Hire andretaindevelopers

We are in the middle of a Tech Talent War in NYC

You need to increase development capacity at your

organization

Big and small brands have made NYC their development

home of choice

You’re looking for ways to attract A-list developers

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Develop a strategic plan

Find a Match

Retain Your Team 1

Identify your need

Define success to win

Identify elimination factors

Create the perfect job description

Map out the critical

interview path

Exercise: Map the critical path

Ensure your most expensive part of the interview is

attended by only the most qualified candidates

1:1 Mapping

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Find a Match

Retain Your Team

Interviewing –

Do’s and Don’t’s

Do: Know Where to Find Good Developers

•Generic job boards - Craigslist, StackOverflow

•Technology specific: RubyNow.com

•Mailing lists, meetups- start a discussion, post a job

•Events – hosting, speaking, organizing, career fairs, GA, Hacker Union

•Social media – twitter, linkedin, facebook

• Github – githire.com

• Headhunters

• Referrals

• Your Network

• Sourcing

• Outsourcing – Consulting firm (like Cyrus), offshore, nearshore, freelancer

Do: Interview for Integrity

Don’t: Take for granted that someone can code well

Don’t: Ask A Developer to Commit more than you

Do: Discuss The Tough Things First

Don’t: Ask Illegal Interview Questions

Do: Score your candidates

Do: Score after each step

Do: Iterate

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Five Whys

Make a Job Offer

Know when to go all-in

For those that aren’t a match


Find a Match

Retain Your Team 3

Align your employees

Promote values and a shared mission

Recognize alignment

Know when to fold

Build a great place to work

What developers want

1.Room for growth of skills/knowledge

2.High caliber team

3.Positive organization structure

4.Opportunity to learn

5.Control over own work

What developers want

6. Excitement about company’s products

7. Convenient commute

8. High base compensation

93% of developers would accept an offer of at least 10% less in comp from a company who better fit these criteria

Create meaningful work

Give and receive timely feedback

Show progress by achieving small visible wins

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Questions?

Debbie Madden

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