Chapter 4. GROWING A SOFTWARE TEAM

The human resources department probably defines your company's hiring process, but you, as the development manager, must take charge of the candidate selection process to grow your development team and company successfully. A company's hiring process usually consists of defined steps for opening the position, identifying candidates, filling out forms and getting approvals, setting up interviews, checking candidates' credentials, and making and approving an offer. However, this process does not define the candidate selection process, in which you decide who you want. Creating and following a candidate selection process is essential to finding the right developer for the job.

Because good development teams help ...

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