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On Hiring - it's recruiting brainfood for the week ahead - Issue #55

Hung Lee
Hung Lee
@hunglee
Hey Everyone, Welcome to Issue No55 of Recruiting Brainfood!
We’re talking the relevance of tech side projects, the true value of blockchain, a very special post on the future of work by Nature.com and much else besides. 
Make sure you also check out publications from two recruitment luminaries - John Sumser and Jan Tegze - long time brainfooders who’ve got new content out to share. Discount codes available, of course ;-)
Thanks to Stevie Buckley, Maria Dias Pinto, Ivan Harrison, Mark Edwards, Dan Tyler and Tom Lakin for your public support of the newsletter last week - it really makes a huge difference!
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Hung
Hung Lee is the founder of WorkShape.io - the revolutionary recruiting platform for Software engineers

The Brainfood
Delete Titles; Add Mastery
Delete Titles; Add Mastery
It’s becoming a cliche to say that job descriptions are old hat. Few of us seem to be doing anything about it though. Here’s an actionable and well linked post by Corporate Rebels for those who want to try. Thanks long time brainfooder Steve Jacobs for the share.CULTURE
corporate-rebels.com
No, I Have No Side Code Projects To Show You
A developer’s online work has become a method of validation preferred over the CV/resume. Is it fair to judge a person this way? Ezekiel Buchhiet says no in this post which resonated with many across the tech industry. Also check out the counterpoints in the comment thread on HN hereASSESSMENT
www.codementor.io
How I Won The Fall 2017 #SourceCon Hackathon
How I Won The Fall 2017 #SourceCon Hackathon
Great write up of the The Fall 2017 SourceCon Hackathon by Ben Solomon. This is a good inside look at the psychology, investigative problem solving and information retrieval techniques used by modern recruiters. SOURCING
www.sourcecon.com
The Peculiar Psychoanalysis Of Job Hiring
The Peculiar Psychoanalysis Of Job Hiring
Did you know that psychoanalysis is a common assessment stage throughout Latin America? I didn’t and I’m still not convinced - I would love for any of our South American brainfooders out there to confirm the veracity of this extraordinary article from the BBC. ASSESSMENT
www.bbc.com
How To Start An Email
How To Start An Email
We need to get better at written communication. Make every word count folks and respect the readers time by providing information not platitudes. ENGAGEMENT
atticawriting.com
What Hacker News Readers Want In A Job?
What Hacker News Readers Want In A Job?
Lynne Tye not only built this promising job discovery service, but also analysed the data on what developers on Hacker News most value in a job. Broadly aligns with our 24K+ data sample on WorkShape.io Living Infographic. H/T brainfooder Tris Revill for this share.RESEARCH
hackernoon.com
Using Blockchain to Monetise Your Time
Using Blockchain to Monetise Your Time
‘Evancoin’ might become the canonical example of Blockchain applied to the world of work. Forget boring crap like using it to ‘verify CV’s’. This is where the real potential of Blockchain to HR is - connecting work to reward without the intermediary of a company. BLOCKCHAIN
www.wired.com
Truth About Ageism In The Tech
Truth About Ageism In The Tech
Excellent report from Visier Insights on the discrimination hidden in plain sight. Some sober reading here, especially for those on the cliff edge (that’s 40-50 to you and me). DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
www.dropbox.com
'It’s Only Working for the White Kids'
In light of the US’s recent traumatic, last minute failure to reach the World Cup in Russia next year, this essay from 2016 proves prescient. It’s super relevant to our work in recruitment. It has everything - economics, diversity, opportunity, creativity vs formality. It’s a great long read on diversity and the lack of inclusion in elite sports. DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
www.theguardian.com
Wanted: A Journalist To Travel The World
Wanted: A Journalist To Travel The World
This gig will take you to 52 places to go before you die in a year. And you don’t even have to die. You just have to write about how amazing they are. Budding journalists, get signing up. JOB ADVERT
www.nytimes.com
How To Be An Effective Early Stage Employee
How To Be An Effective Early Stage Employee
Great post on ‘hierarchy of helpfulness’ - I think it applies irrespective of stage of company. Are you a 1 or a 5? My accountant is always a 1. H/T brainfooder Alistair Fraser for the shareCULTURE
be.helpful.com
The Shape Of Work To Come
The Shape Of Work To Come
Outstanding essay on key trends impacting the how we go about our work; some new terms for you to get a handle on:‘centaur workers’, the new precariat and the deliberate return of human connections where once they were disintermediated. Must read folks. FUTURE OF WORK
www.nature.com
Ep 108: The Evolution Of The ATS
Ep 108: The Evolution Of The ATS
Matt Alder is back with one of the my favourite personality’s in the business - Jerome Ternynck, CEO of SmartRecruiters who talks about the transformation of the ATS marketPODCAST
rfpodcast.com
3D Printing: A Threat To Global Trade
3D Printing: A Threat To Global Trade
With the hype around AI and Blockchain, it feels like we’ve forgotten a little about 3D (and now 4D) printing in 2017. It has the potential to be as significant a trend as the other two and maybe even more proximate. This is an accessible and comprehensive overview from ING - must read for anyone interested in manufacturing, logistics, retail / e-tail and trade. ECONOMY
www.dropbox.com
Who's Publishing?
The 2018 Index of Predictive Tools in HRTech
The 2018 Index of Predictive Tools in HRTech
John Sumser is perhaps the pre-eminent recruitment tech industry analyst working today. Every year he produces paid for reports which outline the vendor landscape for TA / HR departments who need to tool up for 2018. Use ‘brainfood’ for an exclusive 10% discount on RRP
www.hrexaminer.com
Full Stack Recruiter
Jan Tegze is one of the leading technical sourcers around. His work has been amongst the most popular ever to have featured in this newsletter. Don’t believe me? Check out these gems here, here and here. He’s also got book out and wants you to read it. We probably should. Another Use ‘W99Y6BWW’ for an exclusive 10% discount on RRP
www.createspace.com
Who's Hiring?
VP of Talent Acquisition, Lyst, London, UKHead of HR & Recruiting (m/f), social sweethearts, Munich, GermanyTalent Acquisition Advisor, Inside Ideas Group, London, UKFreelance Tech Recruiter (3 months, m/f), Hellofresh, Berlin, GermanyInnovation Consultant, Robert Walters, London, UKTalent Acquisition Manager, Peakon, London, UKHead of Talent, Airsorted, London, UKTalent Partner, Airsorted, London, UKSenior IT Recruiter, Contentful, Berlin, GermanyTalent Acquisition Manager (m/f), Project A, Berlin, GermanyHR Manager & Recruiter (m/f), Personio, Munich, GermanyTalent Co-ordinator, AdaptiveLab, London, UKRecruiter (m/w), HeyCar, Berlin, GermanyRecruiter, VanHack, Berlin (remote possible), GermanyTech Recruiter, Smartly, Helsinki, FinlandInternal Recruiter, Mobile Fun/magic42, Birmingham, UKTalent Acquisition Associate, JUST EAT, London, UKResourcing Partner, FitFlop, London, UKTalent Acquisition Partner, WorkDay, Paris, France
If are an On Hiring subscriber and want to post your in-house recruiting / people ops / HR jobs in next weeks newsletter, please email me at hung@workshape.io with job title and link so people can apply.
End Note
I’m in London for the rest of the week, so reach out if you’re in town and want to talk hiring or the future of the planet. Email at hung@workshape.io or twitter @HungLee
Have a great week everybody!
Hung
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