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Raquel Vélez
December 02, 2015
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hiring at npm
what we've learned that's worth sharing.
given at WaffleJS, December 2015
Raquel Vélez
December 02, 2015
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HIRING AT npm what we’ve learned that’s worth sharing brought
to you by @rockbot
DEFINE THE JOB/THE “BAR” what needs doing? 0 https://flic.kr/p/AY87Mv
OPEN UP THE JOB REQ stack the deck 1 https://flic.kr/p/nPXBxS
PICK SOME CANDIDATES everyone’s equally qualified at this point 2
https://flic.kr/p/7DGCDc
THE FIRST ROUND it’s just a conversation 3 https://flic.kr/p/AY87Mv
THE SHORT LIST or go back to step #2 4
https://flic.kr/p/e1Fass
COMMUNICATE, COMMUNICATE let your candidates know where they stand 5
https://flic.kr/p/89gber
THE SECOND ROUND time to go deeper 6 https://flic.kr/p/e72YQq
THE SHORT SHORT LIST or go back to step #2
7 https://flic.kr/p/r8GwyL
THE ON-SITE INTERVIEW time to meet the rest of the
team 8 https://flic.kr/p/vpXDxC
THE OFFER or go back to step #2 9 https://flic.kr/p/9oYtXJ
CELEBRATE! and get ready for on-boarding… https://flic.kr/p/dtRKbJ
RAQUEL VÉLEZ @rockbot http://rckbt.me raquel@npm js.com