The presentation discusses the unique challenges of IT recruiting and potential solutions. It covers how to find IT candidates through job boards, social media platforms, online communities and tools. Methods of screening candidates discussed include soft skill assessments through behavioral interviewing, technical skill vetting and testing. The presentation also addresses engaging candidates through employer branding, focusing on candidate experience, and using YouTube.

1. The Unique Challenges and
Solutions of IT Recruiting
An RPOA Leadership Forum
Presentation
With Andrew Greenberg,
The Recruiting Division

2. About RPOA
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4. Today’s Speaker
Andrew Greenberg
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RPOA, Member
The Recruiting Division, Managing Partner
www.RecruitingDivision.com

5. Agenda
• How do I Find Them?
• How do I Screen Them?
• How do I Engage Them?

6. How to Find Them
o Job Boards
o Social Platforms
o Online Communities
o Boolean Search
o Social Recruiting Tools
o Gamification

7. How to Find Them
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o Job Boards
Monster, Careerbuilder, Dice

8. How to Find Them
Social Platforms
LinkedIn
Twitter
Facebook
Google+

9. How to Find Them
LinkedIn
LinkedIn Recruiter
Photo
Company Page
Join Groups
Similar Profiles

12. How to Find Them
Twitter

13. How to Find Them
Facebook

14. How to Find Them
Google+
500 Million Members!
Encourages Connections
Circles and Communities
Google Hangouts
Google Hangouts on Air

15. How to Find Them
Google Hangouts on Air
Highlight Job Openings
Campus Recruiting
Interviews
Employer Branding

16. Online Communities
o www.StackOverflow.com
o www.GitHub.com
o JavaProgrammingForums.com

17. Resume Spiders
o TalentHook (www.talenthook.com)
o Infogist (www.infogist.com)
o www.booleanblackbelt.com

18. Social Aggregators
o TalentBin (www.talentbin.com)
o Entelo (www.entelo.com)
o Dice Open Web (www.dice.com)
o HiringSolved (www.hiringsolved.com)
o SwoopTalent (www.swooptalent.com)
o Gild (www.gild.com)

20. Gamificiation
o Google Code Jam
o Facebook Hacker Cup
o TopCoder Algorithm Open
o International Collegiate Programming
Contest

21. Programming Contests
o Hold your own Contest
o Resume Search Terms
o List of Winners and Participants
o Specify in Job Ads

22. How to Screen Them
o Soft Skill Assessment
o Technical Skill Vetting
o Technical Skill Testing

23. How to Screen Them
o Soft Skill Assessment
Behavioral Interviewing

24. Behavioral Interviewing
• Tell me about a situation in which you had to work under pressure, and how you handled
it.
• Tell me about a time when you became overwhelmed with pressure and decided to ask
for assistance.
• Tell me about a time when you made a mistake at work. What Happened and What Did
You Do About it?
• Give an Example of a Goal You Reached and How You Achieved It.
• Give an Example of a Goal that was set by a Manager that you did not Reach.
• Tell me about a time when your work was so enjoyable it didn’t feel like work
• Tell me about a decision you made at work that wasn't popular and how you handled it.
• Tell me about a time when you strongly disagreed with a Peer. What did you do about it?
• Tell me about a time you motivated employees or co-workers.
• Have you ever gone above and beyond your work expectations, and if so, why and how?
• What was the most uncomfortable, embarrassing, or difficult thing you’ve had to do at
work?
• Tell me about a decision you made at work that wasn't popular and how you handled it.

25. How to Screen Them
o Technical Skills
Subject Matter Expertise
Underlying Principles

26. How to Screen Them
Technical Skill Vetting
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On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate your overall skill with Perl?
On which projects did you use Perl?
How long was the duration that you used Perl for on each project?
What were your exact responsibilities with Perl?
How many Perl projects have you been on full lifecycle from inception through
implementation? What was your role on those projects?
Were you responsible for architecture or design, or just coding?
What unique programming challenges have you solved with Perl?
What innovative, creative out-of-the box things have you done using Perl?
Have you ever served as a Perl Project Lead?
Have you ever mentored other Perl developers?
How many others besides yourself were involved with Perl on each project?

27. How to Screen Them
o Technical Skill Testing
Recruiter Pre-Screen Questions
Prove It
Brainbench
Codility
InterviewStreet

28. How to Engage Them
o Employer Branding
o Candidate Care
o YouTube

29. How to Engage Them
Employer Branding
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Know your employer brand
Build your employer brand
Promote your employer brand
Manage your employer brand
Monitor your employer brand
Use a clear brand message in recruiting
Impress candidates

30. How to Engage Them
Candidate Experience
• Never hearing about a decision after an interview
• Discovering that the actual position didn't match the
ad
• Negative experience with a company representative
• The infamous black hole

31. How to Engage Them
Candidate Experience
Branding and Candidate Experience

32. How to Engage Them
YouTube
• Executive Welcome
• Employee Testimonials
• Office Tours
• Customer Testimonials
• Department Tours
• Product/Service Demos
• Employee Interviews
• Benefits Overview
• Technical Presentations
• Video Job Description
• Company Events
• Photo Montage

33. Mission Accomplished!
• How do I Find Them?
• How do I Screen Them?
• How do I Engage Them?
andrew.greenberg@recruitingdivision.com

34. Questions

35. Download the eBook
http://info.recruitingdivision.com/solvingthe-unique-challenges-of-it-recruiting

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