This document outlines 12 reasons why companies may not be hiring and retaining top talent for DevOps roles. These reasons include not using enough or too much cutting-edge technology, having an unappealing company culture, improperly implementing DevOps practices, lacking community presence, having non-inclusive interview processes, moving too slowly or quickly through hiring, focusing on the wrong criteria when hiring, issues with compensation levels, lacking an end goal, and potential shortcomings of the hiring managers themselves. The document suggests examining these areas to improve talent recruitment and retention.

2. WHY ME?

3. Because hiring people is
the single most different
element of DevOps
WHY IS THIS TALK
IMPORTANT?

5. Why you’re NOT hiring
and retaining TOP TALENT…

6. #1
You’re NOT USING ENOUGH
cutting edge technology

7. #2
You’re USING TOO MUCH
cutting edge technology

8. Your culture is NAFF
#3

9. You’re not ‘DOING
THE DEVOPS’
properly
#4

10. You’re UNKNOWN in the community#5

11. Your
interviews
aren’t
inclusive
#6

12. Your process is
TOO SLOW
#7

13. Your process is
TOO QUICK
#8

14. You’re looking
for the WRONG
thing
Not sure, use your
imagination! But the point
is we’re trying to find the
wrong thing when hiring
#9

15. Pay more you can hire more,
pay less you’ll hire less etcMoney Talks#10

16. There is NO END GOAL#11

17. YOU!#12
MAYBE
but YOU could be the issue

19. SKILLS SHORTAGE? WHAT SKILLS SHORTAGE?