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Friday, August 2, 13 3. how to get Me to work for You mike pack zombidev Friday, August 2, 13 4. why im frustrated with recruiters Friday, August 2, 13 5. how to better understand developers Friday, August 2, 13 6. of 85HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU who am i @zombidev github.com/mikepack building web apps for 13 years Im passionate about software 6 Friday, August 2, 13 7. of 85HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU lets get real 7 Friday, August 2, 13 8. of 85HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU DEVELOPERS ARE IN high demand 8 Friday, August 2, 13 9. of 85 its hard for companies to find good candidates 9HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU Friday, August 2, 13 10. of 85 wide array of interests, skill sets, educations, etc. 10HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU Friday, August 2, 13 11. of 85HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU local recruiting is hard 11 Friday, August 2, 13 12. of 85 Disclaimer: Ive never been a recruiter 12HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU Friday, August 2, 13 13. of 85 same shitty candidates 13HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU Friday, August 2, 13 14. of 85 limited options, filling niches is difficult 14HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU Friday, August 2, 13 15. of 85 its expensive to hire an in-house recruiter 15HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU Friday, August 2, 13 16. of 85 Recruiting is non-trivial 16 you cant suck HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU Friday, August 2, 13 17. of 85HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU SO YOU CONTRACT A RECRUITER 17 Friday, August 2, 13 18. of 85 offload recruiting efforts onto Hr professionals 18HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU Friday, August 2, 13 19. of 85 save money 19HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU Friday, August 2, 13 20. of 85 only pay when candidates are hired 20HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU Friday, August 2, 13 21. of 85 search globally 21HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU Friday, August 2, 13 22. of 85HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU Its embarrassing 22 Friday, August 2, 13 23. of 85 recruiters dont care about your company 23HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU Friday, August 2, 13 24. of 85 recruiters send inaccurate information 24HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU Friday, August 2, 13 25. of 85 their emails meld into a pool of redundant requests 25 what I call shitmail HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU Friday, August 2, 13 26. of 8526HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU Friday, August 2, 13 27. of 8527HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU Friday, August 2, 13 28. of 85 developers hate it 28HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU Friday, August 2, 13 29. of 85 2.2% of software engineers are unemployed (Q1 2013) 29 7.6% nationally HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU Source: Computerworld, google Friday, August 2, 13 30. of 8530HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU Friday, August 2, 13 31. of 8531HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU Friday, August 2, 13 32. of 8532HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU Friday, August 2, 13 33. of 85 WHAT YOU WANT 33HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU Friday, August 2, 13 34. of 85 high-quality candidates 34HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU at a competitive salary Friday, August 2, 13 35. of 85 culture fit 35HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU Friday, August 2, 13 36. of 85 reliability 36HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU Friday, August 2, 13 37. of 85 people to grow with 37HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU Friday, August 2, 13 38. of 85 credibility 38HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU Friday, August 2, 13 39. of 85 where to find developers 39HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU Friday, August 2, 13 40. of 85 locally at meetups 40HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU Friday, August 2, 13 41. of 85 internationally at conferences 41HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU Friday, August 2, 13 42. of 85 on github 42HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU Friday, August 2, 13 43. of 85 on twitter 43HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU Friday, August 2, 13 44. of 85 mailing lists 44HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU example: Ruby weekly Friday, August 2, 13 45. of 85HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU the sad truth 45 Friday, August 2, 13 46. of 85 to hire good developers, you have to be a good developer 46HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU non-technicals will never get a good read Friday, August 2, 13 47. of 85 if you hire the wrong developer, it could bring your business down 47HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU Friday, August 2, 13 48. of 85 you get what you pay for 48HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU Friday, August 2, 13 49. of 85 developers hate recruiters 49HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU Friday, August 2, 13 50. of 85HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU the good news 50 Friday, August 2, 13 51. of 85 any company can hire top-notch engineers 51HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU Friday, August 2, 13 52. of 85 you can learn as you go 52HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU Friday, August 2, 13 53. of 85 you will make friends 53HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU Friday, August 2, 13 54. of 85HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU how to get me to work for you 54 Friday, August 2, 13 55. of 85 dont hire apathetic recruiterS 55HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU if youre going to hire a recruiter, better make sure theyre good Friday, August 2, 13 56. of 8556HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU Friday, August 2, 13 57. of 8557HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU Friday, August 2, 13 58. of 85 i read every email, and always respond to in-house recruiters 58HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU Friday, August 2, 13 59. of 85HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU know your shit 59 Friday, August 2, 13 60. of 85 learn to program 60HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU Friday, August 2, 13 61. of 85 ...the basics are good enough 61HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU Friday, August 2, 13 62. of 85 be genuine 62HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU Friday, August 2, 13 63. of 85HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU become a friend 63 Friday, August 2, 13 64. of 85 its the best way to get me to care about your business 64HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU Friday, August 2, 13 65. of 85 you are only as good as your network 65HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU Friday, August 2, 13 66. of 85 make friends, lots of friends 66HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU Friday, August 2, 13 67. of 85HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU be my friend 67 Friday, August 2, 13 68. of 8568HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU find me at meetups Friday, August 2, 13 69. of 85 email me to say hi once every few months 69HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU Friday, August 2, 13 70. of 85 ask me to grab beers 70HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU lets talk about business, tech, design, cycling, snowboarding, anything Friday, August 2, 13 71. of 85 tips 71HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU Friday, August 2, 13 72. of 8572HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU play meetup golf +1 point for every business card -1 point for every friend par is 2 Source: http://blog.ledwards.com/blog/2013/07/28/meetup-golf/ Friday, August 2, 13 73. of 8573HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU keep a running list of people and employers know how people feel about their employer Friday, August 2, 13 74. of 85 anticipate the need for engineers 74HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU Friday, August 2, 13 75. of 85 make employed developer friends 75 stop seeking unemployed people HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU Friday, August 2, 13 76. of 85 build a compelling product 76 build something youre passionate about HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU Friday, August 2, 13 77. of 85 have a compelling offer 77 why are you different? (not how) HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU Friday, August 2, 13 78. of 85 unlimited vacation not wanted 78HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU Friday, August 2, 13 79. of 85 you get what you pay for 79HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU offer a competitive salary Friday, August 2, 13 80. of 8580HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU Friday, August 2, 13 81. of 85 make me feel comfortable 81HOW TO GET ME TO WORK FOR YOU 100% engineering not desired, neither is 0% Friday, August 2, 13 82. problems are problems Friday, August 2, 13 83. culture is important Friday, August 2, 13 84. build relationships Friday, August 2, 13 85. thanks! github.com/mikepack zombidev Friday, August 2, 13