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Over the last 7 years, I've really enjoyed partnering with UX, Security, Internal IT, Product, Engineering & Data teams as a Recruiter. By sharing these resources with the world, I hope to empower other Recruiters to be true talent PARTNERS to the businesses they support and ultimately help build life changing products. If you're looking to stay connected, feel free to reach out to me. This Github repo will continue to evolve as my own professional interests evolve.

A curated collection of resources on Leadership, Org Design & Talent Management:

  • Netflix Culture: Very interesting perspectives from Patty McCord on what it took to build Netflix's unique culture (sports team, talent density, no performance bonuses, top of market pay, etc). She was the CHRO of Netflix. Netflix produced the Netflix culture deck that has circulated the tech space for a number of years.
  • Drive by Daniel Pink: Daniel Pink shares a 10 minute video on what factors lead to high performance for creative work. Spoiler alert: it's not pay. It's Mastery, Autonomy & Purpose.
  • The Culture Map: If you work in any global team with different cultures or ways of life, this is a MUST read. It dives deeper into the differences between cultures on a number of different dimensions with great examples of no-nos when interacting with multicultural teams.
  • Managers of One: prior to reading this article, I've never heard of the concept of "Manager of One". I really love how Gitlab highlights the 20 things you need to see a Manager of One. As a Talent Professional, those 20 things really summarize the types of behaviour I would expect from a high performing individual contributor role.
  • How I talk to Leaders About Firing People: Really honest article about PIPs, what needs to be done to be fair to the employee and also acknowledges the importance of the manager in owning responsibility for this failed relationship.
  • 12 Quotes from High Output Management by Andy Grove: For people managers that haven't had a chance to read his book, this article summarizes 12 practices that managers need to execute on to build a high-performing organization. Must read.
  • a16z's blog archives: really interesting points about "summertime soldiers", "vesting in peace" and "mediocre performers". He provides advice on turning around a company through really strategic HR choices.
  • The Fullstack HR professional: As a follow-up to the above resource, Josh Bersin has written a wonderful thoughtpiece on what it takes to be a Full-Stack HR professional.
  • Hyper Island Toolbox: Fantastic hub of different faciliation techniques and team buildings.
  • Open Policy Index: The team at Open Index created this airtable of 300+ HR policies. This is a resource that HR professionals can use to research what's available in the market, but remember: the best policies are custom fit to your organization's reality. As always, give kudos and appropriate credit to the individuals and organizations where you drew inspiration from! :)
  • Workplace Investigations for the Human Resources Professional: Great primer on what the investigation process looks like. As someone not involved with these activities in my organization, the information was digestible and useful. Resource is free which is helpful for self-taught HR professionls lacking the HR academic background.
  • Pyn: Employee Experience Process Mapping: great, FREE tool to process map talent processes, you're able to collaborate with peers and expert visuals. It's like Figma for HR.
  • Talent Density - Coinbase We're moving to a corporate world where growth =/= headcount increases. It's important to build lean and highly skilled organizations. I know the topic of "talent density" is a bit controversial, but as someone that subscribes to the Netflix approach to talent, I really enjoyed this blog post.
  • How to Build High-Performing Teams: Olympic Lessons from Team Canada: a fireside chat with several Olympic Athletes on diversity in coaches, psychological safety, feedback culture, and more. Very interesting!
  • Hiring Super ICs at Ramp: Eric speaks to the craft of recruiting and his thoughts on hiring exceptional individual contributors at Ramp.

A curated collection of resources on Diversity, Inclusion & Equity:

A curated collection of resources to better understand Total Rewards/Compensation:

