Free Ebook Download - Agile Hiring by Sean Landis

Free Ebook Download Agile Hiring by Sean Landis

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Paperback : 228 Pages | Language : English
File Size : 6.15 Mb | File Format : PDF

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Hiring great software professionals is hard. Most companies need help, but few books exist on this specific topic. This book presents a fresh approach that is tested by fire: developed by the author in over twenty years of experience hiring software professionals at both small companies and large. Drawing on principles from the "agile" software development movement, this book offers a different way to think about hiring.

This book offers specific and practical techniques to help you hire better now. It also gives your hiring staff a model for continuously improving individual and organizational hiring skills. As you become more skilled in hiring, you will appreciate this book in new ways. Get your hiring team on the same page when it comes to hiring. This book is a must have reference for anyone involved in hiring software professionals.

About the Author :

Sean Landis, a software architect with over twenty years of experience hiring software professionals, has hired in companies with less than ten developers and ones with thousands.  He successfully retooled hiring practices at three companies, leading to significant improvements in the quality and quantity of new hires. Sean is a practicing software professional who today practices agile  development  and  has  innovatively  applied  agile  principles  to  hiring. Sean earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University
of  Utah,  and  a  Masters  of  Engineering,  Computer  Science,  from  Cornell University.

Contents:
1    Foundations.

1.1    Hiring as a core competence.
1.2    Promoting consistency with hiring principles.
1.3    Hiring is like dating.
1.4    Roles.
1.5    Tracking.
1.6    Nothing is certain—and that’s OK.
1.7    Conclusion.

2    Defining the Target.

2.1    Writing the job description.
2.2    Setting the salary range.
2.3    Relocation and visa constraints.
2.4    Getting on the same page.
2.5    Conclusion.

3    Reviewing Résumés.

3.1     Résumé review processes.
3.2     Parts of a résumé and their value.
3.3     What to look for: perspectives.
3.4     Résumé review techniques.
3.5     What to enter in the tracking system.
3.6     Transcending the trivial.
3.7     Conclusion.

4    Phone Interviews.

4.1     Principles.
4.2     Preparation.
4.3     Phone interview roles.
4.4     Agenda.
4.5     Have a plan.
4.6     Troubles with telephony.
4.7     Exploration.
4.8     Learning to trust your instincts.
4.9     Evaluating the candidate.
4.10    Evaluating the phone interview.
4.11    Finishing up.
4.12    Troubleshooting.
4.13    Conclusion.

5    On-Site Interviews.

5.1    Principles.
5.2    Logistics.
5.3    Interview schedule.
5.4    Safety in numbers.
5.5    Planning.
5.6    Starting off.
5.7    Technical interview.
5.8    Coding problem.
5.9    Design problem.
5.10   Written test.
5.11   Technical questioning.
5.12   Team interviews.
5.13   Lunch.
5.14   Behavioral interviewing.
5.15   The seven deadly sins of interviews.
5.16   Closing.
5.17   Evaluating the candidate.
5.18   Tips for great on-site interviews.
5.19   Conclusion.

6    Closing the Deal.

6.1     Checking references.
6.2     Making the offer.
6.3     Negotiating the offer.

7    Parting Thoughts.

A    Valuable Behaviors.

B    Hiring Principles.

C    Résumé Review Checklist.

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