Grow Your Own Recruiter

Big Tech may be firing in bulk, but demand for technical skills of all kinds isn’t dipping—if anything, the race for talent is hotting up. So where can you find great candidates, especially if you aren’t technical yourself?

It may seem that recruitment agencies have the answer: after all, they have loads of connections and can send you a never ending stream of candidates. But that’s the very problem: far too many engineers with excellent pedigrees and solid CVs, but many of them aren’t actually who you want. And it can take forever to pick through the chaff to find the wheat.

I join the immense Douglas Squirrel on his livestream to discuss:

• The dark art of sourcing and whether you need to nurture relationships before hiring—or just dial for dollars.

• Where to look for an internal recruiter and what skills she has to have to be successful.

• Why some of the best candidates for your role may not even know the programming languages you use, and how to find these hidden candidates nonetheless.