To land the best developers in town, make a job offer the same
day you bring the candidate on site.
I have spoken to hundreds of hiring managers over the last
16 years. I often get asked: Where are
all the good developers? How come I can’t manage to hire any of them? When I dig into their recruiting process in
the hopes of helping the hiring manager answer this question, I too often find
that they are doing more things than they realize right, but are getting in
their own way in the end zone.
It often plays out like this: The company writes an engaging
and fun job description and gets some interest. Company interviews a handful of
developers. Then….. thinks about who
they like best. By the time the hiring managers decide who they want to make an
offer to, they are often shocked to learn the developer has multiple offers or
worse, has already accepted another job.
Please believe me when I tell you that developers are
interviewing with more than just your company and often, the simple act of
being the first to offer them a job puts you at an advantage.