How To Screw Up Hiring - Kristian Glass - PyCon UK 2018

Hiring is hard to do well, but easy to do badly.

I'm going to tell you about some things you don't want to do,
along with *some* things you can do that are better.

Transcript

1. How to Screw
   Up Hiring
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2. About You
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3. About Me
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4. Job Ads
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5. Job Ads
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6. Job Ads
   Remove your terrible
   requirements
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7. Job Ads
   Let people tell you what
   they bring to the table
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8. Job Ads
   You do not need a degree
   (Generally)
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9. Job Ads
   So what do you do?
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10. Take Home
    Tests
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11. Take Home Tests
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12. Take Home Tests
    Tell people how to
    succeed
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13. Take Home Tests
    Be realistic
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14. Take Home Tests
    Set boundaries
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15. Take Home Tests
    Give people something
    they want to do
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16. Take Home Tests
    So what?
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17. Interviews
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18. Interviews
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19. Interviews
    Be Realistic
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20. Interviews
    Be supportive
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21. Interviews
    Nobody likes magic
    answers
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22. So
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23. So
    Hiring is important
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24. So
    Stop blindly copying
    others
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25. So
    Be thoughtful!
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26. Thanks
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