Hiring Advice
Why Hire Freelancers?
Whilst I appreciate its every company’s goal to hire a full team of permanent employees, I just wanted to inform you of the benefits of hiring a freelancer and why some of the biggest companies in the world opt to use this hiring method. These are the 3 main problems our clients were encountering before…
Read MoreHIRING FREELANCERS.
Let’s set the scene. You’re a hiring manager at an ‘exciting’ tech business and like any other in your space, you’re urgently hiring for X, Y and Z positions. You’re receiving the job applications organically, are sifting through what’s relevant and what’s not, interviewing people, in some cases offering them but when it comes to…
Read MoreOffer Acceptance
Reflecting on my past 12 months of recruitment I was looking at my offer acceptance rate (78%) compared to the market. Recruiting for DevOps in Berlin is not easy. DevOps is a niche skill and the demand is very high for such a small market – as a result, a high offer acceptance rate is…
Read MoreHow to Write an Inclusive Job Description
Limit ‘must-haves’ in the Job Description The following research in the Harvard Business review article highlights three barriers which mean women are less likely to apply for a role for which they’re not fully qualified when considering ‘must-have’ requirements. Interestingly it seems most people will not apply due to a fear of not getting a…
Read MoreClosing the gender gap, to stay competitive.
The commercial advantages of supporting a genuinely diverse recruitment system are – diverse! Particularly if you use specialist services to boost the number of female applicants who have the tech skills you need. For now, just set aside the ethical reasons to practice inclusivity in employment. The hard fact is that the most successful tech…
Read MoreThe Importance of a Company Culture
Transcript Brad: One of my questions would be then, when you first stepped into Fremtind, it was a company that had a thousand people already within one place, within, well not overnight, but within the time when it was made. So when you went into there as, that digital head of culture position. Brad: How…
Read MoreData Science as a Career Path for Women
intro: When there are too many options making a decision can become overwhelming. In this clip Luke Parkinson discusses the main factors blocking Data Science being viewed as a possible career path. Maria Ovchinnikova determination and drive to complete tasks is what lead her to a career in data science, but she highlights that…
Read MoreAddressing Unconscious Bias when hiring
Creating a Diverse Culture
The Importance of Interview Feedback on Your Employer Brand
Chad: So I’ll actually ask you a question, Lewis, do you think this conversation topic is indicative of an area or an opportunity in the hiring space to maybe innovate around? Lewis: I think so. I think, just because I find it such a frustrating topic for me, I do think the hiring processes…
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