CHAPTER1

Introduction

This chapter describes the audience and scope of this book and suggests how you can use it to recruit the best software engineers available. It explains the central themes: hiring well is a competitive advantage, treat candidates as well as you treat customers, and take an engineering approach to the recruiting and hiring process. This chapter also provides a troubleshooting table to identify the appropriate chapters for answers to the most common and easily articulated questions.

Who Should Read This Book

This book is intended for technical managers who need to hire software engineers to build core software applications. Technical managers at all levels of hiring experience will benefit from this book—from absolute beginners ...

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