Recruiting from Instability
Written by Chris on April 21, 2014Indianapolis-based ExactTarget was acquired by Salesforce.com a while back. Upon hearing the news, I immediately leapt to Twitter: Indy hiring managers: Start making relationships with ET engineers now. They’re not looking yet, but will be ... Read more
There’s a massive update to the sample chapter, and there’s new pricing coming
Written by Chris on April 17, 2014I just made a major addition to the sample chapter for “The Technical Recruiter’s Guide to Ruby” that adds a table comparing each of the recommended sites for posting a job ad. The update also includes more information on my secret weapon for ... Read more
Microconf 2014 - How developers think
Written by Chris on April 16, 2014Honeybadger.io cofounder Benjamin Curtis gave a great talk at MicroConf 20141 about how to sell products to developers. You can find my notes on the talk itself at my personal blog. The talk also provided a great window into how developers ... Read more
Job Ad Takedown - All About You
Written by Chris on April 10, 2014This a weekly feature at TRG, where we take a look a technical job ad and talk about what works, and, more often, what doesn’t. Today’s ad Ruby Developer Pittsburgh, PA Resourcesoft Inc. provides Information Technology Professionals ... Read more
Why your recruiter email gets ignored
Written by Chris on April 8, 2014If you’re a technical recruiter, most of your job function centers around email1. For the good recruiters like yourself, that’s email to a carefully selected list of developers that you think are perfect for this opening (we’ll talk about those ... Read more
Welcome to TRG
Written by Chris on April 7, 2014I started writing a book for hiring managers to handle their own recruiting. As I got deep into writing, I took a step back and thought about how often I actually hire a developer. Then I realized that hiring managers like myself simply don’t ... Read more
The Non-Technical Technical Screen
Written by Chris on March 25, 2014Assuming you’ve done your research ahead of time, the traditional interview process becomes burdensome and largely unnecessary. After all, a lot of the traditional interview process is about vetting a candidate. But you’ve largely already done ... Read more
Being a developer is not about talent
Written by Chris on March 21, 2014Being a developer is not about how talented you are. Development is not some born-with skill, but rather a set of skills acquired through practice. Like a tradesman - a plumber, carpenter, electrician or the like - the only way you learn to be ... Read more
Selling your client's strengths
Written by Chris on March 20, 2014Let’s think about what it is you’re selling to potential candidates. Because a big chunk of hiring - especially when you’re dealing with folks already employed elsewhere - is marketing. You need to be able to confidently outline to potential ... Read more
Recent Guides
The Technical Recruiter's Guide to Ruby
Find Rubyists and grab their attention. In this guide's pages, you’ll get a rough understanding of what Ruby is, what Ruby developers are like, where to find them online and off, and finally how to contact them. The guide includes ready-to-send initial contact emails and ready-to-adjust job advertisements.