[LRUG] [JOBS] Forward Labs is hiring Ruby devs in London

[Hemal Kuntawala]

I indeed meant "chaps" in a gender-neutral sense, but someone replied to me directly raising the point so I thought I'd clarify via that ps. Seems most of us are on the same page though.


On 15 Mar 2013, at 10:15, Stephen Nelson-Smith <sanelson at gmail.com> wrote:

> TBH I read "chaps" as entirely gender-netural anyway - just like I wouldn't assume someone saying "Come on guys!" was referring only males.
> 
> S.
> On Friday, 15 March 2013 at 10:03, Richard Hart wrote:
> 
>> Really? Just because someone used the word "chaps" we have to drag these links out? What if he was referring to leather riding chaps?
>> 
>> Warm regards,
>> 
>> Richard Hart
>> http://www.ur-ban.com
>> richard at ur-ban.com
>> Twitter: @Hates_
>> 
>> On 15 Mar 2013, at 09:54, Timothy Benest <thb at taskforce.co.uk> wrote:
>> 
>>> Worth Looking at 
>>> 
>>> Sex Discrimination - http://www.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1814
>>> 
>>> Equality Act - http://www.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=3017
>>> 
>>> if you are an employer, or potential employer. 
>>> 
>>> T
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 15 March 2013 07:54, Hemal Kuntawala <hemal.kuntawala at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Ps - by "chaps" I naturally meant "people". Thanks to the person who pointed that out.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On 15 March 2013 07:42, Hemal Kuntawala <hemal.kuntawala at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> Morning lrug,
>>>>> 
>>>>> We (Forward Labs) are hiring Ruby devs and we'd like to hire smart chaps from the lrug community.
>>>>> 
>>>>> What is Forward Labs?
>>>>> We put entrepreneurs and developers together and use lean startup techniques to test and create new businesses. We've got businesses in various stages and we're looking for full-stack Ruby devs to help them reach their potential. We're based in Camden.
>>>>> 
>>>>> (What we are not)
>>>>> (We’re not a VC, incubator or accelerator; we invest in people, not their ideas. Everyone we hire tries multiple ideas through building, measuring and learning).
>>>>> 
>>>>> What we're looking for
>>>>> Do you...
>>>>> - have a track record of making amazing things happen on the front and back-end of a web stack
>>>>> - use open-source languages, frameworks and tools like Ruby (Rails), JS (Node, Backbone)
>>>>> - know your active record from your ActiveRecord
>>>>> - contribute to open-source projects 
>>>>> - have a side project that you're really, really proud of
>>>>> - believe in XP, Agile techniques and lean startup principles for getting things done?
>>>>> 
>>>>> If so we'd love to hear from you. You can apply via the form on our site, or reply and say hello. Feel free to ask any questions you might have too, maybe we can grab a coffee/cocktail.
>>>>> 
>>>>> No recruiters please.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thanks for reading :) 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hemal
>>>> 
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