Here’s some exciting team news: Our Vocabulary Builder app was recently featured on Tutorful as part of their roundup of 2018’s Hottest Revision Tools!
How to Study Better by Taking More Breaks
To make your studying more effective and keep your energy up, take short 10-15 minute breaks every hour or so during your test prep. Here’s what to do (and what not to do!) during these quick study breaks.
How to Reduce Biases When Giving Raises
A star employee walks into your office with another job offer in hand, and asks for a raise. Would you give them one? We wouldn’t. At Magoosh, we make every effort to avoid a situation like the one above, but we don’t negotiate on salary. Bhavin, our CEO, already wrote about our rationale here. Now […]
Magoosh Wins Happiest Company Award (Again!)
Spoiler alert: We’re still really happy. At Magoosh, we want our students to prep smart, go far, and enjoy the ride. And we sure are doing the same. We recently got word that we’ve received our second award for being the Happiest Company in Education from TINYpulse, and unsurprisingly we are stoked! On a scale […]
How a lean, scrappy startup reduced hiring bias
At startups, where time and money are often in short supply, it’s hard to find the resources to focus on reducing hiring bias. It’s really easy to think of bias and diversity as problems that can be solved later. The trap, of course, is that the larger your organization gets, the harder it can become […]
The Increasingly Important Role of Social Media in the Application Process
An applicant’s social media profile is becoming more and more a part of the application process. Learn more about this finding, and how you can use your profiles to your advantage when applying.
How Hack Days Work at Magoosh (and Why They’re Awesome!)
Hello! My name is Albert (you can also call me Albs or Al-b), and I’m a software engineer at Magoosh. On a day-to-day basis, I spend most of my time working on projects we’ve prioritized for the quarter, which can oftentimes take weeks or months to complete. When I’m not doing that, I’m working on […]
Behind the Scenes: The Magoosh Engineering Exercise
Stressful, inconsistent, and opaque. These are all words used to describe most engineering interviews. At Magoosh, we want to provide a better experience to engineering candidates, so we’re striving to create a more transparent process from start to finish. As part of that effort, I’d like to share some behind-the-scene details about one important stage […]
Our site went down and we’re sorry
July 24, 9:45am PDT We think we’ve stopped the attack, but we’re continuing the monitor. The site should be working for most students and we’ll continue looking into the issues. July 24, 9:15am PDT Unfortunately, we’re still experiencing issues and intermittent down time. It looks like someone is flooding our servers with “fake” traffic, also […]
Growth, Profit, and Consequences: What founders should know about the rise in tech layoffs and what we’re doing to prevent them here
Read to find out how Magoosh maintains a steady workforce in spite of layoffs in the tech industry.