Hacker Earth Developers Blog

AUGUST 13, 2020

In our fifth episode of Breaking 404 , we caught up with Monica Bajaj, Senior Director of Engineering, Workday to hear out the different biases that exist in tech roles across organizations and how difficult it can get for a woman to reach a senior position, especially in tech. I have a great partnership with our recruiting teams.

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Battery Ventures

APRIL 8, 2019

If your startup is growing, you’re hiring. And if you’re hiring senior-level talent, you probably need an outside recruiter. Few in-house recruiters have the expertise or network that a professional, third-party recruiter offers. However, there’s good news: The right recruiter does much more than hire someone.

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Gitprime

JUNE 11, 2019

Taking on an engineering leadership role can be disorienting for fresh recruits from the engineering ranks and seasoned veterans alike. Hogan spent more than a decade leveling up engineering organizations and growing leaders at companies like Etsy (as an Engineering Director) and Kickstarter (as VP of Engineering).

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Battery Ventures

MARCH 1, 2019

I once worked with a first-time CEO who needed to hire a VP of sales. He wanted to take charge of the hiring process—then I learned he was preparing by Googling “How to interview VP’s of sales.”. As a recruiter, I see too many companies jump into interviewing candidates before they know what they want.

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James Shore

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Start with an influential manager you trust and recruit them as an ally. You probably won’t have a lot of time, so stay focused on the big picture. It’s also often best if you approach your meeting as a conversation, rather than a presentation with slides, but your allies will know the best approach for your specific situation.

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James Shore

DECEMBER 4, 2020

If not, you can hire consultants. Start with an influential manager you trust and recruit them as an ally. You probably won’t have a lot of time, so stay focused on the big picture. The engineering manager found my thoughts about scaling insightful, so he introduced me to his VP of Engineering.

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GreenBar

OCTOBER 26, 2020

He was losing sleep about his company’s challenges arising from: Poor vendor management A hodgepodge of tech that wouldn’t scale Inability to keep up with new leads Stagnant R&D Lack of focus A week later I found myself in a similar conversation, this time with a VP of Engineering looking for an outside perspective.

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