Thursday, September 13, 2007

Hiring Technical Talent Podcast

I just heard an interesting podcast on Hiring Technical Talent which
seemed an appropriate topic for us given we're like a small software company that needs to grow...

Hear the podcast on the IT Conversations website at
http://itc.conversationsnetwork.org/shows/detail1909.html

Here's an summary of the podcast:
The top software developers are ten times as productive as average developers. You can't afford not to hire them. But if you haven't been reading Joel Spolsky's books or blog, you probably don't know how to find them and make them want to work for you. Joel joins Phil, Scott, and Ben in a discussion of how to recruit and interview technical talent.

In addition to giving his background, Joel discusses his book and talks about the importance of intern programs as both a training tool and a source of future talent. He also discusses how best to treat employees to make them both happy and productive. The discussion is both informative and entertaining for both employers and the prospective employees looking to work in the technology field.

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