Seeking to #attract #talent

And the boss said - welcome oh team lead, tell me what you need to setup a great team that will build a great product / service.

Team Positioning

And I replied, we were taught in the principles of management to "heed the needs of our employees - the internal customers".

Before we start hiring I would like to define an ideal work culture that you and senior management believe in and that HR and I can convey on our website.

A section on our website that will showcase our team's skills, making them subject matter experts and influencers and colleagues that our interview candidates would like to work with.

A compelling invitation video to go with every team or job description.

Selection and Hiring

Plan a strong social media campaign that keeps stressing how our way of working is able to do things better, in a sustainable way and not cause undue stress to the staff involved.

Conduct walkins, do video interviews. Plan a HR round for those profiles vetted to check on fluency, comfort level explaining career history and attitude.

Give a week to deliver assignments, these could be coding tasks including modules or full blown implementations.

Ask general questions like what habits does a developer need to have, and what, how and to whom they see themselves communicating with.

Plan for multiple rounds and remember just as we are appraising them, so too are they evaluating us.

In closing

This ideal situation is built on my experience of where things get messed up and what we can do to pre-emptively solve them.

Imran, Budding Agile Coach with 18 years development experience.