  • What is Equity by Carta: great resource on understanding equity, cap tables, vesting and more.
  • The Holloway Guide to Equity Compensation -> Equity is a huge consideration when joining a company, but equity is a black box for most individuals. Check out this thorough guide on how equity works. I learned lots about concepts like 409A valuations, taxation, public vs. private equity, vesting schedules, stock options vs. RSUs, and much more.
  • Opening Up About Comp Isn’t Easy — Here’s How to Get More Transparent: the world is moving to more transparency around salaries, but the reality is that many organizations may not be ready for this change. HOWEVER, this doesn't mean you can't work towards transparency internally and externally. Check out this article for insights on how an organization can shift into transparency.
  • TheWorldatWork: Handbook of Total Rewards: picked up this textbook recently and found it was a fantastic resource for a Talent professional to learn more about compensation surveys, job analysis, merit cycles & budgeting, sales & executive comp, labor laws and more. Still part-way through the book! TheWorldAtWork is an organization that focuses on the practice of Total Rewards, definitely recommend taking a look at their site for other resources!
  • Immigration 101: Immigration/Mobility programs are sometimes offered as a condition of employment. This document from Homebrew gives some context for HR professionals on the process of sponsorship in the United States and an overview of the various types of VISAs (H1B, O-1, F1, TN, etc).
  • Department of Labor - US - Minimum Wage Laws by State: This federal website breaks down the minimum wage laws across every US state. Can serve as a source of truth.
  • Economic Research Institute: ERIERI provides many free compensation courses for US Talent practioniners. Sharing this course as it covers the major federal legislation related to Total Rewards in the United States: Fair Labor Standards Act, Equal Pay Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Civil Rights Act, National Labor Relations Act, and more.
  • Sales Commission Glossary: The world of Sales Compensation is more nuanced than comp for non-incentived corporate roles. I thought this glossary was a good explanation of common terms found in the space of incentivized compensation programs.
  • The Differences Between Median vs. Mean: very clear explanation of the implications of using "mean" vs. "median" in HR data analysis.
  • Paychex - basic benefits a Company must provide (US): great summary of mandatary US benefits for FTE based employees: Workers Comp, Unemployment Insurance, Social Security, Medicare, FLMA, etc. Note: companies can choose to go above and beyond to attract talent - 401k + PTO programs are prime examples of benefits that are "standard" to remain competitive.
  • Business Benefits Finder: if you're a small business or start-up looking to research grants in regards to hiring in Canada, this is a great directory!
  • #ShowUsYourLeave: crowdsourced list of 60 different companies parental leave programs, highly recommend taking a look if you're doing market analysis on your company's leave benefits.
  • Carta - 2023 Equity Report: fantastic insights on the current state of hiring/comp including topics like the size of equity grants, hiring appetitite across functions and an interesting discussion on IC vs. Manager appetite.

A curated collection of resources to better understand the craft of Recruiting & Sourcing in Technology:

Video/E-Learning Resources:

  • WomenWhoCode: Great videos and content to understand the various aspects of information technology!
  • Geekruiter Academy: -> Geekruiter is a fascinating resource, Michal is a former CTO of a start-up that now trains technical recruiters. He delivers various trainings through boot camps, mind maps, booklets, etc. I used alot of his content to understand the various relationships across technologies/languages/frameworks/tools.
  • Holistica IT Training: Ayub is fantastic, I know he's based in the UK and primarily focuses on training technical recruiters. His content covers tech recruiting in development, IT support/infrastructure, data/machine learning + AI!
  • LinkedIn Learning: I'm a huge fan of LinkedIn Learning - I find it's a great resource for all of the soft skills required for successful recruiting (communication skills, problem solving, data analysis, negotiation, project management, diversity, inclusion & belonging, and more). Some public libraries provide LinkedIn Learning subscriptions so you may be able to get the above resource for free.
  • AIRS Powered by ADP: When I started in recruiting, I ended up taking both the CIR and PRC certifications through AIRS. Gave great insights on sourcing via Boolean strings and the foundational knowledge of being a Talent Acquisition Partner.
  • How to work with Engineers - Technically: I'm a paid subscriber to Technically which is a blog that shares lots of great ELI5 summaries of various topics in Engineering. It ranges from many topics like what is front-end, to explaining "no-code/low code" or deep diving into certain technologies like Kubernetes. Worth reading if you are a technical recruiter that is missing a strong computer science background.

Books:

Podcasts:

Blogs or news sites to follow tech news/trends:

  • BetaKit
  • InfoQ: Great for heavy duty deep dives into all sorts of technical topics and follow software development trends
  • Pragmatic Engineer: Great for big tech intel and opinion pieces on engineering related topics.

[WIP]Talent Sourcing, Talent Market Intelligence Practices:

