Dice Recruiting Guide

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Building your Employer Brand

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Top tools for uncovering hidden talent

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Introduction

PAAS HTMLis at Unemployment within the technology sector What’s actually a multi-channel approach, CHEF required isMOBILE an all-time low, which means skilled tech with recruiters using each social media channel JAVASCRIPT professionals are in extremely high demand. With and other, more traditional, forms of contact such this in mind, finding the best ways to engage this as email, to attract the attention of prospective DEVOPS talent pool is key for any company looking to candidates. make new hires.

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Building your Employer Brand

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It’s important for all companies to take a long hard look at their brand before going out to the market to acquire fresh talent. The market perception of your brand is vitally important, especially as the tech community can be very insular. Here are some thoughts on how to build your brand on a HIVE budget.

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1. Speak at events Speaking at events provides great brand exposure, it positions you and your business as a market leader and gives you an opportunity to share your insight and expertise. It also enables you to meet potential employees, so you will be on their radars as and when they are in the market for a new opportunity.

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When you are preparing to speak at an event, transform your notes into social posts or an article that you can publish on your company blog. You can amplify the content on social media during and after HTML the event, this can act as a great PR vehicle.

Remember to jump on the event’s hashtag, JAVASCRIPT mentioning it in any tweets or other social posts relating to your presentation or associated blog post.

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After an event, ask the organisers whether they have any video footage of your presentation, if so, get hold JSP of that file and share away, no need to edit, the more authenticity the better chance of it landing.

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2. Have an opinion on industry issues PIG

The tech industry is forever making headlines, and for all sorts of different reasons. Issues around company culture, workers’ rights and industry trends are common talking points, so make sure you have an opinion on such areas and make that opinion known.

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The idea is to show potential employees that you really get the industry - you know what the current issues are and you’re engaged in the discussions around these. If you are passionate about the space in which you work, this should all come naturally.

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Tech professionals are overwhelmed with opportunities, so it’s important you cut through the noise. Highlight your company as being somewhere that possesses the values jobseekers want to be associated with.

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3. Network profusely COCOA Attending workshops, conferences, meetups and regular coffee meetings makes sure your SAAS company is represented and visible in the market.

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It not only makes sure you’re abreastANDROID of the latest industry trends, but also presents a great opportunity to meet others involved in the space.

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The more connections you have, the better. First impressions count and can be long lasting networking is a cost efficient way to build your kudos PAAS in the market.

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4. Tell your story Your website is the skin of yourDEVOPS business, your shop window. It is your number one opportunity to portray your brand at its best. So make sure your site explains your business, culture and identity.

Your website will be the first port of call for those considering a role with you, so invest some time and ensure you create the right impression. The same goes for your social media profile pages - make sure your brand and its message is clear, consistent and TECH upJAVA to date.

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Hunting down the Techies COCOA

It’s no secret that unearthing the best tech talent is a tricky business, but it can be done and social and SAAS professional networks are a rich hunting ground.

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Social media is a great platform for recruiting.

Techspecific sites such as Github, Stack Overflow and Dribble are used predominantly to contact and vet candidates, while more general platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Google+ are great HTML for sharing content, showing off your brand and promoting jobs to a wide audience.

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contacting tech talent, it’s vital you tailor IAAS iOS your approach. Tech professionals are instantly turned off by a batch-and-blast mentality.

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The most common reason employers use LinkedIn is to contact potential candidates, yet when asked where they are most likely to respond to recruiters, 63% of tech professionals said email, whereas just 19% said LinkedIn InMail.

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Tailor your message to each of them, perhaps highlighting which specific parts of their experience DEVOPS you think would make them a great fit for the role in question or your company as a whole. Most will be flattered by this well thought out approach and this will increase your chances of getting a positive response.

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Spam approach 32%

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Dice, the online career site for the tech community, has a number of great tools giving you access to tech professionals.

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Open Web is an award-winning platform that aggregates data from over 180 social and professional networks, providing you with a single lens on tech professionals. Open Web does all the heavy lifting for you, saving you time and effort.

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Talent Search is an incredibly efficient way to find tech candidates. It combines Dice’s traditional CV database with millions of profiles from its award winning social recruiting tool Open Web.

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Talent Search uses intelligent search technology, presenting you with the best-matched candidates in DEVOPS providing seconds. This tool will improve workflow, you with access to active and passive profiles that can all be accessed in one place. It also uses real-time technology to provide a flow of fresh candidates, so you can constantly grow your talent pool.

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Feature-rich: Integrated candidate profiles combining Open Web and CV Database HADOOP

Switch likelihood indicator: There are over 60 signals that determine how likely each candidate is to switch roles, including: engagement on the Dice website, social signals, employment history, time of current job and industry trends. These are things to consider when HIVE approaching tech professionals Social-enriched profiles: 180 social and professional sites are crawled and indexed to show levels of engagement. 15 million additional profiles show in your search results. Get a full picture of a candidate’s social DNA, helping you to create a meaningful connection

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New ways to connect: You can connect with candidates where they are CLOUD most active across social and professional networks, BIG DATA in addition to email. Enhancing your communication with social information allows you to get better results UI and UX enhancement: Speed up your sourcing and qualify top candidates faster C++

Employer dashboard: Here you can access data on your job performance.RUBY STL Tap into Dice candidate data – including resume, LINUX contact and skills info C OOP Chrome extension: OOD You can source tech talent anywhere on the web, with instant access to contact details. This enables you to view a candidate’s social footprint and contact

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Lengo is a hyper-targeted platform that enables you to deliver effective messages to the right audience.

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Using proprietary data, it targets active tech candidates on Facebook and Twitter.

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Connect with candidates via the sites on which they spend the most time

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Find candidates with specific skills and experience Common targeting Methods Location + Keywords

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How to compete with established business COCOA

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Here are some key examples: Offer a clear career path Make sure you explain to candidates their potential to advance within your organisation and communicate how your team will support them so that they can successfully progress.

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Create an enjoyable working environment Highlight your company culture, explain your values PUPPET IAAS and emphasise any groupiOS activities, support networks, etc

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If like so many other companies across the length and breadth of the UK, you’re looking to boost the technical side of your business, there are some important steps you need to take in order to stand out from the crowd.

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Follow the advice in this guide, though, and you should be on the road to successfully hiring the right tech professionals for your business.

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BIG DATA About Dice

Dice is a leading tech career site for the UK and Germany. Dice quickly delivers the opportunities; insights and connections technology professionals and employers need to move forward. uk.dice.com connect employers with relevant active and passive C++ tech professionals.

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In 2016 Dice launched Global Integrated Search, combining the Dice CV Database with social data LINUX extracted from the award winning social recruiting tool C Open Web. OOP This created the largest database of active OOD and passive candidates in the UK. Dice currently works with leading companies such as Sky, UBS, EE, Amazon, BAE and many more.

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