Aug 13, 2017

On Hiring - it's recruiting brainfood for the week ahead - Issue #44

Hung Lee

Hey Everyone, Welcome to Issue No44. Google, diversity, robots, 100 Data Science questions, updated sourcing.games from Jan Tegze and job board for the formerly incarcerated - what more can you one to stimulate your recruiting brain for the week ahead!Big shout out to:Steve Jacobs, Matt Buckland, Andreea Lungulescu, Tris Revill, Dov Zavado, Anna Fishmann, John Rose and Matt Bradburn for your public support last week - it really appreciate it and it makes a huge difference!

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Hung Lee is the founder of WorkShape.io - the revolutionary recruiting platform for Software engineers

What Happened When I Replied “Call Me” To Every Email I Got For A Week

Do we need to go back to the phone? We’ve hit peak anti-phone and so the worm is beginning to turn. This is an interesting experiment that is probably worth a try!ENGAGEMENT

www.fastcompany.com

Googles Ideological Echo Chamber

The now infamous internally distributed manifesto by now ex-Google engineer James Damore, who was subsequently fired for writing this document. You’ve read all the headlines - here’s the chance to read the unabridged memo for yourself. DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

www.dropbox.com

So, about this Googler’s manifesto

`And here is perhaps the most cogent rebuttal of the above manifesto. 3 points Yonatan Zunger makes is that OP does not understand gender, engineering or politics. DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

medium.com

Track and Facilitate Your Engineers’ Flow States In This Simple Way

Cynthia Maxwell has led engineering teams at Slack, Apple, Yahoo! and Pinterest. Here’s the management framework that’s become one of the most powerful resources in her toolkit.CULTURE

firstround.com

When Work Disappears: Manufacturing Decline and the Falling Marriage-Market Value of Men

Where have all the good men gone? They are still here, just a lot are jobless and therefore not eligible for the only market that matters - marriage. This is the hypothesis of Dorn/Hanson report, out last month. Long read, but accessible. Points to a near future we need to get a handle on, stat. THOUGHT PROVOKING

www.dropbox.com

Sourcing.Games [UPDATED]

So Jan Tegze has been a favourite of Recruiting Brainfood for a little while. A recruiter, an excellent blogger and also, a tool maker with Sourcing Games - a website to train recruiters through sourcing challenges. Take a look folksCOOL TOOL

www.sourcing.games

Cool Interactive Job Advert

A little bit of extra effort can get a lot of extra eyeballs. Check out this interactive job advert by Dutch company Zonneplan, hiring for a PHP Developer. Simple idea but converts reader into contributor, a big shift in candidate UX. H/T OH subscriber James Lesner for the shareENGAGEMENT

www.werkenbijzonneplan.nl

Software Jobs Growing Beyond the Valley

And, as it happens, in the past five years, software engineer jobs and other related tech roles have dispersed beyond the hubs of Silicon Valley. Interesting research from Glassdoor. US data. RESEARCH

www.glassdoor.com

Jobs for the formerly incarcerated

70 million…is a ridiculous number. And recidivism is tied to the ability to (re)enter the workforce. This is an outstanding idea from a former inmate - something we can all get behind. COOL TOOL

www.70millionjobs.com

Let's Talk About The Tool Makers

RECex (‘Recruitment Explained’)is a new event ran by my friend and recruitment community stalwart Stephen O'Donnell. I was honoured to take part in last month. Here’s my talk on Hiring Software Engineers. [VIDEO]

recex.net

100+ Common Data Science Interview Questions

Superb resource for those looking to hire Data Scientists. H/T to Michael Rundell for this curated list of DS interview questions - designed to help candidates prepare - and equally useful for recruiters / hiring managers aiming to hire. RESOURCE

www.datasciencecentral.com

Get 5x More LinkedIn Sales Meetings With These Tips (experts use)!

You know when clickbait is sometimes worth it? This is a good example. Never knew about LinkedIn editable headlines - did you? Can see how it might obviously improve response rates. For sales folks, but same difference in recruiter outreach. Give it shot folks. ENGAGEMENT

www.linkedin.com

A Face-to-Face Request Is 34 Times More Successful than an Email

What’s most convenient isn’t always what’s most effective. We know this already, so we tradeoff. But sometimes good to be reminded that you really need to get out there. Do events, recruitersENGAGEMENT

hbr.org

Who's Hiring?

Talent Acquisition Specialist, FarFetch, Porto, PortugalDirector of Talent Acquisition, Contentful, Berlin, GermanyHR Business Partner, Contentful, Berlin, GermanyRecruitment Co-ordinator, Contentful, Berlin, GermanySenior Recruiter, Contentful, Berlin, GermanySenior Technical Recruiter,Contentful, Berlin, GermanyRecruiter - Technology, World First, London, United KingdomOffice Manager /HR Co-ordinator, INDG, Bucharest, RomaniaTalent Manager (m/f), MEDIGO, Berlin, GermanyTeam Assistant (m/f), MEDIGO, Berlin, GermanyTechnology Recruiter, Expedia, London, United KingdomInternal Recruiter, Patsnap, London, United KingdomSenior Technical Recruiter (3 month contract), Kainos, London, United Kingdom

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End Notes

I’m in London for the next week, so if you want to talk tech hiring or the future of the planet catch up me there. Otherwise, ping me on Twitter @HungLee or email hung@workshape.io

Enjoy the week everybody!

Hung

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