Catch it if you can

Dodge Tomahawk is the fastest bike in the world with a maximum speed of 350 mph (560 km/hr).  What is the best way to catch-up with it? Elementary: just ride on it. Technology is changing with the greatest speed ever, especially with regard to hiring. The best way to keep up with the latest technology is to use it.  So the importance of using the latest technology can be summed up in a simple sentence:  use the latest technology or loose the candidate.

Helps you win the duel

Finding the right candidate from the market is easier said than done. There is a heavy battle between the competitors. In the financial sense it is a life and death matter. Like in the olden days when two men used to get into a duel over the love of their life and only one lives to obtain that love, only one of the competitors can gain the most desirable candidate, and most often it is the one that used the latest technology.

• Earlier the trend was to find the talent. But now the trend is to make sure that the talent finds you. The latest technology will help your company attract the desirable candidates and motivate them to apply to work at your company.
• Without the use of latest technology the recruiters will have to work much harder and yet have no guarantee that they will find the right candidate for hire.
• In this regard, big data has become the engine that is driving the train of hiring process.
• With the help of big data technology the recruiters are able to obtain and analyze large amounts of useful data and are able to do so at lightning speed.

Realize that time is non-refundable

The recruiters’ job includes a score of repetitive jobs such as, screening of CVS, sourcing and assessments. These are not just boring but time consuming. And time lost in those jobs cannot be regained. Whereas the latest technological advances in artificial intelligence can save all that time.

Artificial intelligence is designed to find the most suitable candidates. And the sooner it is able to do that, the quicker you can zero in on the desirable candidate. Artificial intelligence not only reduces the workload but also is able to do some things more efficiently, like replying to the questions raised by the candidate at any time of the day. The use of chat bots is an effective tool to accomplish this task.

Adjust your sail according to the wind

The entire world is going digital. And social media has become a popular means of finding and attracting candidates. Yes, the winds of technology have changed. They are blowing towards social media. Therefore it is important to adjust your sails of hiring so that you can reach your destination of acquiring the right talent.

Social media platforms such as LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook are excellent sources of good talent. To add to it, the technologies in such social media platforms is also being upgraded day by day, making it more easier for a recruiter for search for the candidate that he is looking for.

Another tool that is catching up is ATS or applicant tracking system. This helps the recruiters keep and organize the applications and their history. It could be programmed to rank the applications and match the applications to the job description.  This makes it convenient for the recruiters to search and make hiring decisions.

Keeping up with latest technology in the hiring process cannot be overemphasized. It is an age of survival of the latest more than the fittest.

Rachana Shah

https://optizmglobal.com/

“Do what you do the best and outsource the rest.” – Peter Drucker

The past decade was the era of startups. At one end where startups of early 2000 did exceptionally well, on the other end several new startups that started in recent past attracted the attention of their customers and investors alike, resulting in a global startup boom.

This boom came with the challenges of scalability and recruitment. It is impractical to expect startup founders to be well versed in every required skills to manage their business. Every startup doesn’t have a team of professional HR’s managing the recruitment process, and the founders wearing multiple hats might not be able to hire the right resource. Therefore, outsourcing the recruitment process can be a game changer.

WHY OUTSOURCE IT RECRUITMENT?

IT has a 360 degree impact on almost every business nowadays. Having right IT processes, IT infrastructure, able resources to manage other technological aspects might fuel the business growth. And not just startups, the need for effective IT services, processes and systems is mandatory for the productivity of any organization.

Strong and reliable IT support services can enable companies to stay competitive, making it a must to adopt the latest tech trends, and focus on continuously updating IT processes being used by the company. Startups cannot afford an IT failure, and to ensure that they never face it, they need skilled IT professionals.

Find professionals in IT industry is tough and tricky. In order to find the best person suited for the opening, a person needs to have –

1. Detailed knowledge of the domain you are hiring for
2. Awareness of the latest trends
3. Ability to distinguish between a talker and a doer
4. And the art of recruitment negotiation

If the founders or existing HR people lack any of the skills, the result might be immediate loss of money, projects, or an adverse impact on overall growth.

