Startup Hackajob 2016
Hack for a job @ a startup
Introduction
“The secret to successful hiring is this: look for the people who want to change the world.“ ** - Marc Benioff, Salesforce CEO**
Startups are the strongest engines for change in the world today. The Startup Hackajob 2016, hosted at In5 Innovation Centre on April 22nd, is an invitation to compete for a chance to change the world, as a part of a fast growing startup.
Adding a 10X engineer to a strong founding team can end up being a startup's most powerful weapon. These output driven hackers are asked to go above and beyond what they know as the first employees in startups and deliver challenging projects on the fly. It's a perfect place to hone your skills and grow beyond what you once thought was possible.
4 of the region's most promising startups are challenging programmers to join their fast growing teams in a Startup Hackajob event on April 22nd. The event will be organized by SquareCircle Tech and supported by In5 Innovation Centre
If this sound like your kind of night, then you are invited to come and solve startups' most pressing technical challenges in a 24-hour style sprint to prove your worth through your code
This is an event that invites tech talent of all ages to prove they have the skills to take a startup to the next level, whether you are:
- A fresh graduate eager to join the startup world (and scared of a boring desk job)
- A tech talent stuck in a corporate job that no longer challenges you
- A skilled student looking for a tech-heavy part-time/internship role that doesn't involve making others coffee
You just need to be a hacker ;)
With 8 challenges theres a Startup Challenge for everybody to show their skills!
How does it work?
- Startups design Hack Challenges for open positions.
- Developers sign up to different challenges and code through a 24 hour hackathon sprint.
- Each Hacker presents his work to an initial panel of judges, a top 10 list of challengers are selected. Individual challenge winners will also be announced for hiring positions.
- A panel of industry experts and investors judge the top 10 and hand out prizes and award an overall winner.
- Winners of each individual challenge will be invited for personality interviews before being awarded the job positions as per the challenge description.
Learn more about the startups and their challenges http://www.startuphackajob.com/
Prizes
The real prize here is a job at a fast growing startup! There are both full-time and part-time jobs available, and many that have equity compensation, so that is a real life prize!
However, the startups have also put together a surprise prize for a the Startup Hackajob Champion. We won't tell you what it is, but we will select one person to join us on a special adventure. We leave you with this quote as a teaser:
"Starting a startup is like throwing yourself off a cliff and assembling an airplane on the way down." - Reid Hoffman
*Participants can gain pre-hackathon bonus points by completing online challenges that will be considered in judging https://www.hackerearth.com/hack-a-job
What technical skills are these Startups looking for?
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