David Patterson, President of The Kineta Group – A member of the Sanford Rose Associates® network of offices, Featured in Monster, Recruit Technology Talent with Innovative Hiring Tactics

Plano, TX | 6/8/2017

Back in April (which in political dog years seems like a long time ago) the Trump administration announced its “Buy American, Hire American” executive order.

While it’s impossible to predict how this strategy will impact IT hiring, it’s safe to say that the stakes are high in recruiting technology workers. After all, IT skills are in greater demand than ever.

That makes innovative hiring tactics essential to attracting tech talent.

We asked successful tech companies how they’re managing to fill their IT talent pipeline.

David Patterson, president of The Kineta Group, Inc., Tampa, builds his network by doing webinars targeting his candidate market.

For example, if you’re recruiting Java developers, find a Java expert and broker a deal where the expert gets a list of attendees and a chance to pitch services at the end of the call in exchange for their hosting the webinar. The key is to make the webinar informative and engaging.

Read the full article: https://hiring.monster.com/hr/hr-best-practices/recruiting-hiring-advice/attracting-job-candidates/recruit-technology-talent.aspx