{"id":1793,"date":"2025-07-31T14:18:55","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T21:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/?post_type=wcb_session&#038;p=1793"},"modified":"2025-09-07T09:04:25","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T16:04:25","slug":"working-in-the-wordpress-ecosystem","status":"publish","type":"wcb_session","link":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/session\/working-in-the-wordpress-ecosystem\/","title":{"rendered":"Working in the WordPress Ecosystem"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/29GMqyRSDug?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are many job seekers in WordPress. There are many job openings. And there are plenty of opportunities to freelance. So how do the right people find the right jobs?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As someone who has been tweeting weekly job openings for years, and who has a keen interest in seeing the ecosystem thrive, I&#8217;ve been (unofficially) working to help people find jobs, and helping companies learn better recruiting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So how does one find a job? How do you hire well? How do you make sure someone is a good fit for your culture? And how do you determine if a position is right for you? Or do you chuck it all and decide to freelance instead?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This talk will highlight three things job seekers can do (or do better) in job searching, and three things employers can do better for recruiting. And a few things to think about before you hang your own shingle instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Attendees from either side of the hiring table will leave this talk with actionable items to improve their prospective opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-wordcamp-session-speakers\"><span class=\"wp-block-wordcamp-session-speakers__byline\">Presented by<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-wordcamp-session-speakers__name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/michelle-frechette\/\">Michelle Frechette<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Subscribe to learn how to get involved in 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-subscriptions__supports-newline wp-block-jetpack-subscriptions\">\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/session\/working-in-the-wordpress-ecosystem\/\" style=\"font-size: 16px;padding: 15px 23px 15px 23px;margin: 0; margin-left: 10px;border-radius: 0px;border-width: 1px; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; margin-left: 0\">Subscribe<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are many job seekers in WordPress. 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