Anti-Pattern This is a Recruitment Anti-Pattern (RAP). IDEA: “With online applications, I can force the candidate to answer questions before they’re allowed to submit their… Read More »AVOID using pre-application questions/filters for job roles (RAP)
Don’t hire an expert to do it for you! That’s a Recruitment Anti-Pattern (RAP). (Bad) IDEA: “To hire a skill you don’t have, pay an… Read More »How do you interview people for roles that you don’t know how to do yourself?
Professional recruiters are quoted as spending 20-30 seconds per CV (with eye-tracking studies showing it can be as low as 5-7 seconds). As a hiring… Read More »How to review a tech CV/Resume in 2 minutes or less
WRONG IDEA: “Negotiating with our Recruitment Agencies to pay them the lowest possible commission per-hire will save money and make our Recruitment more efficient”
What would you think of a colleague who ends phone calls or meetings by saying their last sentence and then hanging up (or literally running… Read More »Why companies and recruiters ghost/ignore job applicants
When we meet simple problems – ones where we understand all the possible outcomes, every possible factor – then we can work out the “best”… Read More »What is a “Recruitment Anti-Pattern”?
(“DoE” literally stands for “Dependent on Experience”. But read on to find out what that tells you about the company and the role…) Job adverts… Read More »Did you know “Salary: DoE” stands for “Don’t Apply Here”?
I created this site for Engineering Leads/Hiring Managers who want to get better at hiring … but that means I also have a lot of… Read More »Developers: how to get hired in the wake of Coronavirus
TheRegister is offering free job listings, embedded in their main news feed, for tech jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/03/31/technology_job_ads/
I’ve seen a lot of these recently: “In the current climate, we’re placing all hiring on hold. No new roles will be listed, and recruiting… Read More »Should you freeze recruiting during COVID-19?