To make sure, everything goes right, outsourcing IT recruitment is a wise decision.

Rachana Shah

https://optizmglobal.com/

DevOps is among the top five skills for which we receive requests from organizations who come to us for help in their recruitment process. Organizations are adopting DevOps to enhance their productivity and reduce the turnaround time in delivery of their projects.

Amazon defines DevOps as “the combination of cultural philosophies, practices, and tools that increases an organization’s ability to deliver applications and services at high velocity: evolving and improving products at a faster pace than organizations using traditional software development and infrastructure management processes. This speed enables organizations to better serve their customers and compete more effectively in the market.”

The increasing use of DevOps by organizations also increased the interest of candidates looking for a lucrative career opportunity. More and more people are now trying to migrate themselves towards DevOps. To make it easier for candidates trying to establish their career in DevOps, we are summarizing top skills that recruiters look for in an ideal candidate.

System Administration

DevOps helps organizations deliver high-end applications and services at a much quicker pace than traditional processes. This requires extensive data management and infrastructure capability. Therefore, an ideal DevOps resource needs to have knowledge of system administration. A few years of experience advanced server management role in Linux/ Windows (any of both of them) is an important requirement for senior DevOps roles.

Programming and Scripting Skills

It doesn’t matter if the desired role requires coding skills or not. But an ideal DevOps resource must have programming skills in traditionally popular languages like JavaScript, Python, Perl, or Ruby. Having command over Shell scripting is a required skill. DevOps is all about enhancing productivity and reducing the turnaround time, automation of processes is the key to excel in a DevOps environment. Programming and scripting skills help a DevOps engineer perform these crucial tasks.

Knowledge of DevOps Tools and Technology

As defined above, DevOps is a combination of various tools to achieve organizational goals. There are different tools used at different stages of development, testing, and deployment in a DevOps environment. So knowledge of Git, Jenkins, Nagios, Ansible, Selenium, Chef, etc. is mandatory. Several organizations like Amazon and Adobe have their own set of processes and tools for DevOps, so if you are targeting something on that line, you need to learn specific skills required for the job.

Proficiency With Cloud Computing

Cloud is no longer the future. It is present and it’ll be future. Every development activity, data management, and storage involves cloud. Nothing is happening in a local environment. So, having proficiency in working in the cloud computing environment and experience of managing different cloud functions makes you an ideal choice for a DevOps role.

Ability To Learn

“Each role within the DevOps structure is collaborative, fast-paced, and experimental” – Ana Opris

Quick learning ability is a mandatory skill for any profession. No matter what career path you are aiming for yourself, you need to integrate this skill to learn anything new coming your way quickly to stay competitive. Since DevOps is not a technology but a combination of practices and tools; one needs to have cross-department, and cross-functional knowledge to be a part of the DevOps paradigm. So, as a recruiter engaged in DevOps hiring, Optizm finds this as the most important skill.

Flexibility

DevOps is a dynamic paradigm. DevOps engineers are supposed to have multiple skillsets ranging from coding to security, infrastructure knowledge, system admin etc. to name a few. To be able to deliver in such a dynamic role, one needs to have the flexibility to adopt the change and equip them for the job.

People Management

This is a soft skill. Since DevOps create a collaborative environment for the execution of various processes. One needs to interact with cross-department teams and resources at multiple levels of hierarchy and skill set. So having interpersonal skills and people management ability paves the way for accelerated growth.

As a recruitment firm engaged in recruiting top talent in IT, Optizm Global receives numerous requests for skilled resources in several hot technologies and positions from across the globe. The inputs in this blog are based on the practical experience and we’d love to hear more from you. So, if you feel we missed something or if you have more skills to add to this list. Please do share your feedback with us.

Rachana Shah

https://optizmglobal.com/