Hiring The Right Way in the WordPress Ecosystem - WordCamp Udaipur 2017
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Hiring the Right Way in the WordPress Ecosystem
@rahul286
Typical Hiring Process
Application
Screening
Interview
Offer
Hiring Funnel in WordPress EcoSystem
Application Stage
- WordCamps
- wp.org Slack
- make.wp.org
- HeroPress
- PostStatus
- Social Media
Reach Out
Career Site
- Corporate Policies
- Pictures/Videos (inside look)
- Sensible Job descriptions
- Glassdoor (even it means negative review)
- Simplify Application Forms & Process
Screening
The Unlucky Ones! :(
- Core Contributions
- Online Presence
- Blog, Portfolio site
- WordPress.org, Github, StackOverflow
- Social Media
- Quality of previous work/assignments
Checklist
Interview
- Respect! You are not doing a favor to them
- It cost them time and money too
- Offer language choices
- Leave good memories
- Give them a glass of water
- Rescheduling is not a sin!
Be Nice
- Open book exam
- Understanding rather than recall & memorization
- Opinion Matters
- Which theme/plugin they like? Why?
- What they like/don’t like? Why?
- God Mode!
Do It Logically
Offer
What if it doesn’t work?
Saying NO
- Offer second chance
- Give feedback (if they want)
- And a chance to argue about feedback
- If you realise, you made a mistake, step back!
- A rejected candidate can also be your brand ambassador!
- Being nice is a good karma anyway :-)
Hiring Funnel in WordPress EcoSystem
Applications - Reach Out
Filter - Real Work
Interview - Be Nice
Offer - with respect
☆ Bonus ☆Set up a concrete hiring process
Setup an Internal Site
- Question Lists
- Constantly Updated
- Open Ended
- Interview Process
- Changing interviewer should not change candidate
approval rates
Thanks!