Job Board is Live

As a matter of fact Treehouse is hiring a Developer.

Here's the posting on the job board

Elliott Frazier - I know this is slightly off-topic but Thinkful another online school also does education, job placement and has mentors.

Cool! I guess it's hard to say "there is only one" of something on the World Wide Web.

My thoughts exactly. :)

Matthew - those are great ideas! This version of the Job Board is just the beginning. You'll see ;)

All great points, Matthew! We're working on a lot of fronts with jobs, but one thing we realized when working with partner companies was that we're not going to be able to change how they handle the application process overnight, and at present companies all handle applications in very different ways. Working with the companies and giving them maximum flexibility ensured that Treehouse students are on equal footing with other applicants when applying for positions.

We have a ton of ideas in the works for making it advantageous to be a Treehouse student when applying on the job board, and a ton of ideas around other job related features for Treehouse. I totally understand you're underwhelmed with what we've launched first, but be assured it's just the tip of the iceberg. We're focused on helping Treehouse students succeed throughout their careers, and that's something we'll never stop fighting for.

Tagging Daniel Lewis and Kyle Meyer

Hey Mathew, thanks for the feedback great points. I think you're going to be very happy very soon. No I didn't just take that off of a fortune cookie:)

I agree with Matthew on this one; however, this is a great step in the right direction. I will look forward to the advancements and hope to see them in the near future. PS..... Someone Hire Me Please!!!!! :)

Hey Ryan Carson, Alan Johnson and Chris Zabaleta,

Thanks for taking my critique with such grace. I've really enjoyed being a member of treehouse so far, I think what you guys have done and are doing is absolutely perfect. I just hope that your core mission statement can stay pure. All too often I see companies get ambitious and a touch greedy and lose their core values...I know I did with a company I had in the past and it all goes wrong very quickly.

It would be great if Ryan and perhaps the likes of Andrew Chalkley could do a piece on getting a job in the USA. I dream of moving to the USA but there are so many barriers. I have instead had to resort to my next best option which is to work for myself and have started three new companies. If I had an opportunity to work for a company like Team Treehouse though, the doors would be shut and I'd be on a plane.

Work philosophy stateside is dramatically different to the UK. A four day week would be considered as the workforce striking! Company buying their staff $5,000 of kit to maximize their productivity...no chance!

I think the job board is a great step and I look forward to seeing more from it. If my plans gain traction, I hope to be placing an advert myself.

In fact, Treehouse has already introduced me to one or two people who are helping with design work to get the projects off the ground!

Thanks for everything guys...keep up the outstanding work!

Thanks for taking time to post Matthew Campbell :) Having lived in the UK for 12 years, I understand what you're saying. Unfortunately most companies aren't as generous and forward thinking in the UK. There definitely are some (Moo is a great example) but I'm seeing more and more companies in the UK start moving to an employee-first mentality.

I'm American, so getting a 'job' was easy here :/ But Andrew Chalkley (and Amit Bijlani and Pasan Premaratne) had to get a Visa, which was tough. We had to enlist the help of a lawyer and it was laborious and expensive :(

I've given serious thought to visa's etc and while there is, on the surface, a relatively simple process, the time it takes is literally years and requires multiple applications for differing visa types as time moves on.

I noticed a new job at Treehouse, Marketing Developer. I have years of marketing experience and computer experience, added to my growing knowledge with code, thanks to Treehouse of course, I'd like to apply.

Would you accept UK applicants and consider someone from the UK who would love to move to the USA Ryan Carson? Perhaps we could open a dialogue out of the public domain?

There's also "Anywhere"-based jobs. :)

I'm happy to see Treehouse joining Authentic Jobs as boards that feature a few remote jobs. Recently went through a couple stages of an interview, didn't go on to the next stage in part because they wanted someone in SF (I live in Sacramento, have commuted there for work before). Probably for the best.

James Page Right now, it's more of a general job board, but we had to start somewhere. As we continue to iterate, we'll be adding a LOT more value for our students. Promise :) I love your idea by the way! Cheers.

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