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Tag Archives: Hiring Geeks That Fit
Hiring for Your Team, One Day Workshop in Sweden
I will be at Let’s Test the week of May 20. I am offering a version of my new hiring workshop, Hiring For Your Team: Culture Trumps (Technical) Skills. If you will be at Let’s Test and you have not … Continue reading
Posted in cultural fit
Tagged culture, hiring decision, Hiring Geeks That Fit, workshop
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A Novel Idea: Hire the Unemployed
Did you read The Jobless Trap? In it, Paul Krugman asserts we are creating an underclass of long-term unemployed. This is what really stood out for me: This could happen because their work skills atrophy, but a more likely reason … Continue reading
Posted in hiring strategy
Tagged age, attractive job, culture, discrimination, experience, hiring decision, Hiring Geeks That Fit
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Book Review: Networking is Dead
We all know that we need to network to find people to hire or to get a new job. But too often, our networking is random. That’s why you should read Networking Is Dead: Making Connections That Matter. Wilson and … Continue reading
Posted in network
Tagged agile hiring, Hiring Geeks That Fit, job search, Manage Your Job Search
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What Are Your Favorite Interview Questions?
I have an article coming out soon in the next Prag Magazine about some questions to never ask in an interview. I thought I’d let you know so you could warm up your fingers to quick click on the magazine. … Continue reading
Posted in interview
Tagged cultural fit, discrimination, Hiring Geeks That Fit, interview question
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What Scrum Master Are You Hiring Posted
I have another article posted on InfoQ: What Scrum Master Are You Hiring? I’ve noticed that many organizations are calling certain positions Scrum Masters, and they might be Scrum Masters, but to me, they are anything but. You need to … Continue reading
Article Posted in PragProg Magazine
Finding the Geek Who Fits: Five Tips for Hiring as an Agile Team is up in this month’s PragPub magazine. My colleague, Andy Lester, has an article, Being the Geek Who Fits: Don’t Forget That You’re Interviewing Them, Too. You could … Continue reading
Gather Data About Your Hiring: Recruiting Strategies
If you have not gathered data about your hiring activities, consider doing so. I find it useful to see how well I’m doing. This is especially important if you can’t find people and you want to know why. For data … Continue reading
Posted in hiring strategy
Tagged cost of a hire, Hiring Geeks That Fit, network, recruiting
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Can’t Find People? Root Cause Why
There’s a great article that George Dinwiddie pointed me to, If There’s a Gap, Blame It on the Employer. It’s a nice companion piece to John Sumser’s entire series, Skills Gap: The Series. Here’s what this means for people in … Continue reading
Decoding Culture
After I posted my culture series for job hunters, I saw What Your Culture Really Says. (Hat-tip to Andy Lester who pointed me to it.) This is critical: Culture is not about the furniture in your office. It is not … Continue reading
Are Your Interview Questions Selling People on Your Organization?
Your interview questions and your auditions should sell people on working for you. It’s that simple. You don’t need to sell people on working for your company. When I teach interviewing, that’s what I teach. And, every single time, my … Continue reading
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