Technology hiring has changed significantly in the last decade and there are new challenges that companies face in technology hiring. With these new challenges, companies have to explore newer methods of recruiting.

2. Hackathons – The new age technology recruiting tool www.hackerearth.com contact@hackerearth.com

3. Technology hiring in the last decade 1
Focus on generalist hiring 2 Mass hiring with no emphasis on skill assessment 4 Low entry bar for skill requirement of candidates 3 Very little demand for newer technologies www.hackerearth.com contact@hackerearth.com

4. Technology hiring – Today 1 Increased focus on skill based hiring 2 Niche skill hiring has become mainstream 4 Higher entry bar on skill levels requirement 5
Increased use of technology for smarter hiring 3 Employer Branding – Long-term recruiting strategy www.hackerearth.com contact@hackerearth.com

5. Employer Branding New Sourcing Channels Employer Branding Skill Validation
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6. 1.Traditional job portals do not attract the tech savvy crowd
2.Developer community is itself very fragmented
3.Programmer communities like Github/Stackoverflow have become interesting source of talent 1 New Sourcing Channels www.hackerearth.com contact@hackerearth.com

7. 1.Resume filtering alone is useless
2.Too much time being spent in technical assessment and interviews
3.Difficult to scale up skill assessment without technological solution 2
Skill Validation www.hackerearth.com contact@hackerearth.com

8. 1.Candidate engagement has become critical
2.Need to attract developers with your company’s technology
3.Companies have to be present in developer oriented communities. 3 Employer Branding www.hackerearth.com contact@hackerearth.com

9. Hackathon – An innovative solution www.hackerearth.com contact@hackerearth.com

10. Employer Branding Originally meant to solve problems and build new products Hackathon = Hack + Marathon Origins of Hackathon www.hackerearth.com contact@hackerearth.com

11. Attracts the best developers, who are not accessible through traditional sources Helps in identifying and attracting developers for niche skills Excellent way to gauge skills, problem solving aptitude and creativity
Effective mechanism for creating a lasting employer brand
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12. Companies already doing this Pioneer in hackathons – conducts Open Hack globally in multiple locations Codejam and Google Summer of Code attracts some of the best top notch developers every year Facebook Hacker Cup sees massive participation each year LinkedIn Hack Days have started seeing a lot of traction www.hackerearth.com contact@hackerearth.com

13. www.hackerearth.com contact@hackerearth.com Hackathons for Hiring
1.HackerEarth – The fastest growing community of developers where they participate in online hackathons and build their profile
2.Companies work with us to hire highly skilled programmers across different technologies by conducting online hackathons

14. Summary 1 Leverage unconventional sourcing mechanisms 2 Skill assessment and use of tools for tech hiring
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Hackathon - supplement traditional hiring methods 3 Employer branding - part of a long term strategy www.hackerearth.com contact@hackerearth.com

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