Confession — I am an impatient and terrible trainer. I’m struggling to recall a job in which I had more than a few hours of formal instruction to start. (Notable exception — my Professional Scrum Foundations certification with Centare. That was awesome, thank you.) I did have a lot of…

Continued from here. 4. OMG, they’ll be here soon. As I write this (Feb 2022), tech stocks are just beginning a long road of corrections. Crypto is falling, falling, falling. The Fed is about to announce their interest rate plans. I tend to try to focus on what I can control but it’s hard to not…

Continued from here — https://amanda-daering.medium.com/view-from-the-build-how-we-built-a-cohort-of-tech-recruiters-budget-plans-2c31c1e8e39b 3. Recruiting & Selecting the Builders Ok, so we know we want to train people. Now what. What do we mean by “junior”? Recruiting (and especially tech recruiting) comes with a lot of rejection. And a lot of silence in response to your best efforts. We know we need people who…

Continued from here: https://amanda-daering.medium.com/view-from-the-build-how-we-hired-trained-a-cohort-of-new-tech-recruiters-56198c4b71c5 2. Doing > Deciding. Deciding to hire a cohort is step 0.01 since you then have to decide how you’ll build it. And then actually do it. My experience in building up junior level talent includes to start: We’ve successfully taught 1 high potential person “tech” (crushing it, AW!). Our…

1. Deciding to Build. When it’s tough to hire, plenty of teams consider how to build rather than buy the skills they need. That’s not our full story here. It is hard to hire recruiters but we have also worked with some incredible senior recruiters. We know we could continue to do so. But…

You know you need help. You know you’re overwhelmed. You’ve finally got the funding or the customers and can afford to hire! Now what? Hiring is a commitment. And the smaller the team, the bigger the impact of any one hire. Roughly this with definite exceptions for high level roles: …

What business are you in? What are the objectives of your business for 2021+? Understand the gaps & brainstorm ideas. Make 1st draft plan. Journey map. Make a budget. Put it all together. Learn. Why build a talent strategy? Today, talent leadership needs to be about recovery and enablement. Growing leaders who develop more leaders…

Do you need a cofounder or do you need some software built? This is the most important question to answer first. It’s so, so tempting to think, “Ah, if only I had someone to build the whole thing we’d be on our way!” I wish it worked like that. Building software, entrepreneurship and sharing ownership are all complex. Then combine them. Whew. …

By Amanda Daering. CEO of Newance — solving talent challenges across the Midwest and proudly HQ’d in Milwaukee, WI. That Happy Days Feel Milwaukee is a sizable city that is still approachable. We hear it all the time, “People in Milwaukee are so nice.” Major business and civic leaders are…