Technical recruitment can be a complex and fast-moving process. Today, top software developers can be hard to find as the demand often exceeds the supply. Your technical recruitment process must be seamless and well-constructed to ensure you make successful hires. Look for these three symptoms that you need to improve your technical recruitment process.

Running a small business is so much more than a job. It’s a big investment of time, energy, passion, and livelihood. As a small business owner, you may be attending to many different aspects of your business in the space of one day. Small business owners can often feel stretched thin by the scope and volume of work they have to attend to, often alone. That’s where outsourcing can be incredibly useful to contribute the additional work power you need to support your small business, without bringing in more employees.

Software development is one area that most small business owners are not proficient in, and outsourcing software development is a great option to get the help you need for the duration of the project you’re working on. Here are the top 3 reasons you should outsource software development for your small business.

About to get started with software developer recruitment?  You may be wondering about the best practices to get the best talent. There are many things to do, most of which focus on developing a relationship and helping the candidate see your company is a good fit for their needs and goals. There are also some things not to do. Here are the 5 phrases you should avoid to maintain credibility with software developers.

Sometimes recruiting can be based more on a gut feeling than we’d like to admit. When a resume crosses your desk you might immediately get the feeling that the candidate will be ideal for the position – or not. Other times you might feel completely lost trying to work out whether an applicant is right for a project.

Rather than relying on just guesswork or gut feeling, use these data driven techniques in your technical recruiting to increase retention, reduce hiring costs, and find better employees.

As a software developer myself, I know how rare and prized a good software developer is. But even better than a good software developer is a great software developer (and of course even harder to find). Having worked with a huge range of software developers myself, I've narrowed down the key signs that distinguish a merely 'good' software developer from the truly great.

Hiring an outstanding software developer can be a challenge. To get a leg up on your hiring process, you might be curious to know what makes them tick. As you look to hire a software developer, you may want to know what makes them tick. More importantly, you may want to know what will encourage them to choose to work with you, rather than your competition. Here are 5 stats about software developers you must know before you hire.

Those of us in the software development field can sometimes be accused of speaking our own language. The reality is, this is not an entirely false accusation. Software development work does bring with it a whole set of programs and programming languages, with lingo and jargon that few outside the industry understand.

If you want your custom software or solution to run correctly on mobile devices, you’re going to need app development. Because app development is a specific and time-limited process, it makes sense to outsource app development, to avoid the costs and overheads of hiring an in-house team. But if you’re not familiar with the development, it can be challenging to work out exactly how you go about outsourcing app development. Here are our 4 top tips when you’re thinking of outsourcing your app development.

Recruiters know how hard it can be to get access to the top dedicated software developers. In my time as a software developer, I've seen recruiters make the same mistakes again and again when trying to attract the best talent. Many recruiters overthink the process of attracting software developers, and in the process turn off many potential candidates. Here are the mistakes that you could be making and how to avoid them.

There are dozens of recruitment software tools on the market, but it can be challenging and confusing to know which one is the best. As you select your recruitment software tools for technical job recruiters, consider these 2018 top recruitment software options.