Uncubed in the Press
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Uncubed Press Room
Uncubed Announces Inaugural HR Uncubed Conference in Brooklyn
…. announces today its inaugural HR Uncubed conference — an event dedicated to helping human resource professionals supercharge their employer brands — which will take place on April 27 and 28, 2017, in Brooklyn, New York.
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Fortune
What ‘Old-School’ Tech Giants Are Doing To Attract Young Talent
IBM is creating videos in which pierced-nose, flannel-clad hipsters talk about working at Big Blue. The videos were created by a startup called Uncubed that acts as a matchmaker between legacy brands and young job seekers.
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Forbes
What To Wear For Your Tech Job Interview
“You should check the company’s social media channels first (all of them!),” says Brian Shoicket, Director of University Programs at Uncubed, a platform that hosts online courses and connects students with job opportunities.
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AdAge
Forget Verizon SugarString. Brands’ Editorial Publications Are Finding a Rhythm
While Five O’Clock is marketing, Wakefield is “a very entirely independent entity,” said Guy Cimbalo, who edits the magazine and serves as Uncubed’s editor in chief…
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The Next Web
How to find qualified candidates and build a more diverse startup
There are so many amazing communities that gather with relative frequency on Meetup, like Black Technology Professionals or Women Who Code. Sponsor these groups and/or encourage diverse members of your team to attend, contribute and meet new folks. – Tarek Pertew, Uncubed
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New York Business Journal
Want a N.Y.C. startup job? Dueling job fairs Tuesday are on the talent hunt
Some 1,500 attendees are expected to attend the Uncubed startup job fair at the Met Pavilion on 18th Street. Among the more than 80 startups the event’s site says will be hiring are Jet.com, WeWork, FanDuel, OnDeck, BuzzFeed…
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US News & World Report
6 Career Missteps You’ll Live to Regret
Tarek Pertew, co-founder of Uncubed, suggests that the time spent finding the right job should be treated the same way as someone taking time to find the right life partner.
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Tech.Co
Meetup CEO on the Future of Community
This morning at NYC Uncubed, Meetup cofounder and CEO Scott Heiferman talked about the the importance of making connections and the role of Meetup in helping build the communities in the future.
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Huffington Post
Startups in LA Are Hiring
Uncubed is a multi-city hiring market and class series. There are upcoming Uncubed conferences scheduled for…
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The Next Web
Tech recruiting startup festival Uncubed hits NY as its creators launch their email service nationally
With Wakefield’s email service and Uncubed simultaneously expanding, it’s possible we’re seeing the start of a future powerhouse
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TechCrunch
Ditch Your Hackathon, Have A Napkin Pitch Contest Like Today’s Uncubed Philadelphia Talent Fair
…startups, incubators, blogs — consider what’s going down at today’s Uncubed Tech Talent Fair in Philadelphia. Rather than a 24 hour hackathon, they’re having a “napkin pitch contest”.
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Fast Company
The Startup Failure Boom, And What To Do When It Happens To You
…we’re now building Wakefield, which publishes a daily email on startups and also puts on UNCUBED, New York’s largest startup tech recruiting fair
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Chicago Tribune
Belly scores Apple Passbook integration; Uncubed startup job fair in Chicago
Job fairs are for squares. That’s why New York-based media company Wakefield is hosting Uncubed, a nontraditional recruitment fair for Chicago startups…
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Gawker
Even If You’re Totally Unemployable, You Can Get Wasted, Pet Puppies, And Party With Yeasayer At This NYC Job Fair/ Tech Summit
A job fair geared towards startups (and companies that have recently graduated from that label) that’s actually fun.
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PandoDaily
Uncubed job fair helps companies show off startup culture
Uncubed, which bills itself as the job fair for people sick of lame job fairs, is going like gangbusters right now.
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TechZulu
Free Yourself at the Uncubed Startup Job Festival
What makes it fun? The bar, the napkin pitch contest, the art battle, startup storytelling, workshops and an after party.
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Blackline Review
‘Uncubed’ Startup Job Fair Attracts 600 Applicants
…a fun and friendly job fair for those looking to work at a startup company.
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NY Daily News
NYC Uncubed puts twist on humdrum job fairs for tech startups
…a twist on the traditional job fair by offering attendees a casual atmosphere — a game room, a music lounge and even beer pong — to rap with recruiters.
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NYC EDC
NYCEDC at Uncubed San Francisco
Over 700 people and 30 companies attended the San Francisco Uncubed Career Fair on October 17th, which included music, art, entertainment, and a series of panels on topics ranging from job search tips to startup founder’s stories.
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New York Post
Say hello to Job Recruiting 2.0
Welcome to the job fair of the future, where anything goes and personalities shine.
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Media Bistro
NYC Uncubed is Giving All Former DailyCandy Employees a Free Pass
Companies participating in the Uncubed event include Thrillist Media Group, Mashable, BuzzFeed and Gilt Groupe.
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Wired
8 Things Introverts Can Do to Get a Startup Job
Because job fairs have always been instruments of torture, we re-imagined the format.
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Metro News
How to get a job at a startup: 5 tips from Uncubed founder
Uncubed, produced by Wakefield Media, aims to streamline that process and make it fun. The company just launched a job search function on its site and holds fun events to connect job seekers with the startup world’s hottest companies.
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Bloomberg
There’s More Opportunity in Tech: Former Banker
What the younger generation of workers want, one of those is culture. They are drawn to the relaxed culture that feels more like how you behave in the rest of your life versus something that is clear and separate when you go to work.
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NYC EDC
NYC Makes Strides To Attract The World’s Top Talent
Through Wakefield’s national Uncubed events, we got to speak with companies and job-seekers from across the country about how awesome NYC’s tech scene is.
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BetaBeat
Find Your Next NYC Tech Job At This Keg Party Career Fair: Puppies, beer pong, and gainful employment?
Half the companies walk away with at least one new hire…
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CBS Local News
Going Inside Chelsea’s “Uncubed” Job Fair
If you think heading to a job fair means being buttoned up and all boring, well think again. An event in Chelsea is putting a new twist on the typical career fair and adding some fun to the job hunt.
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Forbes
How To Build (Or Find) The Startup Of Your Dreams: Wakefield And Uncubed Cofounder Tarek Pertew Breaks It Down
Wakefield is effectively bridging the gap between online and offline community.
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TechCrunch
Get A Drink And A Job At NYC Uncubed, The New Silicon Alley Talent Fair
Cheers to Uncubed for planning a recruiting event you might actually want to hang out at.