Why You Should Start an Apprentice Program
summary
A six month apprenticeship converts a call‑center self‑taught candidate into a promoted developer by focusing on learning not billable output, paying a living wage, and pairing the apprentice with many engineers across an ~80‑person department. The program raises senior retention, broadens the candidate pool (one program reports 200 applicants for two slots), and works best when junior developers mentor newbies rather than relying only on seniors. Promoted to regular developer.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:24where the story starts
- 0:57patient zero
- 2:00we want to hire this person
- 2:51intern?
- 5:33and it worked!
- 6:06hiring
- 6:46time and money cost
- 7:22expertise
- 9:55the goal
