Nadia Smith presented this discussion on recruiting in agile organisations at 1st Conference, 15th February 2016.

1. Recruiting for Agile vs agility
“Mindset Matters”

2. About today…
…we’re going to talk about recruiting for an Agile
organisation
…we’re going to talk about the recruitment process pros
and limitations
…we’re going to cover a few stories from our learnings
at Sportsbet
…we’re going to talk about what you can do as a
hiring manager

3. Agile vs agility?!

4. Agile vs agility?!

5. Agile vs agility
Resume
Education
Certifications
Experience
Attitude
Skills
Values
Behaviours

6. Our Sportsbet story

7. What’s the problem?

8. What’s the problem?

9. Specifically more people

10. Recruitment pressure
Traditional
Recruitment
Approach

11. What’s working, what’s not

12. Interview for agility
rock star alone
amazing aspirations
fears speaking to groups
story of collaboration & resilience
hungry for results
passionate about customers
doesn’t handle uncertainty

13. So what now?

14. As hiring managers…
Attitude & Values
Talent Magnet

15. Key takeaways
Vital elements to a high performing
Agile team are
mindset and attitude
of the team members,
a shared goal, and clarity around
what success looks like.

16. Thank-you!