You're thinking of hiring a new web developer or a web designer, but don't know where to start. Start here. Check this presentation out to find out some tips on how to figure out who is the right web developer to hire for your next project. The inspiration for this presentation came from the concerns of many of clients who have little to no understanding of web IT, web development, or web design. This is a great resource for those of you who may be reading this who are not as familiar with IT.

1. Anant Corporation
Leadership & Management :
Hiring Competent Developers
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2. Hiring – 7 Red Flags
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Aren’t “professional”
Don’t understand what you need.
Are in over their head.
Have one “hammer” for everything.
Aren’t continuously learning.
Hate source control.
Always reinventing the wheel.
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3. 1. Unprofessional
• No Show at Meetings
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If you are scheduling meetings with them
and they are missing these meetings,
you should consider why you hired them.
• No Organization Skills
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We understand what “Agile” is all about,
but every project needs documentation
and organization.
• Negative Attitude
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We’ve encountered several extremely
intelligent people, but they lack the basic
attitude of gratitude. Why waste time
trying to save a sinking ship?

4. 2. Unclear Expectations
• Inability to
Communicate
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As a professional, it’s their job to
understand and set expectations. This
way you aren’t surprised when you don’t
get what you said you wanted.
• Can’t Prioritize your
Expectations
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You may have a good idea of what you
want, but good developers will push back
and help you prioritize what’s
“important,” not necessarily what’s
“urgent.”

5. 3. Unqualified for the Work
• Not Enough Experience
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Experience is a funny thing. Some people
with a lot of experience won’t be your
best match. Others have experience
solving the type of problem you are in.
• Not Enough Knowledge
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Knowledge is abundant today. If
someone doesn’t have the knowledge,
they really don’t have a good reason why
they can’t learn it.
• Not Asking for Help
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There are several communities online
and offline that offer a place for
developers to interact and learn together.
If they don’t think its okay to ask for help,
you’re in a bad situation.

6. 4. One Hammer for All Nails
• Great at One Thing
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Being a master of what you do is very
important. I understand why certain web
developers ALWAYS recommend the
same tool, system, software, whatever.
It’s because that is what they are good at.
That can be a good AND bad thing.
Bad At Everything Else
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Along side super focused skills, each
person should understand hat they are
not good at.
Instead of trying to make their one
“hammer” work on everything, they
should consider alternatives when they
start to hit the proverbial brick wall with
their choice.

7. 5. Unteachable
• Not learning new tools
and skills.
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One of the problems with “specialists” is
that they can’t bear to see what else is
out there.
At the very least, they should consider
reading about other tools and systems.
• Not interacting with
other professionals.
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One of the best way to be in the know is
to interact with other professionals in the
industry
These can be people who have more
experience, and knowledge, or those that
work with a different set of tools.

8. 6. Hate Source Control
• They Don’t “Get”
Source Control
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Not using source control today is going
to hurt your business.
The developer may have different
reasons for why they don’t or haven’t
used source control. You need to draw
the line and make them.
• They Don’t Want to Get
Source Control.
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Some developers say “it’s too much
overhead” or “it adds time to my
development.” Insurance costs money,
and source control is a form of
insurance. Don’t listen to their lies.

9. 7. Reinventing the Wheel
• Out of Ignorance
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Most people that reinvent the wheel in
web development do it out of ignorance
They don’t take the 5 minutes it could
take for them to learn what is currently
out there.
• Out of Pride
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Others reinvent the wheel out of pride.
They feel that they truly have a better
solution because they are good.
Sometimes that’s not going to help you.
• Out of perceived cost.
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There are a lot of free and paid
components out there. Some developers
want to “save you money” by doing it on
their own. It’s more expensive. Trust me.

10. Next Actions
Implement Source
Control
Determine if the person
is a right fit, still.
Ask if there are existing
Tools
Fire the person who
doesn’t want to grow
and hire someone else
Clarify a roadmap of
tasks
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11. Contact
Rahul Singh
Anant
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Anant Corporation
Web: http://anant.us
Email: sales@anant.us
Phone: 1855ANANTCO
1010 Wisconsin Ave. NW,
Suite 250
Washington, D.C. 20007