WordPress News

Speaking at WordCamps as Part of Your Job Search

Michelle Frechette

November 9, 2021

Speaking at WordCamps is a great way to contribute to the community, build your resume, and meet potential employers. But often there are barriers in your way. Here's how to overcome them.

Networking at an Online Conference

Michelle Frechette

September 28, 2021

BusinessCareers

Five tips for networking at an online conference from Michelle Frechette and the WordPress community.

Diversity vs. Inclusion: Why Tokenization is Harmful

Michelle Frechette

September 9, 2021

BusinessCareers

Inclusion is a conscious decision to involve others, value who they are, and strive for better every day.

Tech Résumés are Different! Learn How to Write Yours

Michelle Frechette

September 7, 2021

CareersDesign

Forget everything you learned in school or have been told about how to write a résumé.

Trouble at Longreads

Brian Krogsgard

July 19, 2020

BusinessCareers

We don't often talk about employment issues at Post Status. Good and bad stories about WordPress workplaces abound. Why single out this one? It is a very public issue, and it has to do with one of the largest employers in our space — one often cited as a great place to work: Automattic. That's why I believe it merits deeper consideration.

The Jorbin Test

Aaron Jorbin

March 4, 2016

BusinessCareers

The Joel Test has largely stood the test of time, yet there isn't a WordPress specific version to help WordPress developers judge job opportunities. The Jorbin Test is the Joel Test, updated for the WordPress engineers of today.

Interview with Chris Lema: a journey to working full time with WordPress

Brian Krogsgard

August 5, 2014

CareersDraft

On May 28th, 2012, I was virtually introduced to Chris Lema. He had 653 Twitter followers at the time. I know so, because that's how we were introduced — through an email from Twitter telling me he was now following…

Life on trial at Automattic

Brian Krogsgard

April 14, 2014

Careers

Recently, Dave Clements finished a trial at Automattic. In this summary, he describes the experience in detail, from his initial interview and test to his four week trial. There were a few things in the post I didn't already know…

Who’s hiring in WordPress? (Spring 2014 edition)

Brian Krogsgard

March 24, 2014

Careers

This is the fifth “Who’s hiring” post, and previous ones were very encouraging. I have seen multiple people start conversations that led to full time jobs and contract work from those posts. I consistently find people looking for WordPress developers…

Tom McFarlin and Japh Thomson are shifting roles at Envato and Wptuts+

Brian Krogsgard

January 13, 2014

CareersWordPress News

In November, Envato announced that they were looking for a new Wptuts+ editor on their blog. The position requires considerable skill with WordPress and effective communication. Japh Thomson has done a fantastic job heading up the Wptuts+ blog effort for two…

Who’s hiring in WordPress? (Fall edition)

Brian Krogsgard

December 9, 2013

Careers

This is the fourth “Who’s hiring” post this year, and previous ones were very encouraging. I have seen multiple people start conversations that led to full time jobs and contract work from those posts. I consistently find people looking for…

WordPress job board gets a redesign

Brian Krogsgard

August 19, 2013

CareersWordPress News

The jobs.wordpress.net website has received a redesign, bringing it in sync with the branding of most of the other WordPress.org facilities. The website was acquired by Matt Mullenweg at the same time as Weblog Tools Collection. It's mostly unrelated to…

Official WordPress job board is back open, seeks moderators

Brian Krogsgard

July 17, 2013

Careers

The official WordPress job board is back open. It was down for a while as the primary moderator stepped down. According to a post on the Make WordPress Meta blog by Siobhan McKeown, they are now seeking a few moderators with…

Who’s hiring in WordPress? (Summer edition)

Brian Krogsgard

July 17, 2013

Careers

This is the third “Who’s hiring” post, and the last two were very successful. I know of a few people that got full time jobs and contract work based on conversations started from those posts. I consistently find people looking…

President Obama visits WP Engine’s office

Brian Krogsgard

May 14, 2013

CareersWordPress News

Well, consider me jealous. During his trip to Austin, Texas last week, President Obama made a stop at the Capital Factory offices. He visited with the companies that work there, including WP Engine. Obama's visit was to promote job creation,…

Who’s hiring in WordPress? (Spring edition)

Brian Krogsgard

April 29, 2013

Careers

This is the second "Who's hiring" post, and the last one was very successful. I know of a few people that got full time jobs and contract work based on conversations started from that post. I consistently find people looking…