Tech Target Tango Recruiting Top Talent in Today’s Tough Market

Will Maurer, Lead Sourcing Specialist Stryker

Stephen Thompson, Executive Search LinkedIn

Mathias Connot, Staffing Director VMware

Thiagarajan Suryanarayanan,

VP & Global Head, Talent Supply Chain

HCL

Myth Busters

Open houses are great for finding tough talent.

BUSTED

Tough talent do not go to open houses because they are highly networked. Open houses are

generally a simple tool used by hiring managers and companies to get entry-level talent in quickly.

Posting a job is a great way to attract tough top talent.

BUSTED

While it can be a way to advertise what you’re looking for in the market, frequently, you will

find your best talent through passive sourcing or networking.

It’s possible to bring a Senior Software Developer to an onsite interview and achieve a strong

interview to offer ratio without any technical or in-person screening. TRUE

Using Predictive Analytics from companies like HiredScore which utilizes machine learning to analyze hiring trends over time at your company

and then to surface candidates who are likely to perform well at interviews and using tools like HackerRank, Codility or Lytmus to

reliably assess software developers prior to an onsite interview.

Questions?

Stephen Thompson Twitter: @dmrsearch Will Maurer Twitter: @will_maurer

Thiagarajan Suryanarayanan Email: thiagarajan.s@hcl.com Mat Connot Message me on Facebook: Mathias Connot

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