*When interviews hit a roadblock, here is what we do. At some point, our Senior Recruiter Rymma Holoborodko took part in recruiting and hiring employees for a Cyber Security project. Finding the right Senior Python Developer turned out to be more difficult than expected. The initial challenge was the state of the job market. Developers with that particular skillset and experience were not interested in switching jobs. So, recruiters had to make extra effort to make their requests and offers more appealing. There was also an additional challenge. One that occurred at the interviewing stage: candidates refused to proceed. Some of them were a good fit; they received positive feedback and an offer to go to the next stage. But they were not interested anymore. Here’s how Rymma approached this issue and successfully solved it: *by reaching out to candidates and asking for their feedback – some of them did not like the tone of voice of the interviews; *by requesting the right to attend several interviews to observe the process and the hiring managers – there was no dialogue; when candidates had questions, they did not receive any answers; *by preparing and presenting a candidate experience presentation to illustrate the recruitment funnel and pinpoint the bottleneck; *by making it clear to the client that it’s not only them who were choosing a potential employee – candidates were choosing as well; *by suggesting changes: to add an intro call before the technical interview and share the test assignment afterwards; *by encouraging the CTO to be involved in the hiring process to improve it – he agreed with the suggestions Rymma had, conducted intro calls and attended tech interviews. It only took a month to hire a great Senior Python Developer after these changes were implemented. The hiring process might seem straightforward, but some cases require additional attention and tailored solutions. This is where our team comes in. If you’re facing a hiring challenge – reach out to Rymma Holoborodko. #Recruitment #RecruitmentPartner #RecruitmentTech #SeniorPythonDeveloper #CyberSecurity
