Technical Recruiters: Choosing one that’s Worth Your Time

Technical Recruiters: Choosing One that is Worth Your Time

Ari Waller ● Meetup Community Manager ● 23 years in Information Technology Recruiting Follow me: @ariwaller ariw@jfrog.com ● Python and Programming Newbie ● Father of many!

How’s the Job Market (Before Covid-19) ? • Unemployment 3.5% (Feb 2020) • IT Unemployment 1.3% (May 2019)

How Does GoLang Rank? ● 12th most popular language on the Tiobe Index (10th in March) ● 14th ranked language on PYPL (Tutorial Searches) ● 5th most loved programming language on Stackoverflow ● 2018 - 2019 saw a 147% increase in Github Repositories https://towardsdatascience.com/top-10-in-demand-programming-languages-to-learn-in-2020-4462eb7d8d3e

So what does this mean for

Technical Recruiting Agencies Potential Drawbacks ● “My network in the Go Community has always been the most valuable resource” ● Too many recruiters calling me about the same jobs ● Potential double submissions of my resume ● “All they care about are my skills” ● “They don’t get what I do” Copyright @ 2019 JFrog - All rights reserved.

Technical Recruiting Agency Benefits ● Direct relationships managers – especially for contract roles ● Sometimes exclusive job opportunities ● If you are a match for the job, they are motivated to get you the offer ● Many have a good understanding of the local market, and some focus on specific skill sets ● Confidentiality and partnership Copyright @ 2019 JFrog - All rights reserved.

Go Developer Colleague Referral Copyright @ 2019 JFrog - All rights reserved.

Interview the Technical Recruiter “How many Go Engineers have you placed in the last two years?” ● “How many placements have you made with the company you called me about?” ● “Does your company have a relationship to the hiring manager?” ● “What can you tell me about the Software Engineering market in Salt Lake City?” ● Copyright @ 2019 JFrog - All rights reserved.

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