Hiring is expensive and time consuming even under ideal conditions. Your HR team has to create job ads, figure out where to place them, and then go through the tedious process of reviewing resumes, interviewing candidates, and deciding who to hire. Meanwhile, the rest of your staff is working twice as hard to cover the […]
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Recruiting engineers isn’t cheap. You’ll need to find them, vet them, and ultimately hire them. Which translates into a time-consuming and often expensive process of writing job descriptions and paying to post them. Then you have to go through seemingly endless rounds of interviews. Meanwhile, your engineering team members are working frantically to try to […]
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Naturally, you can’t lead an engineering team without top quality people skills and some strong technical knowhow. But that’s just the beginning. To become a truly excellent engineering manager, you’ll need to move beyond the basics. Here are some tips. Communicate Communication may be a basic skill, but it’s also the foundation for your entire […]
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If you’re trying to hire an engineer, you might feel like there simply aren’t any top-tier candidates out there. Too often, trying to fill engineering positions can feel like a complex math problem with no real solution. The truth is, though, that highly qualified engineers are out there, and with a few tweaks to your […]
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Hiring engineers can be tough, especially if you don’t happen to be an engineer yourself. Fortunately, with a bit of advance planning, it doesn’t need to be any harder than hiring anyone else. Here are some things you should look for when trying to choose the best engineers for your team. Technical Expertise Technical knowledge […]
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The year 2020 was, in many ways, a time of reckoning. The COVID-19 pandemic upended life as we know it and laid bare many of the societal problems that were always lurking just beneath the surface. As we emerge from the pandemic, engineers are going to play a vital role in helping us build new […]
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Though vaccines are gradually being rolled out, the COVID-19 crisis is expected to affect business operations at least through the end of 2021, with knock-on effects potentially lasting for years. Here are some of the challenges faced by many engineers. Remote Working Tools As the pandemic swept the globe, businesses around the world moved as […]
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Hiring can be a tough and time-consuming chore. It means writing job postings and deciding where they should be placed, and then reviewing resumes, holding interviews, and choosing the right candidate. It also means following all applicable laws and guidelines, while simultaneously making sure you hire the proper number of people. And not every candidate […]
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Very few industries evolve at the rate that the tech industry moves. To remain relevant and effective, your IT professionals must stay one step ahead of trends and changes. But leaving them to their own upskilling, learning and development can spell trouble. If you are constantly looking for new employees or contractors to fill gaps, you will always be behind […]
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Between managing people and juggling a plethora of deadlines and goals, engineering managers have a lot on their plates. The wrong manager can have a negative impact on teams, projects and the company at large. So, how do you define the hallmarks of a successful engineering manager? Here are three things you should always look for when promoting or hiring engineering managers. They Build And Give […]
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