  • Company Insights: Great for talent market intelligence or sourcing. It helps a talent individual assess the shape, size, products and competitors using search filters. I loved using this tool when I worked on HCM-niche searches.
  • Acquisitions: Useful to pulse check the market.
  • trueup layoffs tracker: I much prefer the data integrity of trueup vs. layoff fyi. Trueup hyperlinks the actual articles discussing the layoff news at various companies.
  • StackOverflow Dev Survey: Every year, I take the time to look through Stack's report to better understand what's happening in the world of Software Development
  • CBRE - Scoring Top Tech Markets: Great if you're thinking of trying to identify more niche talent pools outside of the big North American cities
  • Indeed Hiring Lab: great for research on individual countries and getting a pulse on hiring appetite by industry & skillset
  • Talent Sourcing Seniority Ladder: Denys shares an example of a career progression framework for Talent Sourcers. Wanted to capture this as a I find Sourcers don't get as much attention or love in most Talent Acquisition organizations.
  • Talent Sourcing Technical Toolbox: WizardSourcer is a great place to find different tools to incorporate into your TA tech stack, from things like Boolean generators, Email finders, Github scrapers, Customized Search Engines and much more. Must read if you're constantly on the hunt to improve your TA tech stack.
  • A new future of work: The race to deploy AI and raise skills in Europe and beyond: great summary of the evolving skills mix organizations will need in the age of Generative AI, provides insights projected to 2030!
  • Skill Roadmaps: great tool that breaks down typical R&D crafts into a road map of related skills - worth diving into when you pivot to a more unknown R&D group.
  • State of the Software Engineering Market in 2024 Gergely speaks on hiring trends in the last year, including fastest growing engineering subdisciplines.

Talent Acquisition Communities:

  • TechRecruit: Stacey has built a really great technical recruiting community, I especially love her Dueling Sourcers web series where Sourcers compete and share their tools used for their various hunts!
  • Recruiting Brainfood: Love Hung Lee's community, his website contains a great number of global job boards and he has a facebook community + weekly distribution list of thought-provoking talent acquisition articles. I believe he is more tapped into the European hiring markets.
  • ThePeoplePeopleGroup: For my Toronto HR folks, PPG is an awesome slack community for networking and resource sharing among Toronto-based Human Resources Professionals.
  • The Sourcing Method: Great for next level sourcing tips!
  • Wizard Sourcer: Fantastic website/resource for Boolean strings, recruiter templates and deep dives into different technologies used by Recruiters. I tinker around with new tools and this has been a great resource!
  • One Req: Great community for recruiting professionals to share tips and tricks! Big focus on Early Talent/Campus Recruiting!
  • SOSUV- Great community of passionate talent sourcing professionals! SOSUV runs conferences & meet-ups throughout the year, great community to be involved in. Heavy European Talent Sourcing representation.

Understanding the R&D Business Groups (Engineering, UX, Trust, Data, Product):

Campus Recruiting/Early Talent:

  • Major League Hacking - great way to find out about hackathons happening across the world! Hackathons are great ways to engage in the community and pipeline Product, UX, Design and Engineering Talent. Talent can partner with their Social Impact/Corporate Social Responsbility teams on joint engagement in hackathons.
  • One Req: This recruiting community focuses alot on UR (University Recruiting)- check out the wonderful templates & strategies provided by this organization: campus referral program guidelines, internship extension documents, headcount planning, and more.
  • HandShake: Great job postings tool to disseminate your postings across American colleges & universities! I used this alot when I supported US campus roles across New York, Illinois, Indiana and Iowa.

Software Engineering:

Data Engineering/Data Science:

Product Management:

UX/Product Design/Product Research:

Trust & Information Security:

  • Common Cyberattacks
  • Tools used in modern day security: goes through common tools in network security.
  • Cybersecurity Role Map: Fantastic mind map that tries to differentiate the multitude of career paths in the Trust/Infosec space. Not many people know about the depth and breadth in Security: Security Engineering, Network Security Legal, Fraud Ops, Physical Security, Compliance, and much much more.
  • OWASP: Industry practices on software and network security.
  • What is Security Engineering and Part 2: Great piece from Pragmatic Engineer that walks through the common myths of App Sec, its evolution throughout the years and how it integrates into the software development lifecycle.

Technology Talent Communities (Job Boards, Slack Channels, Diversity in Tech Partners, etc) - Not updating

  • I firmly believe in the importance of understanding the business areas/groups that you support as a recruiter. I have included online communities & channels that a technical recruiter can engage & partner with. As always, I believe it's important to acknowledge that these communities are not just used for recruitment so please abide community engagement rules in each respective channel.
  • NOTE: I merged this section from my old content and didn't have enough time to fix the mark-up. Work In-Progress!

Tech Job Boards/master reference:

Web Development Meet-ups

Engineering Leadership

Native Mobile

Product Design/UX

Product Management

Information Security/Application Security

DevOps/Site Reliability Engineering

Software Testing

Data Science

Data Engineering

Machine Learning Engineering

AI Engineering

Some diversity and inclusion organizations to be involved with: (note: this is not a comprehensive list - would love referrals to new organizations as well!)

BIPOC Communities in Tech

Women in Technology Communities

LGBTQ2+ Communities in Tech

Communities with different abilities in Tech

Indigenous Communities in Tech

Military Communities in Tech

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