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Barcelona Startup Job Fair (edition #6)

November 27, 2014 Magda
Barcelona Startup Job Fair (edition #6)

6th Barcelona Startup Job Fair When: Tuesday February 10th, 2015 / 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm Where: mStartupBarcelona, Barcelona Growth Centre, 2nd floor (Former MediaTIC Building) – (view map) Register: Free registration for job seekers The largest Startup Job Fair in Southern Europe is back! In the last edition, over 500 professionals from different areas met and […]

Smart Cities Scene Europe

November 19, 2014 Magda
Smart Cities Scene Europe

Technology not only affects people and jobs, it completely transforms lives. Almost every aspect of our everyday lives can be linked to technology in one way or another. How can a city use all of the power technology has to improve the lives of their citizens? Smart cities are doing just that. Want to know […]

10 Interview Questions For Web Developers

November 06, 2014 Magda
10 Interview Questions For Web Developers

  Hundreds of tech companies are created each day all around the world and developers play a key role in all of them. There’s no question that developer jobs have been very popular lately. But these startups are looking for very specific profiles. According to a study based on hundreds of job offers posted on […]

Stock Options. A Basic Introduction

October 24, 2014 Magda
Stock Options. A Basic Introduction

If you are thinking about working at a startup, specially an early stage startup, you’ve probably heard about the risks and possibilities. You are right to weigh the negative against the positive but keep in mind, there are many tangible and intangible perks to working at a startup that you should consider. Stock options are […]

7 Rules to Follow When Considering a Salary Negotiation

October 16, 2014 Magda
7 Rules to Follow When Considering a Salary Negotiation

  There’s no way I can justify my salary level, but I’m learning to live with it.  –Drew Carey   The stress of job searching ends the moment you receive that very expected “offer”. But what happens if the pay is not right up your alley? Well, life’s not over – it’s time to negotiate. […]

Are You Satisfied With Your Job?

October 09, 2014 Magda
Are You Satisfied With Your Job?

  I think the person who takes a job in order to live –that is to say, for the money– has turned himself into a slave. –Joseph Campbell   Have you found your dream job? If your answer is yes, I have to congratulate you! But for the rest of you who responded negatively, you’re […]

7 Techniques To Spark Creativity

October 01, 2014 Magda
7 Techniques To Spark Creativity

Creativity is a mental process that consists in the generation of new ideas or the creation of new associations between old concepts. It is employed in many aspects of life including artistic creation, scientific thinking and even problem solving. Renowned South African writer William Plomer, said that “creativity is the power to connect the seemingly […]

London City Page

September 24, 2014 Magda
London City Page

Startup Jobs in London and after work… pints of beer, street art and dart contests… London Startup Life Multicultural, educated, trendy and traditional at the same time… the old city of London is the most important international startup hub in Europe. Startups such as Yplan, Editd, Affectv, TransferWise, Hailo, Yoyo or Milkster, plus many American […]

The Social Media Scene Of Europe

September 17, 2014 Magda
The Social Media Scene Of Europe

Like it or not, during the last decade, social media has become part of our lives. It’s been ten years since Facebook was first launched (and 8 since Twitter’s birth) and we thought it may be a good moment to take a second and pay attention to some facts and figures about the importance of […]

7 Tips to To Build Up Your Online Personal Brand

September 10, 2014 Magda
7 Tips to To Build Up Your Online Personal Brand

  “Personal brand is what people say about you when you leave the room.”  –Jeff Bezos Whether you like it or not, you already have an online personal brand. Most of what you do online (and also many things you do offline) is on the world wide web–and traceable. So, in order to build up […]