“How2Hire Great Software Developers”
July 25, 2012
How2Hire SeriesPresented by The Resumator
The Resumator is the recruiting platform that helps employershire with confidence through:
• Industry leading hiring software
• Community of entrepreneurs and HR thought leaders
• Original How2Hire content
• Access to leaders at fast-growing companies
Featuring: Charles Brian QuinnPresident and Developer, Highgroove Studios
www.highgroove.com@seebq
Today’s agenda
Highgroove’s President and Developer, Charles Brian Quinn covers:
• Not-so secret sauce for an effective recruiting process
• Attracting the best software developers
• Having the ability to turn down 89% of developers who apply
• Key learnings & advice
• Q&A
How2Hire Great Software Developers
What Do Developers Want?What do GREAT developers want?
How We Used to (Half-Ass) Hiring• Email inbox overflow
• No Process, interview was a conversation
(with me talking the entire time)
• Luck, lots of luck
Enter – Step 1:
Sign up for The Resumator, on recommendation
from several entrepreneur friends
Step 2:
Do nothing. Doh!
Step 3:
Finally setup a job posting after the fine folks at
The Resumator called and asked if I needed help
Step 4:
Hone The Resumator to your process
(and leverage all the built-ins)
Not-So Secret Sauce• We’ve got secret sauce
• Anything that isn’t secret goes on not-so-secret-sauce
• Bias towards making things awesome that aren’t
http://not-so-secret-sauce.highgroove.com/
Highgroove’s Job DescriptionIt’s gotta be worth reading. It’s gotta be worth sharing.
• A brief mission statement
• A description of an employee’s typical day
• Job requirements
• If you were with us already...
How Do You Promote Your Job Listing?
• The Jobs page
• Your company (call it social media).
• No Recruiters (sorry)
The Hiring ProcessGood companies hire slow, and fire fast.
• Top-Grading
• Specialize the job - don’t try to hire
the director or CTO
• Zig, when everyone else is zagging
Highgroove’s Hiring Process - Part 1When candidates apply:
• A job application is filled out
• Applications are reviewed for
candidates’ answers to the 3
questions we ask in our
Resumator survey
• Telephone pre-screen with 5
more questions
Highgroove’s Hiring Process - Part 2When candidates make it through screening,
they are invited to a face-to-face meeting.
• Top-grading
• Pair programming
• 2 reference checks
• Offer extended via personalized
letter, or declined via form letter
Key Questions in The Interview
• Some questions
have been useful
• Some have not
• How do you exit out of an
interview when you know
the candidate isn’t a good fit?
Measure & RepeatAnd some best practices to follow
• Iterate or die.
• Pick a process -- it’s 3 steps
• 89% because I did the math.
• Use the built-in form templates.
They’re perfect.
• Someone we rejected, ended up
being a perfect hire, later.
Hire On Culture, Not SkillCulture is the only sustainable advantage
HyperspecializeWhen everyone is zigging, you should zag
• Specialize the job - don’t try to hire
the director or CTO
• Hyper-specialize the job
• Introduce some scarcity
ThanksPlease find me online here:
Twitter:
@seebq
About CBQ:
www.seebq.com
Q&A
Featuring:
Brian MurrayDirector of Talent
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“How2Hire Proactively With a Likeable Brand”
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