DevOpsPorto Meetup19: Needle in a haystack - a DevOps story by Ana Maria Heleno

What are the main challenges about recruiting in IT? What do recruiters search for when hiring for DevOps roles? At this point, we are all used to hearing about how the labor market is becoming more dynamic and fast-paced. Companies look for top-notch engineers for their teams – recruit, hire, retain, let go. Rewind and repeat. We are dealing with people, companies and their circumstances - and this scenario can change very quickly. There is never a perfect fit; but what can we do to be as close as possible to that?

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1. Ana Maria Heleno
   Needle in a haystack
   a DevOps story
   

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2. DevOps is a fairly
   new concept...
   N e e d l e i n a h a y s t a c k { a D e v O p s s t o r y }
   

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3. ...and hard to define
   Alignment of goals, tools and processes of
   the various groups involved in delivering
   software towards value delivery to end
   users while promoting collaboration and
   flow of changes visibility.
   N e e d l e i n a h a y s t a c k { a D e v O p s s t o r y }
   

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4. How to build a
   “DevOps Engineer” pipeline…
   for recruitment?
   N e e d l e i n a h a y s t a c k { a D e v O p s s t o r y }
   

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5. Identify company’s needs
   and main requirements
   Discuss with the team: find out what they do and how
   N e e d l e i n a h a y s t a c k { a D e v O p s s t o r y }
   

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6. 5
   Attract
   & find
   N e e d l e i n a h a y s t a c k { a D e v O p s s t o r y }
   Screen
   & select
   Interview
   & compare
   

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7. 6
   Interview & Hiring:
   expectations vs reality
   N e e d l e i n a h a y s t a c k { a D e v O p s s t o r y }
   

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8. 7
   Soft skills vs
   Technical skills
   “Cultur eat trateg
   fo breakfas ”
   Peter Drucker
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9. 8
   Ideal scenario vs Real life
   Building the role around the candidate
   Adapt and adjust
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10. 9
    The difficult part is
    not hiring but retaining
    Talent retention starts with recruitment
    N e e d l e i n a h a y s t a c k { a D e v O p s s t o r y }
    

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11. Needle in a haystack { a DevOps story }
    Ana Maria Heleno
    T H A N K
    Y O U
    

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