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Interviewing Engineering Graduates: Hire the best in engineering talent
Interviewing Engineering Graduates: Hire the best in engineering talent
Interviewing Engineering Graduates: Hire the best in engineering talent
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A strong engineering team is the backbone of any technical company, and smart managers are always looking to hire top talent. Recruiting and interviewing engineers in a smart way is essential to the growth of your team and your company. In this saturated hiring market, your positions must stand out among the big name companies, and your hiring processes must be rigorous, fair and efficient.

This comprehensive guide will show you how to hire outstanding technical employees. With its step-by-step instructions and examples, Interviewing Engineering Graduates will take you all the way through the process, from attracting great candidates to making hiring decisions with confidence.

Hiring engineers is a complex, expensive and crucial process. This book will get you organized quickly and prepare you to make the right decisions every step of the way. First, you’ll see how to market your open jobs effectively through writing amazing job descriptions, and selling your company to top engineers so that you get the best applicants. You’ll then learn to narrow the field by identifying the best resumes. Using our tips, tricks and templates, you can design, plan and prepare thoroughly for smooth running, multi-stage assessments and interviews. Finally, you’ll easily identify which engineers will be top performers for your company, get your whole team involved in the hiring decision, and clinch that final offer!

Whatever your company and whatever type of engineering job you’re hiring for, with this book you can hire employees with the technical savvy and teamwork skills to help take your organization to the next level.

LanguageEnglish
Release dateOct 17, 2014
ISBN9781783000111
Interviewing Engineering Graduates: Hire the best in engineering talent

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    Interviewing Engineering Graduates - Connor Skye Riley

    Table of Contents

    Interviewing Engineering Graduates

    Credits

    About the Author

    About the Reviewer

    Preface

    What this book covers

    Who this book is for

    Conventions

    Reader feedback

    Piracy

    1. The Job Description

    A universal job description framework

    Start with a concise title

    About your company

    Who you're looking for

    Requirements

    What engineers look for in a job description

    A clear picture of what you're building

    Interesting problems to solve

    Your engineering team's culture

    A clear idea of who you're looking for

    Day-to-day expectations

    A note on buzzwords

    Writing technical job requirements

    Getting the word out

    Summary

    2. Recruiting Engineers

    Online recruiting

    Pitfalls to avoid

    Improving your response rate

    Networking

    Employee referrals

    Become part of the community

    Evaluating candidates

    Reading resumes

    Looking beyond the resume

    Summary

    3. The Phone Screening

    Organizing the phone screening

    Introducing your company

    A non-technical evaluation

    Technical evaluation

    Wrapping up

    Summary

    4. Code Tests

    Writing tests

    Administering tests

    Grading tests

    Summary

    5. In-person Interviews

    Organizing the interview

    Training interviewers

    One-hour interview outline

    Introduction

    Ask about the candidate's experience

    An easy technical question

    An in-depth technical question

    Sell your company

    Interviewee questions and wrap-up

    Make your recommendation

    Technical interview questions

    Quick and easy questions

    In-depth technical questions

    What not to ask

    Trivia questions

    Estimation or impossible questions

    Brain teasers and logic puzzles

    Summary

    6. Follow-up, Negotiation, and Closing a Hire

    Making hiring decisions

    Checking references

    Red flags

    Personality conflict with a team member

    Conflicting stories

    Bad-mouthing former employers

    Communicating with candidates

    Letters of rejection

    Employment offers and compensation

    Conferences and education expenses

    Relocation expenses

    Health and wellness benefits

    Flexible hours

    The personal touch

    On boarding new hires

    Summary

    Interviewing Engineering Graduates


    Interviewing Engineering Graduates

    Copyright © 2014 Impackt Publishing

    All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embedded in critical articles or reviews.

    Every effort has been made in the preparation of this book to ensure the accuracy of the information presented. However, the information contained in this book is sold without warranty, either express or implied. Neither the author, nor Impackt Publishing, and its dealers and distributors will be held liable for any damages caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by this book.

    Impackt Publishing has endeavored to provide trademark information about all of the companies and products mentioned in this book by the appropriate use of capitals. However, Impackt Publishing cannot guarantee the accuracy of this information.

    First published: October 2014

    Production reference: 1101014

    Published by Impackt Publishing Ltd.

    Livery Place

    35 Livery Street

    Birmingham B3 2PB, UK.

    ISBN 978-1-78300-010-4

    www.Impacktpub.com

    Credits

    Author

    Connor Skye Riley

    Reviewer

    Nataliya Zub

    Commissioning Editor

    Danielle Rosen

    Copy Editors

    Simran Bhogal

    Ameesha Green

    Faisal Siddiqui

    Project Coordinators

    Anurag Banerjee

    Venitha Cutinho

    Proofreaders

    Maria Gould

    Ameesha Green

    Paul Hindle

    Production Coordinator

    Melwyn D'sa

    Cover Work

    Simon Cardew

    About the Author

    Connor Skye Riley is a software engineer specializing in user experience design and frontend web development. She has experience both in conducting technical interviews and in working closely with technical recruiters to develop software products.

    In teaching web development courses, she has counseled students on what to expect from their first technical interviews. With nearly a decade of professional experience at companies ranging from some of the largest in the world to scrappy startups, she has spent considerable time thinking about how and why we recruit engineers the way we do.

    About the Reviewer

    Nataliya Zub has been part of the IT industry since 2003. Currently, she serves as the head of HR and recruitment for an American business technology outsourcing company

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