Hiring to solve the puzzle
Maria Kedemo
@mariakedemo
[email protected]
Gain some insights into what to
consider in order to manage risks in
hiring.
AGENDA
1. Share the type of experience we have in the room &
some common challenges we see in the "hiring
puzzle“
2. Share my experiences and some key areas I have in
mind when hiring the best tester possible
3. Summarize insights
4. Open season!
Who am I?
In software
development
since 2000
Twitter @mariakedemo
Blog http://mkedemo.wordpress.com
Started as a
developer!
Why testing?
- Personal growth
- Self education
- Helping
Since a few years backmanaging a test
team/department
1. Your experiences and
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2. My experiences,
challenges and insights
R I S Cx3
R I S C x 3 matrix
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Research
Reference
Relationship
Investigation
Inquiry
Interview
Skills
Situation
Strategy
Characteristics
Cultural fit
Criteria
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Research
Reference
Relationship
Investigation
Inquiry
Interview
Skills
Situation
Strategy
Characteristics
Cultural fit
Criteria
Search for information
about the candidate. Use
social media and internet
but take a step back and
consider if the information
is relevant to the position.
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Get to know your
reference. Be able
to trust your
reference and look
for biases.
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Research
Reference
Relationship
Investigation
Inquiry
Interview
Skills
Situation
Strategy
Characteristics
Cultural fit
Criteria
The Passenger
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Skilled exploratory
interviewing,
demands practice. I
got to get started!
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I need a skilled and
interested co-driver to be
able to make a good
evaluation of both the
candidate and the
interviewing process
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Research
Reference
Relationship
Investigation
Inquiry
Interview
Skills
Situation
Strategy
Characteristics
Cultural fit
Criteria
Test for skills. Don’t
just ask.
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Research
Reference
Relationship
Investigation
Inquiry
Interview
Skills
Situation
Strategy
Characteristics
Cultural fit
Criteria
Be very clear with my
criteria for a specific
position. Make sure I
have a good
evalutation process.
R I S
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It HURTS to do a split!!!
Values and beliefs should be
congruent.
R I S
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3. Summarizing
R I S C x 3 matrix
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Research
Reference
Relationship
Investigation
Inquiry
Interview
Skills
Situation
Strategy
Characteristics
Cultural fit
Criteria
Number One Insight!
Skilled exploratory
interviewing,
demands practice. I
got to get started!
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Which candidate would you pick?
The Testing Dead
Ref. Ben Kelly
Which company would you pick?
Satisfied?
I can’t solve the puzzle but
I can try to manage the
R I S Cs
What will YOU do
differently next time?
If you’re already doing everything perfect,
please share your gems.
Thank you!