This is the premise of the science fiction book, Foundations. The human race is statistically expected to fall into a galaxy-wide "collapse" and a group tries to write a manual/encyclopedia of know how to be placed on every planet.
I've setup a bunch of Google Alerts within the past few weeks, and most of them have not been triggering when relevant (and very public) content is published.
I am using Google Alerts for a few months now. I set up a few alerts for physiotherapy jobs with some keywords like 'job' 'physiotherapy', 'vacancy' et cetera (in Dutch). But I only get once a month an alert and even then it only found some sort of news article about the profession, not anything about jobs. I cannot imagine that so little jobs are put online for this profession. Twitter search or plain Google search gives me more relevant information.
Not sure about the Google Alert if it is useful at all this way. I can manually search every day of course, but these are things I thought could be perfectly automated and done by Google Alert.
I created service that performs predefined search and notify via email if new results appears. You can search job aggregation websites.
the service url is http://vertascan.com
email me at sasha vertalab com and I will help to set up scanner for you.
Torig is shaking up an old industry with a mobile-first scheduling and routing web app for a specific trade.
We are an early-stage company and working with us will be an opportunity for professional and personal growth. We have built a team, are financed, and are ready to hire an experienced technical lead.
Your expertise and great technical skills will turn specifications and ideas into action on Web and Mobile Platforms. You will need to own and guide the development process to a successful launch. We keep tight feedback loops to ensure efficient development.
We are a results driven team using Agile/SCRUM methodologies to build successful products. We offer the freedom to work remotely and make your own hours. If you are part time, you are welcome to have another job simultaneously, but you will end up leaving that job for us!
Your competitive salary will be augmented with available stock options.
We like people who really like:
• Ruby on Rails
• JavaScript, Angular.js or similar frameworks, and Node.js
• HTML 5 and CSS 3
• Writing and interfacing with APIs
• Clear and effective communication
• Working hard to build great things
If you are not a life long learner and do not like being creative, this is not the job for you! We value our company culture as much as your skills.
About Torig
Torig is highly experienced in its target market and its team has a proven track record of success.
Our product has been thoroughly researched and planned. We follow the Lean Startup methodology. We are a bit obsessed with user experience and want to build the best products possible. Our team is dedicated, accomplished, and fun.
Our product is currently in development with an excellent team and we are building a flourishing and lucrative business.
I was going to email you, but I feel that it would be beneficial to other job seekers if I posted here instead. This is a rather vague listing, and I don't think there's any way I would apply without a few key questions being answered.
• Can you be any more specific about the nature of your target market? If not, what prevents you from discussing it?
• How can I verify that the company is "highly experienced in its target market and ... has a proven track record of success", given the absence of a website or any discernable press?
• When you say that you're "building a flourishing and lucrative business" and that your "results driven team ... build[s] successful products", is this a reflection of the company's actual status or just its hopes?
If you actually value "clear and effective communication", you might consider a full rewrite of this job posting with honest details.
It was not a good first encounter with Ruby or Rails, but a decent class once you have some background experience.
The class moves too fast, and he needs to practice his presentation skills (he types something out in a video, and switches screens immediately). Also, the material was not entirely up to date with the gems.
That being said, I really enjoyed the class and would take more in a similar fashion.
I remember reading his quite useful blog post on learning rails quickly which included what was involved in creating a website and how to attain a simple understanding of web-specific database design, REST and front-end design.
It was pretty good. Two things sort of dismay me though when I see something like this:
1. There are lots of free resources available online, like the above mentioned blogpost. We need to make a better case for open and free learning.
2. All start-ups are forms and the display of the information entered into those forms according to nearly all of the start-ups I run into in NYC.
1. Learning has always been free! (Okay, almost always.) You can walk into any library and pick up a book on any subject. But most people don't do it because there are too many resources out there and they're not synthesized in a way that is catered towards a particular audience. People still pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to go to universities to learn topics that they could theoretically learn on their own. Why? Because text is really energy-intensive to consume. I don't feel like having a ton of low quality resources online is not the solution. That being said, I'm all about reducing the cost of learning and making it more accessible, which is why I hope that this class can provide a similar quality of education as $10-$18k intensive (like Hack Reactor or General Assembly) for people who can't afford that.
2. 95% of products are forms and the display of that information - that's correct. That's why I don't think it's so hard for beginners to learn, and that's what makes Ruby on Rails particularly powerful. It's just tools for building forms, pulling data out of databases, and displaying that data in a pretty way.
They go to college because that's what society told them
to do. They pay for that stupid diploma. I hope things
change in the future? I still believe all Learning should
be free. If your Learning is really worth $49.99; don't
you think word of mouth would bring in the masses?
Sorry you felt that the first class went too fast. I know other people felt that way too which is why I rerecorded the videos and restructured how I delivered the content. Were yo part of the Skillshare class in November?
Anyway the intention is to make a good first encounter with Ruby on Rails, so if you have any feedback about what concepts were too advanced or confusing, let me know at mattan@onemonthrails.com
We are currently building a mobile-first scheduling, and routing platform for a specific industry. We are hiring a technical lead who has experience building innovative products, can build scalable applications, and can orchestrate a remote team of developers.
We are looking for a developer with solid technical skills who can continue to turn specifications and ideas into action on Web and Mobile Platforms. We believe in tight feedback loops between business, product, design, and engineering to maximize iteration and avoid wasting time building the wrong thing. During this time, the CTO needs to own the development process and guide it to successful completion of the first version of our product.
Our team is highly experienced in our target market, and has a proven track record of success. You will have the freedom to work your own hours, but must be willing to dedicate a minimum of 20 hours per week. You also have the freedom to work remotely.
Compensation is negotiable. Our product is currently in development. Our team is excellent and we are ready to build a flourishing business.
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