Developers today require a lot more from their jobs than just decent compensation and bonuses. In 2022, flexibility and work-from-home options take on a lot more priority than ever. In times of The Great Resignation, companies need to rework their tech recruiting policies and practices to attract top talent.
Conventional recruitment strategies don’t hold much water in the current tech hiring landscape. Recruiters and hiring managers who recognize this and start looking at newer recruiting methods will come out on top this year — create a workforce that is engaged, loyal, and future-ready.
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The smart recruiter does not wait for a talented employee to resign to jump into action. They would have engaged and started a dialogue with the developer community long before any job role opens up.
If developers recognize your brand they are quick to respond to you and your company’s updates. This way you have a warmed-up, talented developer pool at your fingertips.
In our recent survey of recruiters, we asked them to tell us their top methods of pre-hiring engagement. Here’s what they said:
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Given that coding assessments play a huge role in screening potential candidates, you ought to employ recruitment strategies that are the most intelligent, objective, and skill-based.
At HackerEarth, our motto has always been to match developers with the right opportunities. We designed our Assessment platform to make it easier for recruiters to create role-based tests.
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It also comes with a built-in proctoring feature, making it easy for both developers and interviewers.
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The last step in any tech recruiting process is the ‘Interview’. It is probably the most hated step, with developers over the years complaining about clunky and long-drawn-out interviews.
While this is not an exhaustive list, here are the most common reasons:
First things first. What to look for when hiring a software developer? Will simply evaluating technical skills suffice? The answer is no.
If you want to hire the crème de la crème of the developer talent out there, you have to look for a well-rounded candidate.
#1 After speaking with several hiring managers, we’ve come up with a list of questions that showcase a developer’s technical skills.
Technical interview questions list
#2 Soft skills are like the cherry on top. They set the best of the candidates apart from the rest.
Behavioral interview questions list
#3 Our product whizkids have added new features to our intelligent remote interviewing tool, FaceCode to make the remote interview experience even better.
#4 Candidate experience in a tech interview is underrated. It is not given the attention it deserves, which leads to driving away talented candidates. Design a delightful candidate experience with FaceCode.
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“How to recruit top tech talent in 2022?” is the main priority of recruiters across the globe. Coupled with everything we spoke about till now, here are some additional resources from HackerEarth’s archives that will set you up for success!
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