What Do I look for when Hiring Developers? 

Don't smell. Got it!

It would also be interesting to hear what reasons you fire or have fired people for.

I really like that you jump straight into the video without an intro.

In a social media group I'm in, members keep asking for interview tips. I keep telling them to start with a smile and treat the interviewer as a friend.

Thanks...Excellent video, excellent content, excellent channel...

Stefan, I’m not a developer but I love your videos! I’m a voice engineer that was trying to learn a little C++ and you come up on my RU-vid home page a bit. You have a great gift of being able to communicate - just listening to you is captivating!

I used to smell. I never got anywhere. Once I stopped smelling, my career was on the up and up. True story.

Valuable advice gratefully received

I have a development job interview next Monday. Wish me the best people it's really critical..

Great advice! Thanks.

Wise words. Glad you're putting this out there. Interacting well with others is a skill just like coding. You need to put in the practice.

I did so well in the interview, literally followed this video by heart and got the job. Seriously this man's words are gold.

I find that turning the interview around onto them is a very good thing! I always like to ask how long they've been with the company and how they like the company and why they chose to work for the company, etc... Usually when I start asking those questions I get a feeling if this is a good company, what the morale is like and what problem areas they've had with previous employers who held the position I am interviewing for and of course can address any concerns they may have. Also, if the interview is long, as in going over the allotted time or spending 60+ minutes in the interview, that is usually a good sign! It's those short interviews that you have to worry about!

Thanks again Stefan.

Thanks for this important information sir. :)

its first time i hear some of things that you said, but really helpful video i really like it , thanks man.

Thank you for good advice🌸

Thx for theses advices

Inspired as always

Stefan gives the best advice.

Wish Steph was my neighbor, he would be very interesting to talk to. Keep up the vlogs, they provide great value!

With your advices, no wonder why so many app sucks, are costly and takes time to finish.

Thanks Stef, that was amazing as always! Any Tips to get Visa Sponsor Jobs?

Not specifically related to developers, but a good general interview tip that always helps me is remembering that an interview is just as much about you interviewing them as it is them interviewing you. Don't be afraid to ask questions and really dig down to see if this company is a good fit for you. Doesn't mean be an arrogant, pretentious ahole, just show confidence and that you're competent. This goes a long way and will help them establish a good interpersonal connection with you.

@Stefan Mischook, could you make your own resume available or an example resume so we can see what a short and sweet one looks like? Also, what are good Java projecs to put on your resume? You can't really make a full stack web app using Spring or Java EE cos Java is mostly used for back-end.

Yea i went to Harvard. It was on a Wednesday

Yee hoo! First like, view, and comment! Love your videos Stefan! Thanks for the content.

Hello Stefan, Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experiences. Is advanced SQL and Excel, combined with learning Python a good path to stay on or should I broaden my skills? I'm good at creating stored and derived value queries and reports in SQL(finance/admin), as well as Excel calculators and tools. Currently I am learning Python to incorporate with my Excel development. Thank you

How does the developer can show that he is open to learning new things, if his resume must be particularly directed to the job he is applying for?

Developers do wear suit and tie if occasion calls for it. Regards hot-shot-genius-slash-loser (which I wouldn't call loser as I do have general respect for skilled person) type of guy, from my personal experience (working with) such archetype is hard, but not impossible to. You have to have skill on your own to get along with people who breaks social standard norms and usually these are the guys who figures out the hard part in the project. In general, all valid points, though. Still, must say that nailing job interview is similar to speed dating - make good first impression. Being likable in general will help too. That's actually about it, which brings me to my advice - take a speech class.

Well, if they do not have time to read resumes, then I believe they are not doing their job properly. Which also tells a lot about the company, its people, and the work environment. This gives a clear picture for the candidate to decide whether he should even consider applying for that company/employer or just look for a better one.

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Hey Stpeh, could you make a video speeking about the best choice beetween Developper path versus system admin path. I need to make sure that I am taking the right way to find job and progress very quickly. Thanks you "Professeur"

Right, I've observed many times that people who want to hire me they actually like me :)

Where do you hire/outsource in the Philippines?

I always wear my best poncho for interviews. Anyways, tips for an unemployed guy?

I have noticed a trend the last few years. Recruiters and employers are no longer viewing my work online, according to the Google Analytics I have installed. According to them, they do not have the time. Instead, a code test or impromptu "white Boarding" is their only method. Do you see this trend? If so, do you feel this strategy is effective?

Hi, I want to know what are the qualities that a guy applying for intership should be aware of being in college. @anyone

What if the founder doesn't show up at the company?

Hello sir, I'm actually a very experienced web developer and I'm looking for a worthy employer or client to collaborate with. I'm struggling to find new valueable projects to work on and I'm also having financial problems like never before. Do you think I can be useful to you? Thanks, ~ Daniel

#Stefan Mischook , is it beneficial if I show freelancing work to a company I wish to get hired in.

I wonder what the acceptance rates are for people who have degrees and people who don't. How big of a determining factor is it?

Spot on comment on the resume Stefan. I am myself an employer and there is nothing worse than long, wordy resume. You need to know that the people you are talking to are very busy. They need you to go straight to the point. If I want to know more about you, I will then invite you to come to my company or I will give you call. And as for the hobbies line, nobody cares. It also looks childish.

I would never tell someone to not dress in a suit and tie for a job that pays over 100k a year. Do you need to maybe not key word is MAYBE. There’s NEVER a downside to dressing in a suit island tie. Never.

