopping on a plane to become a Londoner — a way of being he’s still figuring out. With a brolly in hand and his sleeves rolled up, Pedro landed his own temporary seat…15 min read15 min read
Published inStartup Recruitment·Nov 9, 2015Hire better and faster with Landing.jobsHello! I know you’re busy, and we’ve been busy too, so here it is — have you seen the new and improved (yes, both!) Landing.jobs? (Go on. Have a look. I’ll wait here a moment.) You can read all about the brand-new features, and the story behind them if you…Hiring2 min readHiring2 min read
Mar 1, 2015Advice for young entrepreneursOn a early flight back to Lisbon, I decided to jot down the top three advices I would give to young entrepreneurs. Opened Evernote and after five minutes I found myself writting over ten bullet points and somehow I ended up with this big list… This collection is the result…4 min read4 min read
