One of the best and oldest sources of technical knowledge is reading. There is nothing more valuable than reading the experiences of experienced professionals in the area we are interested in. In this case, software development project management. That is why, in this article, we compiled five books that every software development manager should read at least once in their life: The Mythical Man-Month by...
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Although widely used, the terms "recruitment" and "selection" are sometimes used synonymously, they are in fact two different stages of a complete recruitment and selection process. In this article, we describe what each of these terms corresponds to. A good recruitment and selection process is one of the most important aspects of human resources management. On the one hand, recruitment studies the needs of the...
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The 16PF Test, or the 16PF Factor Personality Questionnaire, was developed by Raymon Cattell at the University of Illinois in 1943. It is based on the trait theory of Allport and Odbert. They developed a dictionary of 4000 adjectives referring to human personality. After a thorough analysis, he grouped them into 180 categories, reducing them to 45, where they were subsequently subjected to an empirical...
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Interviewing and hiring new talent can be a challenge for some recruiters; as a recruiter, you may have found yourself more than once faced with the task of finding someone with the right talent and experience in a few minutes of interviewing, but you would also like to find someone who shares the company's values and fits well with the company's culture. And to help...
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Personnel selection is a decision-making process which principal objective is to predict the future performance of potential employees. This process can be carried out through the use of different techniques, which may vary in their reliability as a predictor of performance at work and in their simplicity. Choosing the right method will help you recruit the best person for the job, so you should not...
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Many companies use psychometric tests for personnel recruitment, about 18% of companies use these tests (according to a survey conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management). However, according to organizational psychologists, this number grows year after year, between 10-15%. 80% of Fortune 500 top companies in the United States and 75% of the top 100 companies in the United Kingdom use psychometric tests. The...
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Over time, the roles of developers have become more specialized. Before, it was expected that a developer could do everything (which is still valuable in any case, when found). Now, it is common to divide the roles according to their specialization. This is the case of front-end developers, developers specialized in the "face" of the application, unlike back-end developers, who focus on the processes that...
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As professionals in recruitment and selection, it is crucial to keep updated with the latest strategies and technological advances. Developing new skills related to the field in which we operate is never too much, as they help us advance in our careers. Acquiring new knowledge is not just a matter of beginners; since trends are always changing, technology is always innovating, and job opportunities are...
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Evaluating an IT professional is often a challenge for average recruiters, and those who have been in the hiring position are well aware of the difficulty of evaluating candidates for technology positions. Most of the time this is because the distinctive qualities of software engineering candidates are considerably difficult to evaluate. Hiring developers is indeed an art. However, there are approaches and methodologies to evaluate...
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Structured interview, also known as a standardized interview, is well known for its impartiality and, as the name implies, its standardization, resulting in a very effective personnel selection technique. It is almost twice as effective as a traditional interview. The structured interview tends to be used when the employer seeks to study each candidate equitably and evaluate factors that may be hard to measure by...
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