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

[Timothy Benest]

Moving on, I also read "Chaps" as gender-neutral, but lawyers and bureaucrats
don't so it's worth being careful how one crafts employment advertisements
as these things can come and bite you on the bottom at a later date. I was
just trying to be helpful and not critical of the OP.

T


On 15 March 2013 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 <http://www.forwardlabs.co.uk/>) 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<http://www.flickr.com/photos/forwardcareers/sets/72157625905033998/>
> .
>
> *(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<http://www.forwardlabs.co.uk/careers/developer>,
> 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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