Ask yourself who you would hire, and work towards that. better yet, ask yourself honestly would you hire yourself, if not why not.

The message I take from this video is that the web development market is over saturated.

Yeah, but would you hire the TechLead?? :-)

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Can you recommend good developers ?

Mr. Stefan, would you work for you as a web developer employee? One reason I freelance is to avoid working for someone like me.

Dont smell...So remote it is!

First, he is dead on, this is what most jobs look for; it is also a textbook example of why this industry is so dysfunctional and can not fill jobs. The screening process is about removing the people with the skills to do the work. When you are looking for applicants based on filters and assumptions that are not the skills to do the work... well the people who both have the "job-skills" and "get-job-skills" become a more narrow slice. In data, it would be defined as a "false-negative".

I worked with few hotshot geniuses in my previous project that don’t want to help you they’re arrogant a-holes I guess the more you know the arrogant you become, instead of being humble

Not well dressed = bad code writer Thanks stefan. This is so logical. You're the best 😉👍

I have social anxiety, and trying to be a coder. I realy love and enjoy coding. Im not mean person i just dont know how to speak with people. I have problems with that my whole life. I thought programmers are antisocials like me . This video killed my dream :(

nice haircut

Many years in coding.. employing and whatnot. Why aren’t you rich? Why do you live in a housing project?

Dress well. your communication skills. Good resume. Show interest to learn new thing . Ask them Question about their way of working techs that they use libraries etc. According to this video ...

I wore a suit and tie the first time... oh god what a mistake

All are Boss advantages... hahaha

just throw 1-2 and see how he reacts :-)

Yes my shoes are warned it's making my feet smell guess I need to buy new shoes after payday

In summary, have great:- (1) Grooming. (2) Attitude. (3) Resume. Period!

A 150 years ago hahaha, I knew it, because it doesn't make sense that all of this wisdom is from a normal 20-year experience

Have an interview tuesday, just hope i dont get too nervous and tongue tied.

Love how smell is irrelevant at this point

No suit ... [ x ] no tie ..... [ x ] Check ....

Stef, but why haven’t you mentioned hard skills check? Because not only soft skills matter, but also an ability to do an actual job what is just impossible without the knowledge of base of primary programming language, problem solving skills, tools and of course coding task. People may tell hundreds of stories on how they wrote a second Facebook, but if them have a gap in technical skills and in reality they cannot even write a simple reverse string than I am not sure that’s the right person to hire. Really. And no matter how motivated they are and what they tell. They just cannot do an actual job which brings a value. Developers are aimed to solve a problems, and if they cannot then they cannot do a job. Of course communication in the team, ability to collaborate, not being toxic, blaming, abusive, reporting etc, really matter, but still if you have a team of 10 people where only 1 folk is motivated and with a strong hard skills than I am not sure that his capacity is enough to cover all 9 heads. And even more why should we pay to those 9 who just cannot do an actual work and hire them as middle or Senior guys? Also not sure that terminate employees (even worse if these are 9 people...) during probation or even after is what is worth to do from both reputation, compensation costs and juridical just in case employee finds some bias there. IMHO and that's not only my point of view the best is to check max possible during the interview, and emphasise on hard skills evaluation. During an answers to questions, coding task etc. they fairly can show themselves from interpersonal perspective either. You just as an interviewer need to notice it.

"if you're an asshole" lmao

Steve Jobs smelled. I would hire Jobs in a New York minute!

0:43 "Dont smell". The title of the video is "What Do I look for when Hiring Developers". Perhaps that might apply when hiring web developers. If you are hiring risk algorithm developers then it doesn't matter. The person you have hired to look after the developers can sort that issue. Just thought I'd add that broader perspective.

"I'd rather have a compentent employee who communicates well than the hotshot genius who nobody likes" When I heard this, I've become extremely doubtful of what you call 'competent'. Is it even possible to be a competent person that nobody likes? I'd say so, if you have a vastly different mindsets that cause communication issues, like some geniusses have. I can imagine that nobody is going to like a genius who's gonna complain all the time that the company and/or its employees is wasting away 30% of your income and valuable time by bad practices and inconsistencies. This complaining genius is constantly broadcasting crucial information about his point of view. Since the person in this story is a genius, how can you know if its right without validating anything? And if you are and the genius is right, isn't that competence? Isn't that communication? If they're wrong, that would be a one-time thing (or few) or the person isn't a genius. If anything, I would argue you SHOULD hire the genius who nobody likes. That means they can make the largest improvement. This video almost makes it seem you neglect personal growth. Or, to boil it down to a simple question: Where do you draw the line between a compentent employee who communicates well, and a hotshot genius who nobody likes? At the moment I'm assuming that you didn't necessarily wanted to address geniusses but rather make a point by putting two extremes against each other. Because if you ask me, a genius can very well be both. I'm asking because now I have a feeling the content of this video is one big political game. I wish to be corrected. If anyone who reads this would like to add something constructively, be my guest by all means.

dont smell ? well thats no fun.

number 2: don't be a "Gilfoyle"

By the way, you can learn a lot of interpersonal skills from females around you.

I dont agree people hire based on emotions, than your kindof justifying racism or sexim. In Europe its against the law to hire depeding on emotion, only skills.

mischook, in russia bag / sack

so me losing my teeth all for bringing up older men on aol...I'm just fucked; lovely.