Hiring the Best Technical Talent like a Boss
In the past few years, I have been fortunate enough to be a hiring manager of more than 20 developers and be involved in many more hiring process.
I have to say I wasn't the best hiring manager a few years ago but with each new role and each new candidate, I have learned a lot about hiring great talent, from how to write good job advertisements, how to structure your interviews, how to make the best out of an hour face-to-face interviews with each candidate, how to read and understand body language and last but not least, how to decide who is the best person for your organisation.
Outline/Structure of the Talk
My talk will be divided into 5 topics, and in each topic, I'll share best practices to attract great talent and make the best hires for your organisation.
- How to write good job advertisements
- How to structure your interviews
- How to make the best out of each face-to-face interview
- How to read and understand body language
- How to decide who is the best person for your organisation
Learning Outcome
At the end of this session, audience will walk away with strategies and know-how that will help them with hiring the best technical talent.
Target Audience
Hiring managers for technical talent
Prerequisites for Attendees
An open mind and a sense of humour!
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I am an occasional speaker at local meet ups, institutions and companies with the hope to get recognition for women in technology and leadership positions and to inspire others to do the same. I have also given talks internationally; Dublin, Ireland and most recently, Silicon Valley, California, USA.
I bring authenticity, warmth, humor and useful insights to my writings and talks and I customise each of them for my particular audience, whether they are students, entrepreneurs, technical groups, people managers or executives.
I spoke at last year YOW! CTO Summit in Sydney and my talk title was "Creating career development for engineering teams".
You can find me on social media (@eisabai) or my blog at http://eisabainyo.net
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