Tech recruitment: the importance of technical testing Recruiting a technical profile necessarily requires an in-depth test of one's skills. You need to know what your potential future collaborator is capable of before going any further. It is
Tech hiring with Lion, Oussama and us Last year I was visiting Oussama at Lion (for the People Track training). We covered three topics (sourcing / outreach, best practices in contact messages, closing). These tips were particularly relevant
Five questions you should ask during your screening calls Screening via a phone call time is most effective. During these 15 to 30 minutes, you’ll have to assess whether you’ll launch a proper interview process with the
We asked Silicon Valley Engineering Leaders “What’s your favorite Engineer book?” On Wednesday we attended & sponsored Plato's awesome Engineering event Elevate in San Francisco (600 attendees, 30 speakers, 100 workshops) There, we decided to play a game and ask people
First time hiring Tech talent? Here are the books you must absolutely read Hiring is not tough, it just requires dedication, care and humility. People often struggle when they want to hire tech talent, and they are most open when they have already
How to embed reference checks into your tech interviewing process Reference checks are paramount. Past work success is one of the best predictors of future work performance. It might even filter better than your technical assessment. You should put more
Do like the best Engineering blogs! More and more employer-brand strategies are flourishing. The intention is to enable companies to address their potential future employees through different channels (media, events, trade fairs, online presence, etc.). In
Tech recruitment: statistical analysis of high performing messages HireSweet is a tool that optimizes the key steps in recruiting. We asked ourselves a simple question: are there common characteristics or patterns to the messages that get the most
4-hour preparation before hiring When you are looking to recruit a developer or other tech profiles it is often difficult to identify the objective criteria that would make a profile the perfect candidate. In
Tech hiring: Double your response rate Note : this article is based on a collaborative and open source guide on tech recruitment. If you would like more information about HireSweet and/or to participate in the collaborative
5 ways to source and hire tech profiles Note: this article is taken from a white paper on IT recruitment. We had the opportunity at HireSweet to interact with more than 700 start-ups and meet CEO, CTO, COO,
