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Tech Hiring Isn't Broken. Our Hiring Discipline Is

Is tech hiring really broken, or are companies approaching recruitment the wrong way? Discover why structured interviews, practical technical assessments, hiring for potential, and clearly defined job requirements are the keys to successful tech recruitment. Learn how recruiters and hiring managers can improve candidate quality, reduce hiring mistakes, and build stronger engineering teams in today's competitive talent market.

Stop Hiring by Drift: How Smart Companies Should Screen and Interview Candidates

Hiring the right employee is not just about finding great candidates—it's about creating a structured hiring process. In this guide, learn how small businesses and startups can improve candidate screening, build effective interview batches, provide clear hiring timelines, and make faster hiring decisions. Discover why candidate experience matters, how to avoid common interview process mistakes, and the four critical hiring decisions every company should make before scheduling interviews.

The Brilliant Candidate Nobody Wanted to Hire: When Interview Performance and Job Performance Collide

**Excerpt:** A candidate arrives late, ignores interview preparation instructions, struggles with their technical setup, and leaves a poor first impression. Most hiring managers would reject them immediately. But what if they are the most qualified candidate for the role? Discover how leading companies separate interview performance from job performance, avoid costly hiring mistakes, and identify when a bad interview should not outweigh exceptional technical skills. Learn the key factors every recruiter and hiring manager should consider before rejecting a great engineer after a poor interview experience.

The Hidden Cost of Engineering Interviews: How Hiring Slows Down Product Delivery

Every engineering interview has a hidden cost most companies ignore: lost developer productivity. As engineers are pulled away from building to interview candidates, product delivery slows down, context switching increases, and teams quietly lose momentum.

5 Critical Recruitment Mistakes Companies Must Fix Before January Hiring Begins

As the year comes to a close, recruitment agencies and hiring companies have a critical opportunity to improve their hiring processes before Q1 demand accelerates. Discover 5 actionable recruitment strategies to reduce hiring delays, improve candidate quality, strengthen interview processes, and prepare for a more successful hiring year ahead.

Interview Preparation and ToDo list for interviewers (not interviewees)

Video Interview Essentials

Here is a useful list of things to do when preparing for a video interview. This piece applies both to the interviewers, who want to act professionally, and to the candidates, who want to make a great first impression.

Get the Job Description Right to Hire Top Tech Talent

Hiring the best top tech talent starts even before the interviews have began. It starts with writing a great and effective job description which lists the required and desired tech and soft skills a successful candidate should have.