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The Cost of Hiring the Wrong Developer

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A common mistake of software development managers is not spending the time and resources needed for a good selection process. Probably this is because few are aware of the high cost of hiring the... Read more

When to use Intelligence Tests in Recruiting

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Intelligence testing is used in many selection processes, but its use has long been questioned for many reasons. The first questionings were based on the concern to discriminate in case the test... Read more

How to hire Developers for a Startup

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Most ventures have some relationship with technology, either because of their very raison d'être is to offer a technological product or because they require technology to operate... Read more

Bilingual Java Developer wanted, juicy reward offered

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A better title for this post would have been "The most in-demand development professionals 2018", but I found this one more entertaining. Any manager or recruiter who has been looking for a bilingual... Read more

Attracting the Best Developers

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In several posts I have commented on the importance of a good selection process to incorporate the best developers into a team, focusing on the testing and selection processes themselves. However,... Read more

How to Build a Successful Development Team

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If you are a development manager or an IT project manager and you have the mission to build a development team, the first thing that I would like to tell you is that you have a great opportunity... Read more

Online Programming Tests for IT Recruiting

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Selection processes for evaluating and selecting developers tend to be longer and more complex than others. One of the challenges in evaluating candidates for these positions is ensuring the... Read more

The Future of IT Recruitment

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I remember about 25 years ago, in my first job searches, when the newspaper was the main means for publishing and searching for job ads. I ran through the pages of the newspaper with a highlighter in... Read more

5 tips to Hire the best Developers

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Companies' struggle to get the best IT talent and hire the best developers is becoming increasingly fiercer. The demand for developers is very high and in many countries, the amount demanded simply... Read more

Intelligence Tests

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Intelligence Tests have more than a hundred years of history, being one of the most widely used psychometric tests. The first ones were used in France to identify students who might need more support... Read more