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hiring at npm

what we've learned that's worth sharing.

given at WaffleJS, December 2015

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December 02, 2015
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Transcript

  1. HIRING AT npm what we’ve learned that’s worth sharing brought

    to you by @rockbot

  2. DEFINE THE JOB/THE “BAR” what needs doing? 0 https://flic.kr/p/AY87Mv

  3. OPEN UP THE JOB REQ stack the deck 1 https://flic.kr/p/nPXBxS

  4. PICK SOME CANDIDATES everyone’s equally qualified at this point 2

    https://flic.kr/p/7DGCDc

  5. THE FIRST ROUND it’s just a conversation 3 https://flic.kr/p/AY87Mv

  6. THE SHORT LIST or go back to step #2 4

    https://flic.kr/p/e1Fass

  7. COMMUNICATE, COMMUNICATE let your candidates know where they stand 5

    https://flic.kr/p/89gber

  8. THE SECOND ROUND time to go deeper 6 https://flic.kr/p/e72YQq

  9. THE SHORT SHORT LIST or go back to step #2

    7 https://flic.kr/p/r8GwyL

  10. THE ON-SITE INTERVIEW time to meet the rest of the

    team 8 https://flic.kr/p/vpXDxC

  11. THE OFFER or go back to step #2 9 https://flic.kr/p/9oYtXJ

  12. CELEBRATE! and get ready for on-boarding… https://flic.kr/p/dtRKbJ

  13. RAQUEL VÉLEZ @rockbot http://rckbt.me raquel@npm js.com