Finding Great Developers - Joel on Software:
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Monday, November 18, 2013
Direct-to-Profile Certifications from Linkedin
MOOCs and jobs: LinkedIn, Coursera, Udacity, edX, Pearson offer new stamp of approval - Silicon Valley Business Journal: "LinkedIn announced the new "Direct-to-Profile Certifications" pilot program in a blog post today. Organizations participating in the program include: MOOC startups Coursera, Udacity and Udemy; Harvard and MIT-backed nonprofit MOOC provider edX; publishing giant Pearson; e-learning companies Lynda.com and Skillsoft."
'via Blog this'
'via Blog this'
The IT Talent Shortage Is More Serious Than You Think
Nice Work If You Can Get It: The IT Talent Shortage Is More Serious Than You Think: "The IT talent shortage is only going to get worse, according to statistics compiled by education advocate Code.org from government and educational resources. The organization predicts that in 2020 there will be 1.4 million computing jobs and only 400,000 computer-science students to fill those positions. That adds up to a $500 billion gap in the job force."
Square co-founder attacks talent shortage
Square founder wants to fix the tech talent shortage (starting with St. Louis) | KBIA: "LaunchCode is McKelvey's four month old project that connects real companies with programmers and would-be programmers who don’t have the education or credentials to get through the front door.
"HR departments are designed to screen applicants," McKelvey said. "Typically they screen on a couple of things. They want to see a four year degree, they want to see two years of relevant experience, they want to see every single language.”
McKelvey says these policies are plain ridiculous. Putting the squeeze on the talent pool only makes sense in low-supply, high demand situations like marketing, law, or, say, radio."
Here is a guy on the right track!
"HR departments are designed to screen applicants," McKelvey said. "Typically they screen on a couple of things. They want to see a four year degree, they want to see two years of relevant experience, they want to see every single language.”
McKelvey says these policies are plain ridiculous. Putting the squeeze on the talent pool only makes sense in low-supply, high demand situations like marketing, law, or, say, radio."
Here is a guy on the right track!
Can't Hire ==> Can't Grow
Survey: Majority of tech execs say talent shortage is stunting growth - GeekWire: "But while it remains difficult to find the right people, a majority of tech execs are increasing investments and have an improved business sentiment than one year ago. About two-thirds of them plan on hiring new staff next year."
Hiring is hard and if things don't change it will get even harder!
Hiring is hard and if things don't change it will get even harder!
Interviewing by Brainteaser
Google Finally Admits That Its Infamous Brainteasers Were Completely Useless for Hiring - Adam Pasick - The Atlantic: ""We found that brainteasers are a complete waste of time," Laszlo Bock, senior vice president of people operations at Google, told the New York Times. "They don't predict anything. They serve primarily to make the interviewer feel smart.""
Props to google for making this finding public!
Props to google for making this finding public!
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