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
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 }
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 }
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 }
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 }
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
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 }
8. 7 Soft skills vs Technical skills “Cultur eat trateg fo breakfas ” Peter Drucker 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 }
9. 8 Ideal scenario vs Real life Building the role around the candidate Adapt and adjust 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 }
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 }
11. Needle in a haystack { a DevOps story } Ana Maria Heleno T H A N K Y O U