The Tech Recruiter's 2022 Handbook PDF
The Tech Recruiter's 2022 Handbook PDF
The Tech Recruiter's 2022 Handbook PDF
Contents
Step 01
Leadership Conversations 04
& Getting Buy-In
Step 02
Selecting Software Platforms 07
& Service Partners
Step 03
Rewiring the Interview Process 11
for Remote Hiring
Step 04
The Selection & Onboarding 15
Process
03
Hiring Developers
Remotely in 2022
to adapt to remote work. We’re seeing that this year, software engineers from around the world to explain:
In what has become one of the most intense hiring What to look for during the tools,
environments for technical talent, businesses that come 02 services, and platform selection
into the new year knee-deep in manual processes and process
in-office requirements will lose the best candidates to
employers who give talent what they want.
01
STEP 01
Leadership Conversations
& Getting Buy-In
Leadership Conversations & Getting Buy-in 05
Work closely with engineering management to Selecting the best tools and platforms will improve
understand personnel goals and the finer details (like the accuracy of our assessments, and therefore
the number and seniority of engineering hires, increase the chances that we are making the right
timelines, and needed vs. desired technical skills and hires - reducing turnover and improving the
soft skills). quality of output. We’ll also see ROI in the reduced
amount of time it takes to vet and hire candidates.
Next, you’ll need to demonstrate how a remote hiring
strategy will provide the company with more value.
Unity, for example, ran 750
software engineering candidate
tests over a 3 month period, saving
2,200 hours of interview time.
and 42% of managers said they How can the TA team assess
42% saw an increase in developer technical aptitude remotely if they
productivity during remote work
don’t know code?
in 2020.
02
STEP 02
Selecting Software
Platforms & Service
Partners
Selecting Software Platforms & Service Partners 08
recruitment and application tracking, skills testing, security measures into the testing process?
payroll processing, and ongoing engagement. Look for a sophisticated, real-time candidate
ID verification process, anti-plagiarism
safeguards, and the ability to track IP
switching.
Automated Analytics
How is the platform helping you streamline
the assessment process with data-driven
analytics?
Customer referrals
Customers don’t make money from reviewing
a vendor, so it’s a good way to get an honest
review.
Helpers We Love!
Codility only works with the best, so let us save you some search time. Below is a list of service providers and platforms that
we recommend to clients who are building out their global remote hiring strategy for technical talent.
Gem is an all-in-one recruiting platform that Deel works with customers on the cutting edge
offers holistic visibility into the hiring funnel, of technology, like Coinbase, Dropbox, and
including analytics to measure your ROI. Shopify.
The platform integrates with LinkedIn, email, and Deel provides HR departments with payroll and
other applicant tracking systems (ATS). compliance tools for employees in more than
150 countries - which means you’ll avoid hefty
With customers like Slack, Twilio, and Lyft, Gem
compliance fines and save time on navigating
has earned its ever-bigger following in the tech
complex regulations across geographies.
recruitment funnel and analytics sphere.
Africa is THE fastest growing continent for Engagement doesn’t end once a candidate
developers, making it a hotspot for recruiters accepts employment - 83% of developers want
seeking diversity. But hiring across 54 markets “new challenges and continuous learning
you’re unfamiliar with is no small task - that’s opportunities” at their job.
where Andela comes in.
CultureAmp knows culture comes first, which is
The company uses data to match companies why they’ve refined their products around
with the best fit, vet candidates, and support employee development, engagement, and
onboarding to connect you with Africa’s best performance management.
engineers.
CultureAmp helps managers recognize good
In addition to providing peace of mind, Andela work - even if it’s done thousands of miles away -
greatly reduced the overhead of doing this and create cultures in which top performers want
in-house. to stay.
11
03
STEP 03
Rewiring the
Interview Process
for Remote Hiring
Rewiring the Interview Process for Remote Hiring 12
TIP
Let your candidate know what to expect going into
each phase of the interview process. What format will
the interview be in? How long will it take? How will the
candidate be expected to work with the person they
are speaking with?
diverse candidates through and fit. Otherwise, TA teams must sift through a long
list of tests without knowing if they are the best fit, and
your recruitment pipeline. engage in a high-touch process of scheduling,
administering, and reviewing the assessment.
With more access to talent across the globe (and Automating rejections to applicants is a
cultures), off-the-cuff interview questions can really time-consuming task but a necessary one - ghosting
complicate the ability to get a holistic view of a applicants will harm a company’s reputation. Consider
candidate. automating customizable rejection letters, as well as
generating and collecting feedback on the interview
process for future improvement.
Rewiring the Interview Process for Remote Hiring 14
04
STEP 04
The Selection
& Onboarding
Process
The Selection & Onboarding Process 16
When you lose an offer, understand why - if an What is the goal of onboarding?
Collecting data Security will be another issue you’ll encounter. Not all
companies have VPNs yet, and when employees are
Data is more important than ever before if
working from anywhere, consistent network access is
you want to truly understand your pipeline
important. Work with providers who prioritize security via
metrics, conversion rates, diversity ratios,
certifications. IT should audit every partner before
and of course, the ROI your executive team
purchasing.
was concerned about from the beginning
- so do what you can to measure your
Earlier in this ebook, we put “validity” on the checklist -
onboarding effectiveness.
opting for a skills testing platform that hasn’t proven
How (and when) will you collect core scientific validity in how it assesses candidates will come
feedback metrics about the onboarding back to haunt you at scale. A lack of ROI, increased
process from new hires? turnover, and incompatible candidates will force you to
re-tool your testing platforms at a much more difficult
Iterating around data will help you foster a
phase of growth.
strong relationship with your engineering
teams.
Ready to start
building your
remote recruiting
process?
If you’ve reached the end of this ebook,
then consider yourself a newly minted,
remote-savvy tech recruiter.