This workshop prepares people who may have only been on one side of the interview as a candidate to effectively participate on an interviewing team and effectively evaluate candidates. It specifically address the cultural issues and particulars of finding candidates who can successfully integrate into your agile team.
This workshop is based on Johanna Rothman’s book, Hiring Geeks That Fit.
Why Attend
In this workshop we will define what makes your agile team unique, and what kinds of questions to ask. It also helps agile technical teams prepare, interview, and select candidates.
We’ll discuss and practice developing and using screen questions:
- to find candidates you want to interview
- how to plan the in-person interview
- how to ask questions in an in-person interview
- how to develop auditions and test those auditions
- how to provide feedback to the hiring manager.
Who Should Attend
This course aims at technical staff, including Team Leads, Developers, Testers, Engineers, writers, support staff and recruiters.
Practical Details
- Language: English
- Experiential, hands-on, interactive online learning with practical examples
- Participants will be awarded a Mozaic Works certificate of completion
This Learning Program is Available on Demand
Agenda
What makes your agile team unique
- Discuss the particular qualities, preferences, and skills (technical and non-technical) you require in a candidate. Discuss your agile culture
Develop interview skills
- Develop questions
- How to interview, whether for a phone screen or in-person
Develop auditions
- What an audition is
- How to develop auditions
- Activity: practice developing auditions
Plan and perform the interview
- Plan the interview
- Practice interview questions with coaching
After the interview
- How to provide feedback to the hiring manager
- Techniques to clarify your feedback
- Wrap-up and feedback
More details and full agenda here
